lemme in to News • 7 months agoMap shows states where boycotting Israel is illegalwww.newsweek.comexternal-linkmessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1192arrow-down118
arrow-up1174arrow-down1external-linkMap shows states where boycotting Israel is illegalwww.newsweek.comlemme in to News • 7 months agomessage-square49fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink13•7 months agoThat is not how it works. Boycotting Israel will prevent your company from getting state contracts. have passed legislation making it illegal for state agencies to work with companies that boycott Israel
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•7 months agoIf people don’t speak up what’s the difference between a boycott and other business considerations?
minus-square@disguy_ovahealink1•edit-27 months agoThe point is that the boycott law applies to businesses, not individual citizens. You won’t be charged for boycotting as an individual or posting your boycott recommendations for others to see.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•edit-27 months agoYou won’t get charged as a business either, you’ll just be ineligible for state contacts. It’s really weird that the headline considers that “illegal”
minus-square@disguy_ovahealink1•edit-27 months agoCorrect. I’m just clarifying for the concerned commenters.
minus-squareVeraxuslink1•edit-27 months ago have passed legislation that allows the government to penalize citizens for Constitutionally protected free speech, something it is not allowed to do Fixed it.
That is not how it works. Boycotting Israel will prevent your company from getting state contracts.
If people don’t speak up what’s the difference between a boycott and other business considerations?
The point is that the boycott law applies to businesses, not individual citizens. You won’t be charged for boycotting as an individual or posting your boycott recommendations for others to see.
You won’t get charged as a business either, you’ll just be ineligible for state contacts. It’s really weird that the headline considers that “illegal”
Correct. I’m just clarifying for the concerned commenters.
Fixed it.