The Jewish Community Relation Council (JCRC) called upon the New York State Legislature to strengthen existing state and federal legislation by passing a law that would forbid the state from doing business with companies which are found to be complying with the Arab boycott. Such a bill was passed by the New York City Council last year. JCRC officials said that the measure has been submitted based upon the NYC experience, which would serve notice on companies that would stand to lose the considerable state and city markets and would underscore determination not to tolerate any act of discrimination.
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