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Reject Discrimination Against Israel
(Washington Post) Joshua S. Block - The Maryland General Assembly, meeting in Annapolis, will have a great opportunity this year to vote on a bill to join more than a dozen other states that protect taxpayer money from being used to support discrimination against Israel. Beyond sharing our values, Israel is an important business partner for Maryland, which exported more than $145 million in products to the Jewish state in 2015. The bipartisan legislation would prevent Maryland's retirement and pension system from investing in companies that participate in a politically motivated boycott of Israel, known as Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS). Companies that discriminate against Israel would also be barred from winning state procurement contracts. Fundamentally, the effort to isolate and demonize the Jewish state is an effort to discriminate against people because of who they are. We should support our elected officials as they stand up against such discrimination.