lemme in@lemm.ee to News@lemmy.world · 5 months agoMap shows states where boycotting Israel is illegalwww.newsweek.comexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1128arrow-down112
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minus-squarejmcs@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·edit-25 months agoIt’s a free speech matter. You are allowed to not buy stuff, you aren’t allowed to say you aren’t buying stuff because of a boycott. Edit: just to be clear, I’m not defending the policy, I’m just explaining how it works, which is also, probably, the best way to fight it.
minus-squarethe_crotch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 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
It’s a free speech matter. You are allowed to not buy stuff, you aren’t allowed to say you aren’t buying stuff because of a boycott.
Edit: just to be clear, I’m not defending the policy, I’m just explaining how it works, which is also, probably, the best way to fight it.
That is not how it works. Boycotting Israel will prevent your company from getting state contracts.