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South Carolina becomes first US state to take action against anti-Israel boycotts
2015-06-05
South Carolina's governor has signed into law a bill to stop efforts to boycott, divest and sanction Israel on Thursday afternoon, in a first for the nation on a statewide level.
Illinois isn't far behind...
The bill makes no mention of Israel directly, but prevents public entities from contracting with businesses engaging in the "boycott of a person or an entity based in or doing business with a jurisdiction with whom South Carolina can enjoy open trade."

The premise of the law is that the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, colloquially known as BDS, discriminates against the people of Israel and weakens the economy of South Carolina
Anti-Semites are idealistic people, who often lose sight of practicalities.
Posted by:g(r)omgoru

#5  This bill is worded very oddly... there' lots of places I'd like to boycott, even if I don't want to boycott Israel.

I'm po'd about Disney at the moment, for instance.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2015-06-05 21:00  

#4  I did too much BSD back in the 80's, man.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2015-06-05 20:54  

#3  Elsewhere the boycotts of visibly Israeli products are growing nicely:

The global boycott of Israel is growing silently

European banks are cutting ties with Israeli counterparts, while supermarkets across the world are appeasing violent protesters who attack their Israeli produce.

Sales of invisibly Israeli products are growing beautifully, too, from what I've read. And new markets are opening up for Israeli produce.
Posted by: trailing wife   2015-06-05 20:21  

#2  As its worded, BDS can also be used to shutdown ACORN or bakeries.
Posted by: Skidmark   2015-06-05 09:56  

#1  How about BSD against states supporting ISIS? How about BDS against the Soudanbese slave takers? No longer interested? Why?
Posted by: JFM   2015-06-05 07:12  

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