Why an Effort to Thwart Some Boycotts of Israel Fails the Free-Speech Test
Even analysts who cannot agree on what the legislation actually says largely agree that Congress should reject it.
Like disputes over abortion, the death penalty, and drug prohibition, the conflict between Israel and Palestine divides Americans into polarized camps of mutual distrust. If any consensus is possible on those issues, it is that there is nothing like a consensus, and that the attendant conflict is better handled through politics than violence.
Yet dozens of members of Congress have backed that would impose new restrictions on American citizens who want to participate in boycotts against Israel, if they originate with an international organization like the UN or the EU. The bill thus seems to risk
