WHEREAS, Act 163 of 2016, which amends the Commonwealth
Procurement Code, prohibits the Commonwealth from contracting
with any company or organization that engages in an economic
boycott against Israel, making Pennsylvania the 14th state to
pass anti-BDS movement legislation; and
WHEREAS, Act 163 asserts that "Israel is America's
dependable, democratic ally in the Middle East, an area of
paramount strategic importance to the United States" and that
"it is in the interest of the United States and the Commonwealth
to stand with Israel and other countries by promoting trade and
commercial activities and to discourage policies that disregard
that interest"; and
WHEREAS, The BDS movement would destabilize and threaten a
United States ally where more than 40% of the world's Jewish
population lives; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania reaffirm support for the State of
Israel and condemn the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions
movement; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives condemn
antisemitism in all of its ugly forms on both the right and the
left; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives find the Boycott,
Divestment and Sanctions movement to be an antisemitic political
movement; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives urge each state
in the United States to adopt legislation modeled after Act 163;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives join with the
Wolf administration and urge each state and the Federal
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