Legislation would enhance anti-boycott measures

JTA
Four U.S. lawmakers from both parties introduced legislation aimed at enhancing anti-Arab boycott measures.

...U.S. Reps. Shelly Berkley (D-Nev.), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) [who has close ties to Israel and to AIPAC], Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) and Sue Myrick (R-N.C.) introduced the measure.

"Though the United States Trade Representative reports each year on the boycott, I believe that it could be improved through additional requirements," Berkley said in a statement.

...In fact, the U.S. Trade Representative already lists those nations participating in the boycott and cracks down on U.S. companies offering any compliance with it. Additionally, it has in recent years made free trade agreements with the United States contingent on noncompliance with the boycott and has helped keep nations that observe the secondary and tertiary boycotts -- targeting parties who trade with Israel -- from joining international bodies. Full story