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It is illegal to boycott Israel in the USA
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 2:26 am
by Turbine
If you live in the USA, you can go to jail for 5 years, for boycotting Israel, or any of its products. This is one spoon you can't decline, or else.
"A law passed by the US Congress in 1977 prohibits all U.S. persons, defined to include individuals and companies located in the United States and their foreign affiliates, from supporting the boycott of Israel and prohibits actions that encourage or support the boycott, with penalties that include a five year imprisonment.[5] On this basis, some American businesses have been punished for answering their customers' question about origin of their products.[6][7] Furthermore some pro-Israeli activist have pressured the US Anti-Boycott Office to prosecute divestment campaigners against Israel, in accordance with that law."
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 3:05 am
by Dave
Also, presumably, from Wikipedia: "Under 1977 amendments to the Export Administration Act (EAA) it is illegal for US citizens to participate in boycotts imposed by foreign countries that are unsanctioned by the United States, including the Arab League boycott of Israel.[2]"
The law doesn't say we can't make our own boycotts, it just says we can't join boycotts sponsored by other governments against countries we're allied with. Whatever the US motives happened to be at the time, the obvious intent is to keep transnational influences out of the US.
Edit: My Cold War middle east history is shaky, but this was during the Cold War (duh) and I'd be interested in knowing if this was mainly a US jab against the Soviets and the Arab League. If it was, you can probably put a way your Zionist conspiracy theories.
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 5:38 am
by stocktroll
fag
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 5:42 am
by Dave
You're worthless...
Here's the proof
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 5:58 am
by SoM
wake up and smell the coffee
guess whos running all the shit in US n rest of the world
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:24 am
by S@M
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:52 am
by seremtan
and yet still not banned...
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:59 am
by Dave
seremtan wrote:
and yet still not banned...
:icon26:
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 7:36 am
by busetibi
SoM wrote:wake up and smell the coffee
guess whos running all the shit in US n rest of the world
do tell :icon26:
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 7:45 am
by Captain
In after bullshitti.
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 7:52 am
by busetibi
i see you bring your accustomed acumen to another worthless thread of turbines :icon29: Steward
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:04 am
by MaCaBr3
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:42 am
by Nightshade
Let's take the next logical step, shall we?
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:43 am
by MKJ
Dave wrote:seremtan wrote:
and yet still not banned...
:icon26:
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 12:20 pm
by Big Kahuna Burger
SoM wrote:wake up and smell the coffee
guess whos running all the shit in US n rest of the world
Juden
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 1:06 pm
by S@M
seremtan wrote:
and yet still not banned...
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 2:25 pm
by tnf
yep, lots of repressed angst in that one.
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 2:56 pm
by scared?
i can do whatever i want...try to stop me...get ur fucking ass stomped...
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 3:27 pm
by Nightshade
ooo, tough guy.
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 3:49 pm
by scared?
just saying...
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 5:00 pm
by seremtan
i can jump more beds than u...
scared?..
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:08 pm
by tnf
scared? wrote:i can do whatever i want...try to stop me...get ur fucking ass stomped...
or they get an email begging to be unbanned.
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:43 pm
by seremtan
Dave wrote:seremtan wrote:
and yet still not banned...
:icon26:
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 7:53 pm
by Dave
scared? wrote:i can do whatever i want...try to stop me...get ur fucking ass stomped...
Don't make me
again :icon26:
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:19 pm
by Nightshade
HAY GUISE WHERE'S STOCKTROLL?