Long before the October 7 Hamas attack, American states, including South Dakota, were quietly enacting measures to discriminate against companies that oppose Israel for political reasons. Noem took the plunge on Jan. 14, 2020, just weeks before the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) "pandemic" would be announced.
At the time, Noem's signature on the EO made South Dakota the 28th state to enact a measure combatting Israeli boycotts, some of the others being Alabama, California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Texas.
While surrounded by her apparent handlers as she swiped her pen in a signature gesture, Noem issued a statement about the EO indicating that she is fighting discrimination with more discrimination.
"Israel is one of our nation's closest allies, and their success is critical to American national security," Noem declared.
"Today, we reaffirm that South Dakota stands with Israel and will only contract with businesses who agree to fairly compete. Our state will not stand for any discrimination based on race or religion."
(Related: Kristi Noem is a useless governor when it comes to protecting her state's farmers from green tyranny.)
According to the EO, South Dakota public agencies, authorities, commissions, departments and institutions are prohibited from engaging with any companies that participate in boycotts of Israel.
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Reports indicate that the order applies to companies or contractors with more than five employees that enter into a contract with South Dakota worth $100,000 or more.
The South Dakota House of Representatives, with the Senate concurrent, passed House Concurrent Resolution 1005 during the 2019 legislative session declaring opposition to and condemnation of the Palestinian BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) movement.
"For over a decade, the BDS movement has attempted to erode the confidence in Israel’s legitimacy by inflicting economic harm and limiting commercial relations through boycotts, divesting and imposing sanctions against Israel," complained Rabbi Mendel Alperowitz, director of the Chabad Jewish Center of South Dakota.
"I am grateful that Governor Noem is standing up to this ugly resurgence of anti-Semitism and unjust practice of discrimination against Jews, and for her continued support of Israel."
Stephen Rosenthal, chairman of South Dakotans for Israel, issued a statement of his own indicating that while South Dakota "has one of the smallest Jewish populations in the nation," the state's support for the nation of Israel "is unparalleled."
Numerous other pro-Israel religious groups and organizations issued statements of praise for Noem, lauding her for taking a stand "against anti-Israel bias and discrimination" by imposing and EO of bias and discrimination against companies that oppose economically supporting Israel.
"South Dakota's anti-BDS executive order will protect the financial interests of the state’s citizens by ensuring that state funds are shielded from the economic damage and discrimination caused by companies that engage in boycotts against Israel," celebrated Israeli-American Coalition (IAC) for Action executive director Joseph Sabag.
"This executive order carefully regulates commercial activity, and not the conduct of private speech. It is similar to many other anti-discrimination laws that protect, among other categories of people, women, racial minorities and LGBTQ individuals."
Just this past week, Noem signed legislation called HB 1076 that the media is referring to as an "historic anti-semitism bill."
"I am very proud to sign this historic bill to keep our Jewish people secure," Noem said in a statement. "I hope more states will follow our leadership."
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9 days ago
LOCKSTEP!!!
9 days ago
"Our mission is to empower, uplift and defend the lives of every human being across our planet..." except Jews (Hamas and ultra-violent Muslims call for their complete annihilation by any means), except born-again Christians who quote the Bible better than we (because we want to self-suicide ourselves by siding with Muslim extremists who literally follow the Quran to annihilate all Christians as well), and so on and so forth. Uh huh.
Surah 9:123 demands jihad violence against all who do not believe Islam as their belief system. Surah 9:29 call the religion of a deity that regularly and habitually LIES is "poof" a religion of truth, and such as who are its followers are charged specifically to seek out and persecute and humiliate Jews and Christians. Surah 2:106 says that Allah can alter and change whatever he says anytime it suits him, or basically that again, he can lie and said he never said what he did, or make up stories and then change it back again, (like most any habitual drunkard human will do).
"We are allowed the eating of flesh of dead humans under necessary conditions. It must not be cooked or grilled to avoid doing wrong. And, he can kill a murtadd [an apostate, that includes Christians and Jews] and eat him. " -- Al-Azhar al-Sharif, Azhari Colleges Section, Central Administration for Books, Libraries, and Teaching Aides for 3rd Year High School, page 256.
"Kill the unbelievers wherever you find them." Surah 2:191
“Fight against them until there is no unbelief, and the religion is for Allah .” Surah 2:193
"And whoever desires other than Islam as religion - never will it be accepted from him...." Surah 3:85
"So fight them until there is no more Fitnah (disbelief [ there must be no more non-Muslims]) and all (the world) submit to the religion of Allah alone ." Surah 8:39
So Ethan quotes to us, after all this that:
"Our mission is to empower, uplift and defend the lives of every human being across our planet, and we're doing it by building the infrastructure of human freedom."?
I say, Elephant Defecation!
If South Dakota wants to ban those companies, they are on better moral footing than Ethan and Mike on this particular issue with regards to their own :mission statement."
9 days ago
Good move Governor.
9 days ago
Defund the Government.
10 days ago
She should be tried for TREASON!
Come April 8, she just MIGHT be! 😉
APRIL 8, 2024 - JUDGEMENT DAY!
10 days ago
700 Club 2.0.