New Law Introduced Into California Legislature Would Punish Companies That Boycott Israel

New Law Introduced Into California Legislature Would Punish Companies That Boycott Israel

The legislator who introduced the bill claims “boycotts of countries often derive from ethnic, religious, racial, or nationality discrimination, which directly contradicts the values of California citizens.” A Republican California assemblyman introduced a bill into the state legislature on Monday that would forbid the state – whose campuses have been a focal point of BDS activity – from doing business with companies boycotting, sanctioning or divesting from Israel.

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