More Than Two Centuries of Precedent Support Laws Protecting Israel from Boycotts
Conduct, not speech.
February 10, 2023
A choice between pro-U.S. human rights-violating Arab regimes and anti-U.S. human rights-violating Arab regimes.
Last week, the U.S. secretary of state visited Egypt, Israel, and the Palestinian Authority in quick succession. Secretary Antony Blinken’s agenda, Yoram Ettinger argues, highlighted his misplaced priorities in the region. Above all, writes Ettinger, Blinken has ignored the fact that Washington must choose between “pro-U.S. human rights-violating Arab regimes [and] anti-U.S. human rights-violating Arab regimes.” Moreover:
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Antecedents both American and biblical.
A choice between pro-U.S. human rights-violating Arab regimes and anti-U.S. human rights-violating Arab regimes.
Combining 14th-century techniques with 21st-century sensibilities.
The truth is stranger than the legend.