'Flagrantly unconstitutional': Jewish groups urge Massachusetts city to reject anti-Israel ordinance

'Flagrantly unconstitutional': Jewish groups urge Massachusetts city to reject anti-Israel ordinance

The Somerville, Mass., City Council is set to consider an "Ethical Procurement Ordinance" on June 30 that would bar the city from contracting with or investing in companies deemed complicit in what the measure describes as "the violence and destruction taking place in Gaza and Palestine by Israel’s actions, which are supported by the United States."If approved, Somerville would become the third Massachusetts municipality to adopt such a measure,…

ADL, BRANDEIS CENTER URGE SOMERVILLE CITY OFFICIALS TO OPPOSE ISRAEL BOYCOTT ORDINANCE - Brandeis Center

Organizations warn the ordinance is divisive, harmful, and unconstitutional, and say it would incite hostility toward Jewish residents, harm local businesses, and expose taxpayers to higher costs and litigation Somerville, MA – Today, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) and The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law urged Somerville city officials, including Mayor Jake Wilson, to reject a proposed ordinance that would require the city …