Cuomo bars N.Y. from doing business with Israel boycotters

Published June 5, 2016 8:49pm ET



New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo took a swipe at Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders on Sunday upon signing an executive order to block his state from conducting business with groups seeking to boycott Israel.

“We are against the [Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions] movement,” Cuomo said at an event early Sunday morning. “If you boycott against Israel, New York will boycott you.”

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