"The groups plan to argue the law is anti-constitutional," Huh?

"and violates international law and the laws of torts." Where is the legislative body that created this alleged "international law"? Who enforces it? Where are the courts? The stupidity of these people is mind-boggling. BTW, if Israel had any sense left, it would leave the UN immediately, as that fetid, corrupt organization has never done anything but try to destroy the state. Not even the initial acceptance of Israel as an independent state by the UN meant anything, as Israel was only brought into existence by force of arms without any help from the UN or anyone. Israel would have been better off established without the UN and not felt beholden to that ridiculously asinine organization that means Israel nothing but harm.

World sleezebag from Dubai, you probably have Israelis in your businesses but you just don't know it. Refer this case to inspector Tamim for a full investigation but don't tell him about your fetish for Israeli fruit. By the way, good to know they sell Israeli fruit in Dubai.

It is illegal for American companies to boycott Israel. It would be crazy if in Israel it would be legal. Freedoms can not be claimed when it causes damage to others. There is no freedom of speech in the U.S. to call for the assasination of the President. It is illegal and if you do you will be put in jail. Freedoms are not absolute. Israeli judges in the Supreme Court should know this.

enemies to push their political agenda in a democratic state. They have money to pay for expenses , advertising spokespeople, protestors, etc. Why are there so many leftist non profit organizations, in huge excess to their population base in Israel.

So you and your friends boycott Israeli goods? Big deal. I and my friends buy Israeli products, so that cancels you out. Your rant is all hot air. By the way, you need to stop using your PC as it has Israeli developed technology inside!

The sewage closing Tel Aviv's beaches or this bill. Both situations demonstrate lack of foresight, lack of respect for basic human rights, and plain old laziness.

We are a Constitutional Republic. Our Constitution defines the limits of government along with the limits of the popular whim. This is the difference between a Democracy and a Constitutional Republic. Euros (and the rest of the world) tnd to have collectivist democracies with parties are the fundamental political element and the Executive and Legislative branches being not only not independent, but the opposite - totally intertwined and joined at the hip, as the Executive branch cannot even be formed until control of the legislative branch is attained. The US governmental architecture is as different from this as day is from night. In the US, the individual is the fundamental political element and parties do not even exist in our Constitution. Of course, these differences arose because the US governmental architecture was established without an existing royal Executive, whereas the Euros had to fashion their systems by having the legislatures take more and more executive power from the royals, leading to the unlimited, unrestricted, ephemeral governments that these party-oriented parliamentary systems grew into. I don't know know where you get the idea that it's illegal for American companies to boycott Israel. American companies can do what they want. When the arabs bring back their boycott, you can be sure that Pepsi and others will join it as they did before. It isn't illegal in the US. That said, Israel is correct in retaliating against those who try to boycott it. It's about time, frankly.

Still believing your own version of International Law. Jewish settlements in Judea and Samaria are not illegal and the world, including the US cannot say that they are. Nothing "creates" anti-Semitism except the minds of anti-Semites themselves. How can you blame it on the actions of Jews? That is what anti-Semitism is - blaming Jews for their own and everyone elses problems.

The boycott is anti-democratic. The fascist are those that side with terrorists and islamists aiming at destroying democracy. Carsten Schmidt, Germany, Old Euope

No: Anyone can choose to buy what they want. You can boycott cottage cheese, you can boycott products made by Jews, you can boycott products made by Muslims, no one cares. If you call for a boycott, for example you say people should not buy products from Christian Arabs or Ethiopian Jews, then you will no longer be able to get a government contract. Do you understand now?

This law is dumb, but not racist! check the facts before you opine!

here in Singapore, we adore Israeli goods, Israeli food, Israeli shoes. Naot shoes, Ahava, Jericho, Persimmons, grapefruits.... we been to Israeli many many times. only silly people boycott Israeli products. let them stop using mobile phone, internet, stop taking medicines when sick, ... roll back to stone-age!

they have been stupid always and crossed the line long ago- where are our opinions announced

I wonder how many of those protesting too much about this bill were bothered by teenage girls being held in prison for protesting against the "disengagement" from Gaza? How many of the same respected soldiers rights to peacefully refuse to participate in kicking Jews out of their homes (in Gaza)? How many are disturbed by the undemocratic acts of arresting Rabbis for their views? Let me take a guess: NIL or close to it. That being said, I am not sure I am in favor of this bill. I would be in favor of a limited version of it: any individual or organization that is publicly funded by Israeli money should be forbidden from calling for boycotts against Israel. However, a private citizen should be allowed to say what they want (calling for boycotts against Israel) even if it makes me vomit. Freedom of speech applies all around.

If there was a call to boycott Irish products in my country, it would be seen as a sinister attempt to undermine the Irish economy and treated accordingly. Democracy DOES NOT mean you can do and say whatever you want. You need to wake up to that. Your posts do not only criticize Israel, they criticize democracy.

The USA has laws which make it illegal for US companies and individuals to take part in foreign boycotts not sanctioned by the US.

Israelis use boycotting daily, whether or not one calls it by that name. If you're a vegetarian, you don't buy meat; if you're kosher, you don't buy an enormous range of products. In short, consumers "boycott" all the time and "harm" the manufacturers and retail stores. This choice is clearly a matter of conscience and free-choice. The shocking thing about the boycott law is that it doesn't allow for the same choices to be made by those who are against the territories, or those who want the problem to be resolved after 44 years (!). Many of its supporters came from countries in which free speech was not allowed. It is also shocking that they have forgotten why they left the former Soviet Union. In short, the law is against the left, against protest. It doesn't apply to the more serious boycotts of Israel and its institutions abroad. Its real aim is to shut people up by threatening them with heavy fines, without proof of damage!!! The real issues are not addressed publicly because Israel's citizens tend to repress them: does Israeli law even apply to the territories? do we need the territories? how are the various boycotts in Israel and abroad related to the territory issue, which in turn is causing the state of Israel to be delegitimized? One of the terrible realizations after the vote is that those who abstained enabled it to pass, and obviously many of them agree at least to part of its contents. Our PM talks constantly about the Israeli democracy while he, and many others, are doing their best to destroy it by eliminating legitimate protest. He won't succeed in the latter, but if the majority of Israel's populace agrees with laws like this, we are in deep trouble because they do not solve our problems but create new ones.