@ISIDEWITHQuestionsForeign policy8yrs ago

Should it be illegal to join a boycott of Israel?

In July 2017, 43 U.S. Senators proposed a law that would make it a crime for Americans to support the international boycott against Israel. The bill would levy large fines and prison time for businesses and individuals who don’t buy from Israeli companies operating in occupied Palestinian territories, and who make statements, including social media posts, saying that they are doing so in order to boycott. The international boycott of Israel was launched in 2006 by Palestinian NGO’s to protest Israel’s “occupation and colonization of Arab lands.” Supporting the…  

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Yes, boycotts against Israel harm one of our most important allies in the Middle East
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No, this is a violation of free speech

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 @8PMTDYNfrom Alberta  answered…4yrs4Y

Freedom of speech. If a company or ngo boycotts Israel I will boycott that company or ngo.

 @8PM5BZYfrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

no, free palestine.

 @8PKQHNCfrom British Columbia  answered…4yrs4Y

"boycotting" is another way to influence popular thought. it should only be done when its absolutely necessary.

 @8NWTXHSfrom Alberta  answered…4yrs4Y

No, personal boycotts are free speech; demanding government support for a boycott is unacceptable.

 @8LG95RHfrom Alberta  answered…4yrs4Y

No, even though I support the existence of Israel, freedom of speech is more important than any international ties.

 @8KLCJ9Tfrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

No, so long as you are not encouraging/inciting violence or promoting hate speech against Israelis or Jews, it should not be illegal.

 @8JQS7DLfrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

Its none of our concern until its a threat to the free world.

 @8F4PBPCfrom Alberta  answered…4yrs4Y

I don't think I have all the information I'd need in order to make a decision on this topic

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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…12mos12MO

Iran Caught Smuggling Weapons Into West Bank

Iran is operating a clandestine smuggling route across the Middle East, employing intelligence operatives, militants and criminal gangs, to deliver weapons to Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, according to officials from the United States, Israel and Iran.The goal, as described by three Iranian officials, is to foment unrest against Israel by flooding the enclave with as many weapons as it can.The covert operation is now heightening concerns that Tehran is seeking to turn the West Bank into the next flashpoint in the long-simmering shadow war between Israel and Iran. That conflict has taken on new urgency this month, risking a broader conflict in the Middle East, as Iran vowed to retaliate for an Israeli strike on an embassy compound that killed seven Iranian armed forces commanders.Many weapons smuggled to the West Bank largely travel along two paths from Iran through Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Israel, the officials said. As the arms cross borders, the officials added, they change hands among a multinational cast that can include members of organized criminal gangs, extremist militants, soldiers and intelligence operatives. A key group in the operation, the Iranian officials and analysts said, are Bedouin smugglers who carry the weapons across the border from Jordan into Israel.The New York Times interviewed senior security and government officials with knowledge of Iran’s effort to smuggle weapons to the West Bank, including three from Israel, three from Iran and three from the United States. The officials from all three countries requested anonymity to discuss covert operations for which they were not authorized to speak publicly.“The Iranians wanted to flood the West Bank with weapons, and they were using criminal networks in Jordan, in the West Bank and in Israel, primarily Bedouin, to move and sell the products,” said Matthew Levitt, director of the counterterrorism program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, a research organization, and the author of a study on the smuggling route.The smuggling to the West Bank, analysts said, began about two years ago when Iran started using routes previously established to smuggle other contraband. It is unclear exactly how many weapons have made it to the territory in that time, though analysts say the majority are small arms.

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