Summary
The adapting force behind US anti-boycott legislation in Kenney-Shawa’s brief: while only 59 of the 261 anti-boycott bills introduced had been passed at state and local levels, “the pro-Israel lobby continues to adapt” (lines 147, 219).
Details
- The brief’s reason for not relying on the judiciary alone is that the lobby keeps adapting as the laws are blocked, amended and reintroduced (lines 147, 181, 219).
- Its pressure on Morningstar: after the independent review cleared Sustainalytics, “Morningstar has caved to pressure from the pro-Israel lobby”, adopting a host of anti-Palestinian measures that include refraining from both references to the West Bank as occupied as well as reliance on reports issued by the UN Human Rights Council (line 187).
- The brief’s gloss on the lobby’s position: “Clearly, to the pro-Israel lobby, Israeli companies should not be held to the same human rights, labor, and environmental standards as other companies.” (line 187)
Related pages
Challenging Anti-Boycott Legislation in the US, Anti-boycott legislation, Morningstar, Israel