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ACLU Challenges Arkansas Anti-BDS Law

HeadlineOct 21, 2022

Here in the U.S., the ACLU is asking the Supreme Court to overturn an Arkansas law that penalizes companies that engage in Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, or BDS. BDS seeks to boycott Israel and Israeli goods to protest its violation of Palestinian rights. The ACLU says Arkansas’s anti-BDS law violates the right to free speech.

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