A City Against Israel and 13 States Defend It .. What is Happening in America?

Al-Taj News – In two developments reflecting the divergence of American positions toward Israel, around 75 percent of voters in the city of Providence voted in favor of divesting municipal investments linked to human rights violations, in a step primarily targeting Israel, while Republican officials in 13 American states threatened to take economic measures against Britain and the Netherlands over their sanctions on activities linked to Israeli settlements.

The two steps, which the American, British, and Israeli press shed light on during the past days, reveal the shift of the dispute regarding Israel from the corridors of Congress and universities to municipalities and state governments, where public investments and government contracts have become tools in a political confrontation that transcends American borders.
The paradox is that both sides use almost the same means, which is the threat to withdraw funds or restrict dealings, but to achieve two opposing goals: pressuring Israel over its policies toward the Palestinians, or punishing entities that impose restrictions on activities linked to it.