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I was reading about the US government's anti-boycott laws.

It used to be that it was 'legal' for American citizens to advocate a Boycott of Israel (good example - those wavey plastic roofing things ... I have to look up the name), but that American companies faced a fine if they failed to report the names of everybody who contacted them on behalf of the BDS movement.

BDS = Boycott-Divest-Sanctions movement. Basically, a movement to not have anything to do commercially with any Israeli persons or companies.

It can be extended to not have anything to do with American Jews who are instrumental in supporting Israel. e.g. the Resnick's in Hollywood, Mrs. Resnick basically owns the American Pomegranate industry.

http://www.latimesmagazine.com/2009/...d-diamond.html


Enter the Soviet-ized American government.

In direct opposition to the First Amendment (free speech), and various other amendments that give us the right to buy what we want from who we want - and to sell what we want to who we want - and to avoid doing business with immoral nations or people ... enter the Jew-merican Commerce department

http://www.bis.doc.gov/complianceand...compliance.htm

"The Bureau is charged with administering and enforcing the Antiboycott Laws under the Export Administration Act. Those laws discourage, and in some circumstances, prohibit U.S. companies from furthering or supporting the boycott of Israel sponsored by the Arab League, and certain Moslem countries, including complying with certain requests for information designed to verify compliance with the boycott. Compliance with such requests may be prohibited by the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and may be reportable to the Bureau."

"Who Is Covered by the Laws?

The antiboycott provisions of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) apply to the activities of U.S. persons in the interstate or foreign commerce of the United States. The term "U.S. person" includes all individuals, corporations and unincorporated associations resident in the United States, including the permanent domestic affiliates of foreign concerns. U.S. persons also include U.S. citizens abroad (except when they reside abroad and are employed by non-U.S. persons) and the controlled in fact affiliates of domestic concerns. The test for "controlled in fact" is the ability to establish the general policies or to control the day to day operations of the foreign affiliate.

The scope of the EAR, as defined by Section 8 of the EAA, is limited to actions taken with intent to comply with, further, or support an unsanctioned foreign boycott.


What do the Laws Prohibit?

Conduct that may be penalized under the TRA and/or prohibited under the EAR includes:

* Agreements to refuse or actual refusal to do business with or in Israel or with blacklisted companies.
* Agreements to discriminate or actual discrimination against other persons based on race, religion, sex, national origin or nationality.
* Agreements to furnish or actual furnishing of information about business relationships with or in Israel or with blacklisted companies.
* Agreements to furnish or actual furnishing of information about the race, religion, sex, or national origin of another person.

Implementing letters of credit containing prohibited boycott terms or conditions.

The TRA does not "prohibit" conduct, but denies tax benefits ("penalizes") for certain types of boycott-related agreements.


What Must Be Reported?

The EAR requires U.S. persons to report quarterly requests they have received to take certain actions to comply with, further, or support an unsanctioned foreign boycott.

The TRA requires taxpayers to report "operations" in, with, or related to a boycotting country or its nationals and requests received to participate in or cooperate with an international boycott. The Treasury Department publishes a quarterly list of "boycotting countries."


"Penalties:

The Export Admnistration Act (EAA) specifies penalties for violations of the Antiboycott Regulations as well as export control violations. These can include:

Criminal:

The penalties imposed for each "knowing" violation can be a fine of up to $50,000 or five times the value of the exports involved, whichever is greater, and imprisonment of up to five years. During periods when the EAR are continued in effect by an Executive Order issued pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the criminal penalties for each "willful" violation can be a fine of up to $50,000 and imprisonment for up to ten years.


Administrative:

For each violation of the EAR any or all of the following may be imposed:

* General denial of export privileges;
* The imposition of fines of up to $11,000 per violation; and/or
* Exclusion from practice.

Boycott agreements under the TRA involve the denial of all or part of the foreign tax benefits discussed above.

When the EAA is in lapse, penalties for violation of the Antiboycott Regulations are governed by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The IEEPA Enhancement Act provides for penalties of up to the greater of $250,000 per violation or twice the value of the transaction for administrative violations of Antiboycott Regulations, and up to $1 million and 20 years imprisonment per violation for criminal antiboycott violations."

Related website -
http://www.bis.doc.gov/antiboycottco...texamples.html

Tattletale websites -
http://www.boycottwatch.org/
http://divestmentwatch.org/
... Jews report you to the US gov. if you encourage boycotting / divesting Israel-affiliated persons.


Israel did 9-11, and subsequently the US government has criminalized calls to boycott Israel. Looks to me like the Jew-S government has become almost completely Soviet-ized.


Jeesus, now we need a lawyer just to live in this country.