The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) voted Monday to divest from Israel bonds and begin the process of encouraging two companies it believes are contributing to human rights abuses against Palestinians in the occupied territories to quit their practices.
That sure sounds illegal to put into practice in most of America.
Is this supposed to be an end-around on anti-BDS laws, because it represents a deeply held religious belief?
(Washington, DC) " Many United States states are using anti-boycott laws and executive orders to punish companies that refuse to do business with illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank, Human Rights Watch said today. More than 250 million Americans, some 78 percent of the population, live in states with anti-boycott laws or policies. www.hrw.org
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