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International pressure on Israeli settlements renews push for US anti-boycott laws

23.2.18

International pressure on Israeli settlements renews push for US anti-boycott laws: The Israel Anti-Boycott Act specifically targets UN Human Rights Council efforts to obtain information on US companies operating in the West Bank by amending the Export Administration Act to prevent “any United States person” from supporting “any boycott fostered or imposed by any international governmental organization against Israel or request to impose any boycott by any international governmental organization against Israel.” The UN actions have come in part because Israeli settlements in the West Bank are considered illegal under international law.

The Export Administration Act, originally passed in response to the Arab League boycott of Israel, bars US companies from complying with internationally organized boycotts against countries friendly to the United States.


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