News Summary

• Ireland has announced plans to pass a first-of-its-kind European law banning imports from Israeli businesses operating in Jerusalem and the West Bank.
• Like most Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) efforts, the bill is unlikely to inflict measurable economic harm on Israel.
• But it poses a very real — and potentially devastating — threat to American businesses and investors.
• Under U.S. law, it is illegal for American companies to participate in or support foreign-government-backed boycotts of Israel.