Baroud in Middle East Monitor: How Israel is exporting its occupation to the US
Israeli footprints are becoming more apparent in the US security apparatus. Such a fact does not bode well for ordinary Americans.
US Senate Bill S.720 should have been a wake-up call. The bill, drafted by the Israel lobby group, American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), as part of its “2017 Lobbying Agenda” is set to punish any individual or company that boycotts Israel for its violation of Palestinian human rights.
The severe punishment could reach a million dollars in fines, and up to 20 years in jail. Although political boycott has been sanctioned by the US Supreme Court, Congress wants to make a boycott of Israel the exception, even if it means the subversion of US democracy.
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Walls and militarised police: How Israel is exporting its occupation to the US https://t.co/I4qx4fvQkF | By: @RamzyBaroud #Palestine pic.twitter.com/RLoaKSYHgb
— Middle East Monitor (@MiddleEastMnt) October 30, 2017
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