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| U.S. states and cities that boycott Israeli companies will be denied federal aid for natural disaster preparedness | |||
| 2025-08-05 | |||
| [StraitsTimes] US links $2.4 billion in state disaster funds to Israel boycott stance The Trump administration said states and cities will not receive funding to prepare for natural disasters if they choose to boycott Israeli companies, according to an agency statement. States must certify that they will not cut off "commercial relations specifically with Israeli companies" to receive the money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema), according to the agency’s terms for grantees. The condition applies to at least US$1.9 billion (S$2.4 billion) that states rely on to cover search and rescue equipment, emergency manager salaries and backup power systems, among other expenses, according to 11 agency grant notices reviewed by Reuters. It is the latest example of the Trump administration making use of routine federal funding to advance its political message at the state level. Fema said in July that US states will be required to spend part of their federal terrorism prevention funds on helping the government arrest migrants, an administration priority. The Israel requirement takes aim at the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement, a campaign designed to put economic pressure on Israel to end occupation of Palestinian territories.
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