#BDSfail: South Carolina’s newly signed law prohibits public entities from contracting with companies that boycott ‘based on religion, race, gender, color, or national origin.’
WASHINGTON – South Carolina’s governor has signed into law a bill to stop efforts to boycott, divest and sanction Israel on Thursday afternoon, in a first for the nation on a statewide level.
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley – Photo: REUTERS
The bill makes no mention of Israel directly, but prevents public entities from contracting with businesses engaging in the “boycott of a person or an entity based in or doing business with a jurisdiction with whom South Carolina can enjoy open trade.” Continue Reading »
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