Anti-BDS bill in US Congress: Criminalising Free Speech

Article by Tamara Kharroub analyzes two pieces of federal anti-BDS legislation, the Israel Anti-Boycott Act (S.720) and the House Israel Anti-Boycott Act (H.R.1697). Offering important historical context, this piece traces the roots of these pieces of legislation in the Export Administration Act of 1979 and the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, and then discusses efforts from groups like the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to protest the laws on constitutional grounds.