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This bill amends the state’s 2016 anti-boycott law to exclude sole proprietorships, companies employing five or fewer employees, and contracts valued at less than $100,000 from the prohibition on state contracts with entities that engage in boycotts of Israel. The bill applies to boycotts targeting Israel, companies doing business in Israel, and companies licensed or authorized by Israel, which would encompass boycotts targeting illegal settlements. The amendments would limit the law’s application to those contracts whose subject matter is or might be affected by participation in the boycott. A similar bill was introduced in 2020 (HB 1058). These amendments would likely mean that Georgia’s anti-boycott law would not apply to individuals like journalist and filmmaker Abby Martin who is a plaintiff in a lawsuit against the University System of Georgia for cancelling her speaking engagement following her refusal to sign a written certification not to boycott Israel.

This joint resolution calls for the removal of US armed forces from the war in Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress. Republican lawmakers inserted a last-minute unrelated amendment that falsely links antisemitism and criticism of Israel. The amendment includes a provision noting that “all attempts to delegitimize and deny Israel’s right to exist must be denounced and rejected,” language echoing a distorted definition of antisemitism that pro-Israel groups have been pushing in legislation at the state and federal level. The resolution passed in the House, but not the Senate.

This non-binding resolution opposes United Nations Security Council Resolution 2234, claiming it “contributes to the politically motivated acts of boycott, divestment from, and sanctions against Israel and represents a concerted effort to extract concessions from Israel outside of direct negotiations between the Israelis and Palestinians, which must be actively rejected.” UN Security Council Resolution 2334 reaffirmed that Israel’s illegal settlements constitute a flagrant violation of international law. The US broke from its practice of blocking UN accountability measures focused on Israel and abstained rather than vetoing the resolution, causing consternation among pro-Israel groups. HRes 11 calls for the UN resolution to be repealed or fundamentally altered.

This non-binding city council resolution condemns the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement and “all efforts that seek to delegitimize the State of Israel.” 

This anti-boycott local law prohibits Nassau County from contracting with individuals and businesses that engage in BDS or politically motivated boycotts. The preambular language falsely links boycotts for Palestinian rights with antisemitism. 

This Town Board anti-boycott measure prohibits North Hempstead from contracting with “an individual or company identified by the New York State Office of General Services or the Office of the New York State Comptroller as engaging in a boycott of Israel.” New York’s governor signed an anti-boycott executive order (EO 157) in 2016 that called for the creation of this blacklist of entities that engage in political boycotts of Israel following the failure of several legislative efforts targeting boycotts for Palestinian rights at the state level.

This anti-boycott measure prohibits Rockland County from contracting with entities engaged in boycotts for Palestinian rights. It requires contractors to provide a written certification that they do not engage in BDS activities. Violations are subject to penalties, including debarment from future contracts for up to three years. Resolution 195 rescinds and replaces the identical Resolution 137.

This non-binding resolution  from the Westchester County Board of Legislators condemns the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement and “loudly and forcefully rejects any movement that seeks to undermine Israel and malign the Jewish people.” In doing so, it falsely links boycotts for Palestinian rights with antisemitism.  

This non-binding resolution condemns the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement and all efforts to delegitimize the State of Israel.

This non-binding resolution condemns the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement and all efforts to delegitimize the State of Israel.