The legislatures of South Carolina and Illinois have already passed laws defending trade relations with Israel, and authorize divestment from BDS companies. Many other states are in the process
California Assemblyman’s Bill Will Forbid State Policy to Hurt Israel
A newly introduced bill by California State Assemblyman Travis Allen, R-Huntington Beach, in Orange County, seeks to forbid all state agencies in California from contracting with companies “engaging in boycotts based on race, color, religion, gender or nationality,” in support of California’s long history of trading with Israel.
Allen’s bill is aimed directly at the BDS movement (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions), and the State of Israel. AB 1551, The California-Israel Commerce Protection Act, will require the State of California to divest from companies that boycott Israel.