Republican and Democratic legislators introduce joint anti-BDS bill to US Congress
US Representatives Republican Peter J. Roskam from Illinois and Democrat Juan Vargas from California introduced on Monday the Protecting Israel Against Economic Discrimination Act, a bill aiming to push back against the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) Movement.
The bipartisan bill combats attempts by intergovernmental bodies such as the United Nations to engage in “politically charged economic warfare against Israel.”
It specifically cites the United Nations Human Rights Council resolution adopted earlier this year, in which more than 35 countries attacked alleged Israeli human rights abuses against the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza.