Israel Boycott

A Texas man is asking a federal judge to strike down a state law blocking agencies from working with companies boycotting Israel, claiming it forced a major state employee pension fund to divest $68 million in stock from a Norwegian firm to the detriment of pension holders.

AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas man is asking a federal judge to strike down a state law blocking agencies from working with companies boycotting Israel, claiming it forced a major state employee pension fund to divest $68 million in stock from a Norwegian firm to the detriment of pension holders.

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