California Assemblymen to put pressure on corporations dealing with Iran

By Ryan Torok, Contributing Writer

URL: http://www.jewishjournal.com/community_briefs/article/california_assemblymen_to_put_pressure_on_corporations_dealing_with_iran_20/

As the international Jewish community becomes increasingly skeptical about Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s assertion that he has no intention of pursuing nuclear weapon capabilities, California assembly members Mike Feuer (D-Los Angeles) and Bob Blumenfield (D-San Fernando Valley) announced Tuesday that in January, they will introduce legislation that would prohibit California public entities from doing business with corporations that have contracts with Iran’s energy sector.

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