Constitutionality Issues & BDS Legislation: Source Docs & Expert Views
There is an ongoing campaign in Congress and in state legislatures to pass laws barring BDS against Israel and/or boycotts or other forms of economic…
Resources
FMEP President Lara Friedman has for years been researching and documenting ongoing Israel-Palestine-related “lawfare” efforts — i.e., efforts to exploit U.S. laws (state and federal) and courts to quash criticism and activism challenging Israeli policies, to delegitimize Palestinian organizations and the Palestinian cause, and to undermine and even criminalize support for and solidarity with the Palestinian people. The results of her research — in the form of regularly updated databases, reports, analyses, and op-eds — is collected below.
for Lawfare
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Using “Anti-Semitism” to Quash Israel Criticism – in Congress & States
Since 2016, there have been efforts both in Congress and in US states to pass legislation framed as as being about fighting antisemitism, but that…
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Israel-focused Anti-Boycott Legislation — A Template for Targeting Protest on Other Issues
Back in 2018 I published an article entitled, U.S. Politicians Are Backing a Free Speech Exception for Israel — & Creating a Template for Broader…
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Legislation to Constrain Boycott of Israel/Settlements (in States)
In 2014, opponents of boycotts, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) against Israel began promoting legislation in various U.S. states denouncing the BDS movement. In 2015, these…
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Targets of Israel Anti-Boycott Laws in States – Contracts vs. Investments
In 2014, opponents of boycotts, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) against Israel began promoting legislation in various U.S. states denouncing the BDS movement. In 2015, these…
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Lawfare: Targeting US Academia – Tracking the Cases
When President Donald Trump signed his executive order on antisemitism back on December 11, 2019, some of us warned the real target was campus free…
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The Ben & Jerry’s Saga – FMEP’s Lara Friedman on the Record
In July 2021, the US ice cream giant Ben & Jerry’s – which is today owned by Unilever – announced a decision to cease distribution…
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Legislation to Constrain Boycott of Israel/Settlements (Congress)
Beginning in 2014, opponents of boycotts, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) against Israel began promoting legislation in various U.S. states denouncing the BDS movement. In 2015, these efforts shifted/expanded to efforts in the U.S. Congress (as well as at the state level) to hijack concerns about BDS against Israel in order to pass legislation giving unprecedented legitimacy and recognition to Israeli settlements by, in effect, making it U.S. policy to treat them as part of Israel.
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Can US Law & the Israeli Government Force Ben & Jerry’s to Support Occupation?
In this episode of “Occupied Thoughts,” Peter Beinart interviews FMEP President Lara Friedman about the potential blowback Ben & Jerry’s faces for their decision to…
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Boycott Laws in States & Explicit Inclusion of Settlements
In 2014, opponents of boycotts, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) against Israel began promoting legislation in various U.S. states denouncing the BDS movement. In 2015, these…