New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu on Thursday signed an executive order barring the state from investing in companies that boycott Israel or their trade partners.
The order was signed in a ceremony attended by Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan.
“Your crucial step is creating an economic Iron Dome that ensures our shared progress and prosperity,” Erdan told Sununu at the ceremony, as quoted by JNS. “But not only are you defending our shared interests. You are also fortifying the moral Iron Dome protecting the values of truth, justice and morality.”
Erdan mentioned the UN Commission of Inquiry investigating the Israeli-Palestinian Arab conflict and which has been harshly criticized by the United States and other countries for its partiality, a documented history of antisemitism and anti-Israel activity among its members, along with a singular mandate that carries on in perpetuity and allows it to opine on any and all issues regarding the conflict.
“New Hampshire’s support for Israel today is the perfect response to this antisemitic U.N. commission,” said Erdan. “We must boycott our boycotters and delegitimize our delegitimizers.”
With the move, New Hampshire became the 37th US state enact anti-BDS regulations.
Other states to have approved anti-BDS legislation include Arkansas, New York, California, New Jersey, Indiana, Florida, Tennessee, Arizona, Michigan, Montana, Kansas, Texas and Virginia.