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enhanced_deficit
04-24-2015, 08:48 AM
Is this "Fast Track Trade Bill" indictative of pre-9/11 mindest?


US Lawmakers Quietly Advance Legislation to Penalize Boycott of Israel



23 Apr 2015 06:49


Little-noticed amendment was included in controversial Fast Track trade bill that just passed the Senate Finance Committee

Washington, DC--(ENEWSPF)--April 23, 2015
By: Sarah Lazare, staff writer

Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) chairs the Senate Finance Committee that passed the little-noticed amendment

U.S. lawmakers are quietly advancing legislation that would penalize international participation in the growing movement to boycott, divest from, and sanction (BDS) Israel for human rights abuses against Palestinians.

With little notice, anti-BDS directives were injected into the "Fast Track" legislation that passed the Senate Finance Committee Wednesday night, despite broad opposition (http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/04/20/progressive-coalition-tells-lawmakers-dont-trade-away-our-future-fast-track) to the bill, which gives the administration of President Barack Obama authority to ram though so-called "free trade" deals.
An amendment, included in the bill and sponsored by Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), stipulates that, as a principle of trade negotiations, the U.S. should put pressure on other countries not to engage in BDS against Israel of any kind, including refusal to do business with settlements.
The passed amendment has not yet been made public, but Josh Ruebner, policy director for the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, told Common Dreams that Cardin's office confirmed that the language was based on the Senate legislation S.619 (https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/619/text), which states:

According to Ruebner, the legislation is a "centerpiece" of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's (AIPAC) policy agenda and likely targets the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement, currently under negotiation between the United States and European Union, which would also be affected by Fast Track legislation.

http://www.enewspf.com/latest-news/latest-national/latest-national-news/60712-us-lawmakers-quietly-advance-legislation-to-penalize-boycott-of-israel.html


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