New Hampshire on Thursday followed dozens of other states in banning government contracts or investments involving companies that boycott Israel and its trading partners.
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The order signed by Gov. Chris Sununu makes New Hampshire the 37th state to pass such regulations, according to the American-Israeli Action Coalition. Coalition Chairman Sean Evenheim praised Sunu for “standing up against discrimination based on national origin and championing the deep cultural and commercial ties between Israel and New Hampshire.”
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition leaders’ annual meeting Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022, in Las Vegas. Sununu issued an order on Thursday to ban government contracts with companies involved in anti-Israel boycotts. (AP Photo/John Locher)
The Council on American-Islamic Relations denounced the order as a “direct attack on our First Amendment rights.” CAIR, the nation’s largest Muslim advocacy and civil rights organization, has successfully challenged similar laws in other states.
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“The government cannot tell Americans how to spend their money and who to support financially,” said Ghadeir Abbas, the group’s lead attorney. “Boycotts have been a part of American political life since our nation’s founding, and no government order that seeks to prohibit or limit our right to boycott can be lawful.”
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Israel’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Gilad Erdan, joined the signing ceremony.
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