US Business Owners Can Be Fined and Imprisoned for Supporting Israeli BoycottA little known US law has actually criminalized boycotting Israel. This swelling boycott is primarily due to, among other reasons, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the overall Israeli treatment of Palestinians throughout the region. Recently famed scientist Stephen Hawking even joined the boycott, opting to pull out of an upcoming conference set to be hosted by Israeli President Shimon Peres. According to Al Jazeera: Besides activists and prominent individuals, many have called for US businesses to join the boycott.Unfortunately, a little known law has actually criminalized boycotting Israel. The penalties for taking part in the boycott range from fines of tens of thousands of dollars to multiple years in prison. Boycott agreements under the TRA involve the denial of all or part of the foreign tax benefits discussed above. This law essentially makes supporting a boycott on Israel a federal crime. Despite the numerousatrocitiescommitted by the Israeli regime, were now forced to buy their imports at the barrel of a gun. 