king hall Loc: Tucson,AZ.

I remember 1979 and Congress presenting S 720. I recall Walter Cronkite speaking about and wish I could find where he's archived. Regardless, we have a Congressman trying to expand an agenda that will only serve to shrink the civil liberties of the rest of US. And that's BS.

Richard Rowland

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It seems this Bill S. 720 was more recently presented as an amendment to the Export Administration Act of 1979.


Israel Anti-Boycott Act
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Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] (Introduced 03/23/2017)
Committees: Senate - Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Action: Senate - 03/23/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions)
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Summary: S.720 — 115th Congress (2017-2018)All Information (Except Text)
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Introduced in Senate (03/23/2017)
Israel Anti-Boycott Act

This bill declares that Congress: (1) opposes the United Nations Human Rights Council resolution of March 24, 2016, which urges countries to pressure companies to divest from, or break contracts with, Israel; and (2) encourages full implementation of the United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 through enhanced, governmentwide, coordinated U.S.-Israel scientific and technological cooperation in civilian areas.

The bill amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to declare that it shall be U.S. policy to oppose:

requests by foreign countries to impose restrictive practices or boycotts against other countries friendly to the United States or against U.S. persons; and
restrictive trade practices or boycotts fostered or imposed by an international governmental organization, or requests to impose such practices or boycotts, against Israel.
The bill prohibits any U.S. person engaged interstate or foreign commerce from supporting:

any request by a foreign country to impose any boycott against a country that is friendly to the United States and that is not itself the object of any form of boycott pursuant to United States law or regulation, or
any boycott fostered or imposed by any international governmental organization against Israel or any request by any international governmental organization to impose such a boycott.
The bill amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to include as a reason for the Export-Import Bank to deny credit applications for the export of goods and services between the United States and foreign countries, opposition to policies and actions that are politically motivated and are intended to penalize or otherwise limit commercial relations specifically with citizens or residents of Israel, entities organized under the laws of Israel, or the government of Israel.

emarine

Rich...there are many ways to wage war on this planet... economic war being of one effective form... When 18 Billion Muslims try to boycott 5 million Jews because they don't like Jews it's a problem... The Muslim lobby is as hard at it as the Jewish Lobby... Now I'm not stating that all Muslims h**e the Jews but many do... they h**e them enough to sacrifice their young... think about it rich...

emarine

there ya go buddy....It seems this Bill S. 720 was more recently presented as an amendment to the Export Administration Act of 1979.

Richard Rowland

I'm not sure what you're implying here, e. According to some, It still represents an infringement on the First Amendment.

Boo_Boo Loc: Jellystone

Tell us, in your own words.... not a "they say" or copying someone else's opinion:

How this bill, if passed, would infringe on your freedom of speech?

In your own knowledge.... what countries are boycotting Israel?

How long has this boycott been going on?

What do those countries that are boycotting Israel hope to achieve?

Do you think that Israel has a right to buy from any company offering goods or services required to thrive or even continue to function as a a nation or to sell their goods or services?

Do you think that an Israeli or Jew have a right to live?

I also noted, you said correctly that the bible was written by Jews. Are you saying the bible is a fraud, untrue? So, what is your religion?

PoppaGringo Loc: Muslim City, Mexifornia, B.R.

Good luck on a coherent reply.

Boo_Boo Loc: Jellystone

I have my doubts that he will respond to my questions....... but, I know that things which are not supposed to happen.... happens everyday. I have watched this thread for several days and he has not addressed these questions. If he sees that S.720 infringes his personal rights, then I would like to know how. Don't you?

emarine

A boycott based on h**e infringes on a lot more than free speech rich....