This non-binding resolution expresses the Township Committee’s support for New Jersey’s anti-boycott law (S 1923) and all efforts to combat the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement.
Citing the 2015 Illinois anti-boycott law (SB 1761), this non-binding resolution from the Cook County Board of Commissioners urges the County Employees’ and Officers’ Annuity and Benefit Fund of Cook County and the Forest Preserve District Employees’ Annuity and Benefit Fund of Cook County to divest from foreign companies that engage in boycotts for Palestinian rights.
Citing the 2015 Illinois anti-boycott law (SB 1761), this non-binding city council resolution urges the Municipal Employees’ Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago to divest from foreign companies that engage in boycotts of Israel. The resolution falsely links boycotts for Palestinian rights with growing antisemitism.
This anti-boycott bill prohibits Bal Harbour from contracting with businesses unless they provide a written certification that they are not and will not engage in a boycott of persons or entities based in or doing business with a jurisdiction with which the United States enjoys open trade. Because contract prohibitions only apply to boycotts undertaken on a discriminatory basis, they would not apply to boycotts for Palestinian rights. The bill passed unanimously.
This antisemitism redefinition bill requires Bal Harbour police to consider a distorted definition of antisemitism in hate crimes investigations. Under this definition, police could use criticism of Israel and advocacy for Palestinian rights as evidence of a hate crime.
This non-binding resolution condemns AirBnB’s decision to delist certain rental properties located in illegal Israeli settlements. AirBnB reversed its delisting decision in April 2019.
This non-binding resolution offers the city council’s support for state legislation, AB 2844. The bill, titled at the time of this resolution, the California Combating the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions of Israel Act of 2016, was rewritten several times and whittled down following pressure from grassroots activists and after civil rights groups raised concerns that it unconstitutionally punished political speech.
This non-binding resolution offers the city council’s support for any administrative action that would ban or cancel the National Students for Justice in Palestine Conference from being held on UCLA’s campus. The resolution cites the IHRA’s distorted definition of antisemitism and falsely accuses NSJP of violence in support of its call for censorship. The NSJP Conference went forward as planned.
HR 644, the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, contains several anti-boycott measures, including a statement of policy opposing “politically motivated actions” to penalize or limit commercial relations with Israel, such as BDS campaigns. The law states that discouraging boycotts for Palestinian rights is a principal U.S. objective in negotiating foreign trade agreements. It directs the President to report annually on BDS efforts to Congress, including on the specific steps the United States is taking to discourage other countries or international organizations from establishing barriers to trade with Israel or its illegal settlements. The bill also bars state and federal courts from recognizing or enforcing foreign judgments against U.S. persons that are based on a finding that conducting business in Israel or Israeli-controlled territories violates the law. After signing HR 644 into law, President Obama issued a signing statement that the law’s conflation of Israel and the territories it occupies is “contrary to longstanding bipartisan United States policy” and signaled that his administration would not apply those aspects of the law. Related legislation: S 1269, HR 1907.
HR 2146 includes the Trade Promotion Authority or Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015. This anti-boycott law states that discouraging boycotts for Palestinian rights is a principal objective for the United States in negotiating with foreign countries in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Similarly, the United States will “seek the elimination of politically motivated nontariff barriers” imposed on goods from Israel or its illegal settlements. Earlier versions of this and related bills had included affirmative reporting requirements and provisions calling for state anti-boycott legislation. Subsequent to the passage of HR 2146, the Obama Administration reiterated the U.S. government’s position not to support Israel’s settlements or pursue policies that legitimize them. Related legislation: S 995, HR 1890, HR 1314 (relevant amendments were removed prior to the bill’s passage).
