Court keeps anti-BDS law in place, striking down earlier decision

A federal appeals court in St. Louis has upheld an Arkansas court decision that required all state contractors to pledge not to boycott Israel. The ruling overturns an earlier decision made last year by a panel of three judges from the same court, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

The decision is seen as a major setback for the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestments, Sanctions (BDS) movement and comes after the Arkansas Times sued in 2019 following…