,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #djb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bi1 #bjae ,mr4 
,royce 7= himself & ,mr4 ,engel7        
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives reg>d+     
politically motivat$ acts ( boycott1    
dive/m5t f1 & sanctions aga9/ ,israel1 &
 = o!r purposes4  ,:]eas 9 #aide1 !     
,arab ,league began a boycott ( ,jewi%  
goods & s]vices 9 ! ,briti% controll$   
m&ate t]ritory ( ,pale/9e2 ,:]eas 9     
#aidh1 foll[+ ! w> e/abli%+ ,israel's   
indep5d5ce1 ! boycott 0 =maliz$ aga9/ ! 
/ate ( ,israel & broad5$ to include     
non-,israelis :o ma9ta9 economic        
relations ) ,israel or :o are p]ceiv$ to
 support x2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates has  
hi/orically be5 at ! =efront (          
int]national ef=ts to end en=cem5t ( !  
boycott & to seek ! ,arab ,league's     
revocation ( x1 includ+ ?r\gh ,congress 
pass+ laws mak+ x illegal = ,unit$      

,/ates companies to coop]ate ) ! boycott
 & au?oriz+ ! imposition ( civil &      
crim9al p5alties aga9/ ,unit$ ,/ates    
violators2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates has   
also oppos$ ! ,arab ,league ,boycott (  
,israel by ensur+ ?r\gh free trade      
agreem5ts ) ,bahra9 & ,oman t su*       
c\ntries no long] p>ticipate 9 !        
boycott2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates ensur$ t
 z a condition ( memb]%ip 9 ! ,_w ,trade
 ,organization t ,saudi ,arabia no long]
 en=ces ! second>y or t]ti>y elem5ts ( !
 boycott2 ,:]eas 9 #bjje1 elem5ts (     
,pale/9ian civil society issu$ a call = 
a ,boycott1 ,dive/m5t & ,sanctions      
7,,bds7 campaign aga9/ ,israel1         
coord9at$ by ! ,pale/9ian ,,bds         
,national ,committee 7,,bnc72 ,:]eas    
,european companies h tak5 measures to  
re/rict bus9ess ) ,israeli companies1   
rais+ ! prospect t !y are engag+ 9      
politically motivat$ acts ( boycott1    
dive/m5t f1 & sanctions aga9/ ,israel2  
,:]eas ! ,european ,union rema9s        
,israel's l>ge/ trad+ p>tn]1 acc\nt+ =  

"o-?ird ( ,israel's total trade1 &      
despite its small size1 ,israel rema9s  
"o ( ! ,european ,union's top trad+     
p>tn]s 9 ! ,middle ,ea/2 ,:]eas         
,secret>y ( ,/ate ,john ,f4 ,k]ry said 9
 #bjad1 ,i believe t we ne$ to /& toge!r
 ) a s+le voice to reject any ( !       
arbitr>y unw>rant$ boycotts ( ,israel4  
,= m ?an #cj ye>s1 ,i h /aun*ly1 l\dly1 
unapologetically oppos$ boycotts (      
,israel--& ,i w cont9ue to oppose ^?    
boycotts ( ,israel4 ,t w nev] *ange42   
,:]eas multiple ,unit$ ,/ates ,/ate     
legislatures h enact$ measures to       
confront politically motivat$ acts (    
boycott1 dive/m5t f1 & sanctions aga9/  
,israel2 ,:]eas1 on ,april #ba1 #bjae1  
,t5nessee became ! fir/ ,/ate           
legislature to =mally condemn ! ,,bds   
movem5t aga9/ ,israel2 ,:]eas 9 ,may    
#bjae1 ,indiana pass$ a nonb9d+         
resolution oppos+ boycotts ( ,israel2   
,:]eas 9 ,may #bjae1 ,ill9ois pass$     
anti-,,bds legislation t dive/s its     
p5sion funds f =eign companies t boycott

 ,israel2 ,:]eas1 on ,june #d1 #bjae1   
,s\? ,c>ol9a pass$ anti-,,bds           
legislation bann+ public entities f     
contract+ ) companies engag$ 9 c]ta9    
k9ds ( boycotts2 ,:]eas1 on ,june #ah1  
#bjae1 ! ,new ,york ,/ate ,assembly     
pass$ a resolution reject+ ! ,,bds      
movem5t & reaffirm+ its support =       
,israel2 & ,:]eas ^! politically        
motivat$ acts ( boycott1 dive/m5t f1 &  
sanctions aga9/ ,israel repres5t a      
conc]t$ ef=t to extract concessions f   
,israel outside ( direct negotiations   
betwe5 ! ,israelis & ,pale/9ians1 &     
und]m9es ef=ts to a*ieve a negotiat$    
two-/ate solution3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t 
! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 opposes
 politically motivat$ acts ( boycott1   
dive/m5t f1 & sanctions aga9/ ,israel2  
7#b7 calls on ! ,adm9i/ration to        
increase ! use ( its voice1 vote1 &     
influ5ce 9 int]national organizations & 
o!r appropriate int]national =ums to    
actively oppose politically motivat$    
acts ( boycott1 dive/m5t f1 & sanctions 

aga9/ ,israel2  7#c7 supports ef=ts by  
,/ate legislatures to enact measures t  
oppose politically motivat$ acts (      
boycott1 dive/m5t f1 & sanctions aga9/  
,israel2 &  7#d7 reaffirms its /rong    
support = a negotiat$ solution to !     
,israeli-,pale/9ian conflict result+ 9  
two /ates1 a democratic1 ,jewi% ,/ate ( 
,israel & a viable1 democratic          
,pale/9ian /ate1 liv+ side-by-side 9    
peace1 security1 & mutual recognition4