With hands “tied” are US cities and states after the threat launched by his government Donald Trump how they will lose funds $ 1.9 billion in the case of boycotting in Israeli companies.
Although these funds are aimed at preparing states from natural disasters, Donald Trump’s government did not hesitate to control the moves of the competent authorities so that the boycott does not eventually be done in Israeli businesses.
This is the latest example of the way the Donald Trump government uses federal routine funds to promote its political message at a state level.
The states must confirm that they will not discontinue “commercial relations specifically with Israeli businesses” in order to receive money from the Federal Emergency Management Service, in accordance with the terms of the service to the beneficiaries.
The term concerns at least $ 1.9 billion states based on states to cover research and rescue equipment, extraordinary salaries of managers and reserve electricity systems, including expenditure, according to 11 grants of the service.
In July, FEMA announced that the US states would be asked to spend part of their federal funds on the prevention of terrorism in helping the government to capture immigrantsa priority of Donald Trump’s administration.
This decision in favor of Israel is targeting the movement Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions- BDS (Boycott- divestment- sanctions), a campaign designed to exert financial pressure on Israel to end its possession in Palestinian territories.
Supporters of this campaign further raised their voices in 2023, after Hamas attacked southern Israel and Israel invaded Gaza in response.
“The US Department of Homeland Security will enforce all laws and policies against discrimination, including, including related to the BDS movement, which is explicitly based on anti -Semitism,” said a spokesman for Interior Security Minister Christie Noem in a statement.