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Legislating Against BDS: Israel’s Current Blitz
by L. Michael Hager February 26, 2016 1 Comment
Anti-BD la!", bill" an# non-bin#ing re"olution" are "$routing li%e mu"hroom" in
"e&eral countrie", inclu#ing the ', Cana#a, an# the '(.
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he global BD Boycott, Di&e"t, anction5 mo&ement, no! in it" ele&enth year,
ha" "$ar%e# a 7ierce counterattac% by )"rael an# it" lobbie"8le# in the '.. by
A)9AC American )"rael 9ublic A77air" Committee5. he :etanyahu go&ernment
ha" re$orte#ly committe# 100 million "he%el" a$$ro;imately <26 million5 to
7ight BD on numerou" 7ront". he cam$aign target" aca#emic in"titution" an#legi"lati&e bo#ie" at the national, "tate an# local le&el".
)n#ee#, anti-BD la!", bill" an# non-bin#ing re"olution" are "$routing li%e
mu"hroom" in both national an# local legi"lature" acro"" "e&eral countrie",
inclu#ing the 'nite# tate", Cana#a an# the 'nite# (ing#om. he legi"lati&e
attac%" come in the 7orm o7=
1.>e"olution" in the '.. Congre"" an# tate legi"lature" that=
a5 Con#emn BD an# organie# e77ort" to boycott )"raeli $ro#uct". e.g. H.>.
?02, enne""ee, )n#iana, :e! 4or%, :e! /er"ey, 9enn"yl&ania an#Ma""achu"ett"5@
b5 u$$ort e77ort" by tate legi"lature" to enact mea"ure" that o$$o"e
$olitically-moti&ate# act" o7 BD H.>. ?025@
c5 >euire a tate boar# to i#enti7y all $ublically-7un#e# com$anie" that are
boycotting )"rael e.g. Flori#a5@
#5 Call on the '.. a#mini"tration to increa"e it" &oice in international
organiation" to acti&ely o$$o"e $olitically-moti&ate# act" o7 BD again"t )"rael
e.g. H.>. ?02 an# H.>. 6??5@e5 Con#emn the American tu#ie" A""ociation AA5 boycott o7 )"rael e.g.
outh Carolina, 9enn"yl&ania an# Flori#a@
75 Con#emn the a#o$tion by any in"titution o7 higher e#ucation or "cholarly
a""ociation o7 a re"olution or $olicy that re"trict" any in&ol&ement !ith aca#emic
in"titution" or "cholar" on the ba"i" o7 their connection !ith )"rael e.g. H.>e".
1+5.
2. Bill" no! un#er con"i#eration in the '.. Congre"" an# tate legi"lature" that
!oul#=
a5 9rohibit a tate 7rom in&e"ting in or contracting !ith com$anie" that boycott
)"rael@ e.g. Cali7ornia, Flori#a, )o!a an# Ariona5@
b5 >euire the $ublic retirement "y"tem to #i&e"t 7rom bu"ine""e" that engage
in BD action" e.g. )n#iana5@
c5 9rohibit the 7un#ing o7 college" an# uni&er"itie" that boycott or #i"in&e"t
7rom )"rael e.g. :e! 4or%, )llinoi", Marylan# an# 9enn"yl&ania5@
#5 "tabli"h an a#mini"trati&e $roce#ure 7or im$lementing $ractice" relate# to
BD e.g. irginia5@
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e5 Create a blac%li"t o7 in#i&i#ual" an# organiation" that "u$$ort BD an#
$rohibit a "tate 7rom in&e"ting in an# contracting !ith any blac%li"te#
organiation e.g. :e! 4or%5@
75 Con#emn action" inten#e# to $enalie or limit relation" !ith )"rael e.g.
ra#e Facilitation an# ra#e n7orcement Act o7 201 H.>. 6??55@g5 Authorie tate an# local go&ernment" to #i&e"t 7rom entitie" that engage in
commerce or in&e"tment-relate# BD acti&itie" targeting )"rael. e.g.
Combatting BD Act o7 2016, H.>.?1? .215.
0. La!" '. Fe#eral an# tate5 that=
a5 Con#emn BD enne""ee, )n#iana, :e! 4or%, 9enn"yl&ania an# Flori#a5@
b5 >euire "tate $en"ion 7un#" to #i&e"t 7rom 7oreign com$anie" engage# in
$olitically-moti&ate# boycott" o7 )"rael e.g. )llinoi"5@
c5 9rohibit $ublic entitie" 7rom #oing bu"ine"" !ith com$anie" engage# in#i"criminatory boycott" outh Carolina5@
#5 )n"truct negotiating re$re"entati&e" to #i"courage BD again"t )"rael e.g.
ran"-9aci7ic 9artner"hi$ Authoriation Act o7 2015.
Accor#ing to the /e!i"h ne!"$a$er 6he Algemeiner , Cana#ian la!ma%er" are
E"et to $a"" a bi$arti"an bill that !ill Econ#emn any an# all attem$t" by
Cana#ian entitie" to "u$$ort the BD mo&ement. he '( go&ernment ha" Gu"t
announce# #etail" o7 it" Eethical $rocurement re"triction" on city council" an#
uni&er"itie".hy all the anti-BD "oun# an# 7uryI Becau"e )"rael i" no! 7eeling the im$act
image-!i"e i7 not economically5 7rom a !orl#!i#e mo&ement that ha" begun to
ta%e hol# in the 'nite# tate".
he :etanyahu go&ernment "ay" BD E#elegitimie" the tate o7 )"rael, i"
Eanti-emitic an# a E!ar again"t )"rael. 4et the mo&ement i" none o7 the"e. )t
i" "im$ly a $eace7ul tactic to $re""ure )"rael to com$ly !ith international la!,
en# the occu$ation an# re"$ect the human right" o7 9ale"tinian". BD "ay"
nothing in #erogation o7 /e!" or )"rael*" right to e;i"t.
)n :AAC9 &. Claiborne Har#!are Co, ?+ '..++6 1+25, the '.. u$reme
Court recognie# the la!7ulne"" o7 $eace7ul boycott" to achie&e a legitimate
$olitical en# the $rimary target o7 anti-BD legi"lation5. Furthermore, the '..
go&ernment, $ri&ate entitie" an# citien" acti&ely $artici$ate# in a global BD
mo&ement that $laye# a maGor role in #i"mantling outh A7rican a$arthei# a7ter
Congre"" $a""e# the Com$rehen"i&e Anti-A$arthei# Act o7 1+6.
Ba"e# on ue"tionable legal groun#" an# $olicy, the current anti-BD la!", bill"
an# re"olution" ha&e one re#eeming &alue. hey re7lect the out"ie# in7luence o7
the )"rael lobby on Congre"", tate legi"lature" an# city council".
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