Urge Congress to Support Israel Anti-Boycott Act and Pass S.720 and H.R. 1697!

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I am writing to respectfully  urge you to support the Israel Anti-Boycott Act (S.720 and H.R. 1697).

Introduced by Sens. Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Rob Portman ( R-OH), and Reps. Peter Roskam (R-IL) and Juan Vargas (D-CA),  this bipartisan  legislation would expand existing US anti-boycott laws to include international organizations like the UN and European Union.

This bill comes as a result of the March 16, 2016 resolution of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) that directed the preparation of a “blacklist” of companies investing or operating beyond the “Green Line”, including, among other areas, the eastern part of Jerusalem and the Jewish Quarter of the Old City. This UNHRC resolution is an act of BDS as it effectively involves the UN in a boycott of Israel, which is unacceptable. This bill would expand the Export Administration Act which already prohibits compliance with any foreign government’s boycott of Israel to international organizations such as the UN, which has long singled out Israel for blame at each session, while ignoring true human rights  violators.

This bill is limited to commercial activities intended to harm Israel and in no way limits free speech protected by the First Amendment.
It also calls for expanded civilian science and technology cooperation between the US and Israel in order to help counter BDS.

International boycott of Israel has long been used to try to undermine the Jewish state. Recently, the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement has sought again to stigmatize, delegitimize and isolate the State of Israel, by trying to drive a wedge between Israel and the rest of the world-separating Israel's government, businesses, universities and people from their partners abroad. By manipulating the language of international law, the BDS movement depicts Israel as an illegitimate aggressor, then seeks to sanction those who interact with the Jewish state.

Congress has a long history of standing with Israel and of  utilizing international trade policy to fight efforts to undermine and  mistreat Israel economically. I therefore urge you to support and cosponsor this bipartisan legislation.

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