The lawsuit contests Texas' anti-BDS law as unconstitutional on free speech grounds
was passed in May 2019. The ruling bars all state government entities from doing business with any company that boycotts Israel during the term of a contract.
The contract required A&R to certify that it “is not currently engaging in, and agrees for the duration of this Agreement not to engage in, the boycott of Israel as defined by Section 808.001 of the Texas Government Code.”“Israel is an occupier of my homeland and it is an Apartheid State. It is my right and duty to boycott Israel and any products of Israel. This policy is against my constitutional right and against International Law,” the complaint cited Hassouna saying.
“Just a few months ago, they were under attack from the IDF [Israeli Defense Forces], and you just watched the news and so many children were killed,” he said, referring to Israel’s assault on Gaza in May that killed nearly 250 Palestinians, including over 60 children.CAIR senior attorney Gadeir Abbas said the lawsuit is aimed at “reinvigorating the First Amendment”.In recent years, public officials across the US have advanced measures to penalise and suppress BDS activity.
However, federal courts in some states have started to challenge these laws as being unconstitutional.in a suit over the first version of the Texas law on behalf of Bahia Amawi, the Texas speech language pathologist who lost her job because she refused to sign a “No Boycott of Israel” clause.
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