“The executive order requires a business entity to refrain from discriminating on the basis of Israeli national origin”, the court said in its ruling. A United States court of appeals on Friday rejected a lawsuit challenging an executive order by Maryland Governor Larry Hogan that prohibits the state from doing business with entities that boycott Israel . Signed in 2017, the order was a response to the Palestinian-led boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign, which seeks to economically, politically, and culturally isolate Israel. The case was argued by lawyers from the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), who charged on behalf...