The bill that would have made it a felony -- with up to 20 years in prison -- for Americans to support a boycott of Israel was pulled

Glenn Greenwald

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The bill that would have made it a felony -- with up to 20 years in prison -- for Americans to support a boycott of Israel was pulled after people like MTG, Tom Massie, MAGA types outside the administration (Matt Gaetz) and others said it was censorship for a foreign country:

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

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May 5

I will be voting NO. It is my job to defend American’s rights to buy or boycott whomever they choose without the government harshly fining them or imprisoning them. But what I don’t understand is why we are voting on a bill on behalf of other countries and not the President’s

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12:09 AM · May 6, 2025

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