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.”

By Jerusalem Post |

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.

Travis Allen, of Huntington Beach in southern California’s Orange County, 

introduced the bill – called the California- Israel Protection Act – to “require 

the State of California to divest from companies that boycott Israel.”

Allen said in a statement that the US and Israel “have historically stood together 

as allies due to our unique bond founded on shared values, a bilateral trade 

relationship, and our unwavering commitment to freedom and democracy.

Any company that is intentionally inflicting economic harm upon California’s

 trading partners weaken our ability to conduct business and harm the vital 

economic interests of our state. Further, boycotts of countries often derive

 from ethnic, religious, racial, or nationality discrimination, which directly

 contradicts the values of California citizens.”

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