I’m not sure I’ve ever seen something so simultaneously absurd and disturbing: the House will vote
Monday on a bill that would punish Americans for participating in boycotts of Israel with fines of up to $1 MILLION or prison terms up to TWENTY YEARS.
May 3, 2025 11:46There are Dems cosponsoring this atrocity.
I am listed on Canary Mission for support of BDS. My union has passed a divestment motion.
Both are, separately, grounds for prosecution (persecution) under this prospective legislation!
“Prohibited actions include:
furnishing information about whether someone is associated with charitable or fraternal organizations that support the boycotted country.”
This means mentioning someone works for AIPAC or Betar or Canary Mission.
"What are you in for?"
"I didn't buy a sodastream."
This bill will seriously motivate actual antisemitic hate crimes, the shitasses who do it already try to claim Jewish people are a privileged class punishing people.
So the free market isn’t free?
Don't you dare not see Gal Godot's latest film
How will they distinguish somebody not buying an Israeli product as part of a boycott from someone not buying an Israeli product because it wasn't what they want?
I hope everyone takes time to read this bill. Hidden in the bill-again-is a law that requires Americans to report on Americans who violate the spirit of the law. We now see in multiple bills the required reporting of “disloyal” Americans. Don’t wear the party pin? Then you’re reported.
What if someone allergic to sabra hummus and had to refuse purchasing?
I would love to see the actual..entire...up to date text of this bill. So far all I see is some hysteria. May well be warranted, but I am not finding any facts. We should all be alert the fact that dog whistles work both ways and both sides of any issue use them. Pls include verifiable links.
Could you please give a site where this revised bill can be read. All I can find relates the bill to international gov agencies but nothing about individuals or punishments ..ty..
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/867
And he's my representative. What an idiot
It will never pass the Senate. It’s a show bill.
Conservatives blame all of the world's problems on two groups of people: antisemites, and the Jews.
Sorry, the SCOTUS has said money is speech, so punishing people for how they choose to spend their money is protected by the first amendment.
Why do we treat Israelis better than our own citizens? Wild!
They’re going to end up passing a law making it mandatory to have a tattoo of the Israeli flag on your neck and if you don’t, the regime sends you directly to the Salvadoran gulag.
Just one step closer to authoritarian rule on Amerika. There are those in Congress in both parties whose allegiance is to the Israeli government, and they will do anything to shield Israel from the consequences of its own actions. Just waiting for the thought police to knock on my door.
you could be sent to jail for not buying Sabra brand hummus?