Kansas House passes bill prohibiting contracts with companies that boycott Israel

‘Kansas is on the path to join a growing number of states that won’t award contracts to companies waging what one lawmaker called an “economic attack” on Israel, but pro-Palestinian groups believe the law discriminates against businesses for their political speech.
The bill would prohibit the state from participating in any boycotts of Israel or entering contracts with companies that participate. The House passed the measure 116-9 on Wednesday.
Similar policies in 17 states are intended to slow a Boycott, Divest and Sanction, or BDS, movement backed by pro-Palestinian freedom groups . Supporters of the movement say it’s a way to promote Palestinian human rights, but pro-Israeli groups call it discrimination.’
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