User:ImTheIP/BDS-lobby
Lobbying[edit]
The proliferation of anti-BDS laws in U.S. states is largely due to the lobbying of the Israel Allies Foundation (IAF), an umbrella group of Israel lobbies headquartered in Jerusalem. In 2015, in response to South Carolina's anti-BDS law, IAF announced that it had drafted a model act, combining the anti-BDS bills in South Carolina and Illinois. A model act is a "template bill" that can be enacted in many legislatures with little or no modification. IAF also announced that 18 more states were "committed to introducing" similar legislation in their states.[1]
The Copy, Paste, Legislate investigation into the proliferation of model acts in U.S. state politics revealed that, in addition to IAF, AIPAC, the Israel Action Network, and local Jewish Federations were also directly involved in lobbying for anti-BDS laws.
- ^ "South Carolina Governor Signs Anti-Boycott Bill - The Tower". The Tower. June 5, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2020.