Texas state agencies divests $72 million from company that boycotts Israel
At least 26 states in recent years have passed similar laws punishing businesses that choose to boycott Israel.
A woman holds a sign which reads "Boycott Israel" in front of symbolic coffins while attending a demonstration supporting Palestine, in Berlin August 1, 2014. Israel launched its Gaza offensive on July 8 in response to a surge of rocket attacks by Gaza's dominant Hamas Islamists. Hamas said that Pal(photo credit: REUTERS/STEFFI LOOS)ByMARCY OSTER/JTA
