Maryland Bars State Business with Companies that Boycott Israel

(Washington Post) Ovetta Wiggins - Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan signed an executive order on Monday that prohibits the state from doing business with companies engaged in a boycott of Israel. "Boycotts based on religion, national origin, place of residence or ethnicity are discriminatory," Hogan said. "Contracting with businesses that practice discrimination would make the state a passive participant in private-sector commercial discrimination."


2017-10-24 00:00:00

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