PRO-ISRAEL GROUPS COMBAT ACLU’S SUIT ON ARIZONA’S ANTI-BDS LAW

PRO-ISRAEL GROUPS COMBAT ACLU’S SUIT ON ARIZONA’S ANTI-BDS LAW

The law, passed in March 2016, directly forbids Arizona government agencies from engaging contractors who participate in boycotts of Israeli goods or services.
BY DANIEL J. ROTH FEBRUARY 9, 2018

BDS. (photo credit: WIKIPEDIA)


NEW YORK – A pro-Israel organization on has filed documents with a US court seeking to uphold an anti-BDS law in Arizona.
StandWithUS, in cooperation with the Israel Project and the Israel Allies Foundation, filed an amicus brief with a federal court to uphold HB 2617, legislation that prohibits state commerce with any company that “discriminates on the basis of nationality, national origin, or religion.”

The law, passed in March 2016, forbids Arizona government agencies from engaging contractors who participate in boycotts of Israeli goods or services.
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