Right to boycott and divest from Israel
A 2026 ballot initiative would establish the right of individuals, organizations, universities, and public entities to boycott, divest, and sanction Israel as a form of political expression, placing Middle East-related BDS policy on California’s higher-education and business agenda.
Should California establish a right to boycott, divest from, and sanction Israel?
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Sources
Ballotpedia — https://ballotpedia.org/California_2026_ballot_propositions
California Right to Boycott, Divest, and Sanction Israel Initiative (2026) ... Establish the right of individuals, organizations, universities, and public entities to boycott, divest, and sanction Israel as a form of political expression
Positions on this issue · liberal → conservative
- Fully protect and facilitate BDS by public entities, universities, and private actors as free expression
- Allow boycotts and divestment as political speech without state punishment
- Protect individual speech but keep neutral contracting and investment rules for public bodies
- Bar public entities and universities from BDS while leaving private boycotts alone
- Prohibit public BDS and penalize discriminatory boycotts of Israel by state-funded institutions