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February 16, 2021

Federal Court Overturns Arkansas Law Requiring Pledge Not to Boycott Israel
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Back in the United States, a federal appeals court has thrown out an
Arkansas state law prohibiting government contractors from participating
in boycotts of Israel, ruling it violates their First Amendment rights.
In a statement celebrating the ruling, the Council on American-Islamic
Relations said, "Just as African-Americans had the constitutional right
to participate in the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and just as anti-apartheid
activists had the constitutional right to boycott South Africa's
government, every American has the constitutional right to boycott the
Israeli government over its human rights abuses of Palestinians."


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