Tag: anti-BDS Legislation
Companies Morningstar still flags for operating in Judea, Samaria deal in infrastructure
Morningstar trimmed a list of companies it flags for doing business in Israel-controlled territory from 26 to seven, JNS reported exclusively last week. Now, a JNS analysis and conversations with the Chicago-based investment giant shed light...
Anti-BDS bill advances in House of Commons
Britain's House of Commons passed in its second reading a bill that would bar public bodies from boycotting foreign states that the UK government hasn’t sanctioned.
The measure passed by 268 votes to 70 in the 650-member...
New Hampshire becomes 37th state to take action against Israel boycotters
New Hampshire became the 37th U.S. state to put an anti-BDS action on its books.
Republican Gov. Chris Sununu signed an executive order on Thursday barring the state from investing in companies that boycott Israel...
Arkansas’ Israel anti-boycott law appealed to the Supreme Court
The state of Arkansas’ Israel boycott law could come before the U.S. Supreme Court following a petition filed Thursday.
The Arkansas Times, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, is appealing a June decision by the 8th...
Jewish groups demand action from Morningstar following anti-Israel bias accusations
A wide swath of Jewish and pro-Israel organizations sent a letter to Morningstar executive chairman Joseph Mansueto and CEO Kunal Kapoor last week, urging the Chicago-based financial-services company to implement steps to root out anti-Israel bias at one...
Questions linger after state board closes investigation into Morningstar for anti-Israel bias
An Illinois state board tasked with ensuring that public money is not invested in entities that promote boycotts, divestment or sanctions against the State of Israel has faced criticism in recent weeks over its...
Appeals court rules Arkansas anti-BDS law does not violate First Amendment
In the highest-level challenge yet to American laws prohibiting boycotts of Israel, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis ruled on Wednesday that an Arkansas law limiting state business with those...
UK to pass legislation preventing public bodies from engaging in boycotts
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative government has resolved to pass legislation that will stop public bodies from adopting anti-Israel boycott resolutions. The proposed legislation was outlined in the Queen’s Speech, an annual ceremonial...
Local UK council rejects BDS bid to divest from companies tied to Israel
The local authority in the county of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom has rejected a bid from supporters of the BDS movement to divest from companies that have ties to Israel.
The Hertfordshire County Council was legally...
Maryland joins list of states reviewing contracts with Ben & Jerry’s, Unilever
Maryland is joining a list of states examining its relationship with the ice-cream maker Ben & Jerry’s, as well as its parent company, Unilever, after the company announced last month that it will no longer sell...