Did you read my post where I said strawmen should be imprisoned… with their boots on?
That has nothing to do with the OP.
What are your thoughts on this?
List of Israeli inventions and discoveries - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Israeli_inventions_and_discoveries
Please be specific as to what you mean by “this”. I’m not convinced you even know what “this” is.
So in the interest of clarity… tell me what you are asking without pointing to a disputed antecedent.
Oh boy - again with the nitpicking and lack of direct answers.
DO
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LEGISLATION
THAT
PENALIZES
CITIZENS
OR
COMPANIES
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BOYCOTTING
OTHER
COUNTRIES
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NOT
JUST
ISRAEL
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When you say boycott, do you mean this?
( from 19USC 4452)
(f)Definitions In this section:
(1)Boycott of, divestment from, and sanctions against IsraelThe term “boycott of, divestment from, and sanctions against Israel means actions by states, nonmember states of the United Nations, international organizations, or affiliated agencies of international organizations that are politically motivated and are intended to penalize or otherwise limit commercial relations specifically with Israel or persons doing business in Israel or in any territory controlled by Israel.
I just want to point out it’s practically impossible to reply to ever posts when there is multiple response.
Lord knows I can’t. So I have to pick and choose my battles.
More games and deflection. The question is simple.
If you support Israel being UNIQUELY protected from boycotts…just say so.
If you don’t, should we provide these same protections to other countries, or all countries for that matter?
This very question has been posed multiple times and we keep getting more requests for definitions as opposed to a staight answer.
You people already expressed confusion as to what the boycott of Israel means in the context of the legislation.
No…you are not required to buy Israeli hummus or any other form of their chickpeas.
So please clarify if the definition I posted is what you are thinking of. It is what I believe this legislation is out to stop.
That may be so in this case but I just wanted to point out I have a problems trying to answer every posts. It’s not that I’m ignoring those individuals or the question itself.
Well correction…when someone become pain I do.
In this case concerning the OP…I’m still trying to figure out precisely why this bill is needed. But again that goes for over half of bills in congress. 
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Just jumping into this thread. Looks like people understand full well what this is about @Call_me_Ishmael
No one expressed confusion other than you.
Everyone here who has actively been posting is obviously familiar with BDS as it relates to the House and Senate proposals sponsored by AIPAC.
Now, if you want to have a serious discussion please stop the games and quit asking for definitions. You are looking like a Hasbara shill. The context is BDS and Israel’s / AIPAC’s butthurt over the support BDS has received in America. As a result, US citizen supporters of BDS must be punished by their own government. That is the context of this discussion.
Put on your big boy pants or quietly exit the thread and let the adults have a conversation.
Ok. Adult entertainment is always fun. And you guys are entertaining. Carry on.
My existing posts can stand by themselves.
If they are as misguided as you suggest, all objective readers will come to that conclusion and your fears of me making a convincing argument to them will be allayed.
You guys do sound fearful.
As far as I can tell, your posts have not explained the need for the legislation… you have your contracts whatever they are and you agree to abide by those contracts to make your living. It doesn’t explain why you want this legislation foisted on the rest of the business community who is not affected by the government contracts you sign. The only reason I see that you support this legislation is that you are very pro Israel which of course is your right but using the force of the federal government to make everyone else to adhere to your political philosophy… not much of a constitutional reading there.
Second, no one disputes the word ‘boycott’ as it is used in the legislation… all several people have asked you is do you support this kind of government bludgeoning of its citizenry for any and all other nations the government forces you to enact business with even if your political views are against the government and policies of that government just because your views align with other international bodies?
You started out by disputing the quote "“The bill prohibits U.S. persons from… supporting any boycott fostered or imposed by an international organization, or requesting imposition of any such boycott, against Israel.”, which because of the ’ … ’ is structurally correct and as I said, the omission of the words “engaged interstate or foreign commerce” does not change the meaning and are redundant because ‘to boycott’ is in fact an act of commerce.
I don’t know that your posts have actually said anything more that you support the legislation… Good on you, you have expressed your opinion… now defending that position against the questions you, IMHO, haven’t managed to do. Nothing fearful here, just fact…
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There’s nothing in our constitution that this measure conflicts with.
You’re more than welcome to speak out against israel if you wish to.
Well that’s a lie, nobody’s speech is being squelched here. Speak out all you want.
If you had an actual point to make you wouldn’t have to lie to bash ■■■■ and Israel.
Nothing in this measure makes it a crime much less a felony to criticize Israel.
Then why was a law necessary?
To limit actions harmful to a US ally, not speech.