A Palestinian-owned company is refusing to sign a contract requiring it to pledge to not boycott Israel.
By Middle East Eye | Nov 2, 2021
“It is my right and duty to boycott Israel and any products of Israel…this policy is against my constitutional right and against International Law.”
— Rasmy Hassouna, the company’s executive vice president
A Palestinian-owned engineering firm has filed a lawsuit challenging a Texas law that bars the state from doing business with companies participating in the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel.
A&R Engineering and Testing Inc said in a complaint filed in a Houston federal court that the law violates its First Amendment right to participate in economic boycotts as a form of protest.
“It is my right and duty to boycott Israel and any products of Israel,” said Rasmy Hassouna, the company’s executive vice president, according to the complaint. “This policy is against my constitutional right and against International Law.”
According to the suit, filed by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) on behalf of Hassouna, A&R has done more than $2m of business with the city of Houston over the past seventeen years.
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