Rep. Lee Zeldin introduces anti-Boycott the Jews (BDS) bill

No Jewish American with a brain or with dignity should support the anti-Semitic Democrat Party in any way. #Jexodus!

House bill would penalize compliance with European and UN boycotts. Fifty nine co-sponsors, of which one was a Democrat!

By JNS, January 14, 2019:

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A House bill introduced Tuesday would extend penalties for boycotting Israel to compliance with boycotts organized by international organizations.

The Israel Anti-Boycott Act introduced Tuesday by Rep. Lee Zeldin, a Jewish Republican from New York, would add language to 1970s-era anti-boycott laws that targeted the Arab League boycott of Israel to include “international governmental organizations.”

It ratchets up pressure on Democrats who in recent years have increasingly opposed expanding penalties targeting Israel boycotters, saying they impinge on speech freedoms. A separate anti-BDS bill in the Senate last year garnered the support of just over half the party’s caucus. Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California, the House speaker, has resisted considering the measure in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The bill specifically names the United Nations and affiliated bodies, and the European Union, entities that in recent years have recommended boycotts of goods made in Israeli settlements.

It had 59 co-sponsors, 58 of them Republicans. The sole Democratic co-sponsor is Tom Suozzi of New York.

In a statement Zeldin, whom Republicans have designated as their lead Israel spokesman, said the measure targeted the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement targeting Israel.

“This legislation would not only reinforce Congress’ opposition to the BDS movement, but protects American companies from being forced to provide information to international organizations that peddle this hate-filled movement, and holds those who attempt to violate that protection accountable,” he said.

Unlike the 1970s laws, the bill does not include criminal penalties, but it preserves the earlier laws’ monetary punishment.

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John Dragon

4 years ago

“To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize”.

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Ban Islam

4 years ago

Reply to  John Dragon

BDS has nothing to do with criticism and everything to do with destroying the state of Israel using non-violent means, mainly by cutting off their source of income.

Nice try Jew-hating lowlife.

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arturo

4 years ago

Reply to  John Dragon

Sorry BDS is just another form of Moslem hatred. It’s designed for “liberals” who get all fuzzy when they see a woman in a hijab. It is simply the continuation of the Nazi hatred of Jews and the quest for their annihilation. Hajj Amin al Husseini was Hitler’s Mufti. He lived in Berlin during WWII and was mentor for Hitler’s Moslem SS troops. Arafat used to call him “Uncle”. Al Husseini was Muslim Brotherhood, just like the Democrat Jihadis in Congress. Just like Huma Abedin and Valerie Jarrett.

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felix1999

4 years ago

Unlike the 1970s laws, the bill does not include criminal penalties,
but it preserves the earlier laws’ monetary punishment.
Why not?
I give Lee Zaldin allot of credit for doing this. He is one of the few in Congress that speaks up.
I’d like to see him as VP over Pence but Turmp won’t dump Pence…

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Dennis

4 years ago

While I can understand how those who see this bill, which provides only civil penalties for its violation, as a denial of the right to protest and free speech, and ordinarily I might tend to agree with those people; in this case, one must first look at what motivates the BDS movement, and what it actually stands for, before one can choose to oppose it on Constitutional grounds. I doubt that the BDS movement is built on any humanitarian basis. The truth is the claims made by the Islamic Arab world have been shown to be generally baseless, and the constant hate and violence directed at the people of Israel continues to be directed and controlled by the Arab Muslim world. They are the aggressors, not the Israeli’s. The Arabs have turned down numerous offers of peaceful solutions, instead choosing violence as their answer. The anti-Semitism of the Arab Islamic world is documented within their belief system and by their conduct. All the nation of Israel is trying to do is survive in a climate of hate and false claims of occupation. All the Israeli’s are trying to do is survive! Under those circumstances reasonable right thinking people must conclude that this civil prohibition against one of America’s closet allies, a country that has produced so many positive accomplishments for humanity, is to conclude that they are owed our support, and we all should understand that it is in our best interests to support that nation.

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ed

4 years ago

Tlaib and Omar will denounce Lee Zeldin’s bill as “racist” in 5…..4…..3……2…..

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