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Israel/Palestine

FBaggins

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9. And how would such challenges be different from prior court challenges?

Reply to Little Tich (Reply #8)

Mon Jul 11, 2016, 09:54 PM

Jul 2016

As I pointed out, there are laws (including federal laws) dealing with the earlier Arab-League boycott of Israel that have been upheld by multiple courts. What's different this time around?

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NJ lawmakers pass anti-BDS legislation [View all] FBaggins Jul 2016 OP

BDS is un-American and anti-American; kudos to NJ ericson00 Jul 2016 #1

"Anti-American" indeed FBaggins Jul 2016 #2

The great Jewish boycotters of history are un-American 6chars Jul 2016 #3

Yet another unconstitutional attempt to protect the illegal settlements from criticism: Little Tich Jul 2016 #4

An unsurprisingly mistaken understanding of the constitution FBaggins Jul 2016 #5

I thought you knew more about the US constitution than me, but in this case, apparently I was wrong. Little Tich Jul 2016 #6

Sorry. That's the one thing you were correct about FBaggins Jul 2016 #7

Hopefully, this law or one of the other attempts to stifle BDS will be challenged in court. n/t Little Tich Jul 2016 #8

And how would such challenges be different from prior court challenges? FBaggins Jul 2016 #9

Political boycotts are a form of protected expression as shown in NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware Co. Little Tich Jul 2016 #10

And the current laws don't forbid them that expression FBaggins Jul 2016 #11

That's it, basically. Little Tich Jul 2016 #13

And when anti-gay bakers decide that they're "boycotting" FBaggins Jul 2016 #12

Most states have laws that makes it illegal to discriminate against persons due to their sexual Little Tich Jul 2016 #14