(Washington Free Beacon) Adam Kredo - A milestone bill to combat boycotts of Israel cleared a major procedural hurdle in the Illinois House on Wednesday when it passed by a 10-0 vote through a key executive committee, paving the way for the state to become among the first to divest funds from any company supporting the anti-Israel Boycott, Sanctions, and Divestment (BDS) movement. In addition to barring the state's pension funds from contracting with BDS supporters, it also prevents taxpayer-funded groups from interacting with any country that supports rogue nations such as Iran and Sudan.
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