Campaign to Overturn Illinois Anti-BDS Law Picks Up Steam

The Fight to Overturn Illinois’ Anti-BDS Law

Since 2014, U.S. lawmakers have introduced over 200 bills targeting the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. The vast majority of these efforts have failed to pass, but more than 30 states have adopted anti-BDS laws. The first state-based measure to take specific action against Israel boycotts was passed in Illinois in 2015, by votes of 49-0 in the Senate and 102-0 in the House. “This historic legislation is an import…

Campaign to Overturn Illinois Anti-BDS Law Picks Up Steam

The effort could serve as a model for activists in other states seeking to challenge laws banning boycotts of Israel.

Officials and activists are working to overturn Illinois’s anti-BDS law. Could their campaign become a national model?

Activists and lawmakers in Illinois are pushing to repeal the state's anti-BDS law, the nation's first such law. The campaign could serve as a model for more than 30 states that have since adopted anti-BDS laws.