Posts Tagged: anti-BDS legislation
Kentucky Praised by Top US Jewish Group for Passage of Anti-BDS Law
A top US Jewish group welcomed on Tuesday Kentucky’s recent passage of anti-BDS legislation. In a statement, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations Chairman...
Hoyer Seeks ‘Movement’ as House Weighs Senate-Passed Pro-Israel, Anti-BDS Bill
JNS.org - US House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said on Tuesday that he hopes to move along a US Senate bill that passed earlier...
Arizona Attorney General Argues BDS Seeks to ‘Strengthen’ Terror-Supporting Palestinian Groups
A brief filed last week by Arizona's attorney general maintains that the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel aids terrorists -- potentially marking the...
Africa’s Top University Risks Endangering US Partnerships Over Proposed Boycott of Israel, Leading American Law Professor Says
Africa's top university will be placing its partnerships with its US counterparts in jeopardy if it succumbs to pressure from BDS activists to adopt a full-scale academic boycott of Israel, a prominent...
Texas Becomes Latest State to Pass Anti-BDS Legislation
JNS.org - Texas became the latest US state to pass legislation targeting the anti-Israel BDS movement Thursday. The Texas House of Representatives unanimously passed HB89, which prohibits the...
Michigan Latest US State to Pass Anti-BDS Legislation
JNS.org - Michigan has become the latest state to pass legislation aimed at combatting the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. The bipartisan legislation prohibiting Michigan from contracting with businesses...
Anti-BDS Legislation Introduced in Nevada
JNS.org - Nevada Lieutenant Governor Mark Hutchinson has introduced a new state Senate resolution seeking to counter the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. The proposed...
Congressman Behind New Anti-BDS Bill: We Want to Do Everything We Can to Protect Israel
The anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement is an “insidious” phenomenon that must be tackled head-on, an Illinois congressman who co-authored a new anti-BDS bill...
Knesset Welcomes Christian Support for Jewish State in Fight Against BDS
JNS.org - At an event on Monday coordinated by two parliamentary groups within the Israeli Knesset, the Christian Allies Caucus and the Delegitimization Caucus, Israeli lawmakers and other...
Los Angeles Times Falsely Claims Boycotts of Israel Are Free Speech
From the Los Angeles Times: In recent months, a number of states have passed laws or taken other official actions to punish companies that participate in boycotts...
New Jersey Legislature Passes Anti-BDS Bill
JNS.org - The New Jersey General Assembly on Monday passed legislation that prohibits the state from investing in pension and annuity funds that boycott the State...
Combating BDS by Legislation: Different Approaches, Same Goal
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo recently issued an executive order directing state entities to divest all public funds from companies supporting the Boycott, Divestment and...
An Open Letter to the Anti-Defamation League to Question Its Dubious Stance on BDS
We, at the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), would like to ask the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) a few questions about its worrisome stance on the Boycott,...
Georgia Becomes Latest US State to Approve Anti-BDS Legislation
JNS.org - The Georgia General Assembly became the latest state legislature to approve a bill that seeks to deter companies from taking part in the...
