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Jefferson23

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8. Just think about what that means when a country requires that level of cover to enable
Mon Apr 20, 2015, 10:46 AM
Apr 2015

their occupation of the Palestinians which has gone on for decades to continue. It is obvious the US lawmakers have
no interest in even appearing to be an honest broker in this conflict.

Let the Palestinians be aware and fight back as they will need to with massive civil disobedience.
The US lawmakers are not interested in their right to a viable state.

snip* Reuter added that based on the measures the Americans are willing to take - as stated in the proposed legislation - "any company that wants to issue stocks in the US will have to declare it was not and is not boycotting Israel."


In addition, any company that appears before the US court, or is involved in the American banking system, could be sued based on the proposed legislation.

"I believe most of the European companies will hesitate to join a boycott against Israel in light of the American threats," he said.






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