Haaretz
reports on a bill which would make it illegal for an Israeli to
“launch or incite” a boycott against Israel:

Under the
new law, any group could sue damages of up to NIS 30,000 from anyone
who launched a boycott against them, or incited a boycott, without
having to prove that damage was indeed caused. An additional sum could
then be demanded once damages were proven.

The bill comes in
response to a wide range of boycotts – financial, academic, and others –
that have recently been encountered in Israel. Elkin said Tuesday that
“we mustn’t accept boycotts against Israel, whether academic or
economic. The state must protect itself from the increasing processes of
delegitimization, and provide compensation to those harmed by it.”

“The
wall-to-wall support of this bill proves that members of Knesset
recognize the need to maintain a balance between democratic rights and
the premeditated targeting of Israeli bodies,” Elkin went on to say.

The
article references a U.S. law “forbidding Americans from participating
in boycotts on U.S. allies, including Israel.” I don’t think this is
factually correct. My guess is that it’s referring to the 1977 law making
it illegal for U.S. citizens to participate in the Arab League boycott
of Israel. This law is irrelevant to today’s BDS movement as the BDS
call is not related to the Arab League boycott, or called for by a
foreign country. For more on this issue see this resource from the US Campaign to End
the Israeli Occupation – Impact of Federal Anti-Boycott And Other
Laws On BDS Campaigns (PDF).