Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin issued an executive
order on Friday barring state agencies from engaging in business with
entities that discriminate against Israel.
The executive order came ahead of the departure for Israel
on Friday of a 15-member trade group led by Walker, which will be in the
country through Thursday.
“We stand firmly against discrimination in any form and we
wholly support our friends in Israel,” said Walker, adding, “I look forward to
leading a trade delegation to Israel to foster new trade partnerships between
Wisconsin and Israeli businesses.”
Wisconsin (population almost 6 million) is the 24th US
state to promulgate either a law or an executive order forbidding the state
from conduction business with firms engaged in BDS activity targeting Israel.
