FEMA requires states to certify they won't boycott Israeli companies for disaster funding, a policy later reversed by Trump administration.
The Trump administration on Monday (August 4, 2025) reversed course on requiring U.S. cities and States to rebuke boycotts of Israeli companies in order to receive disaster funds, according to a statement, and deleted the earlier policy from its website.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security removed its statement that said States must certify they will not sever “commercial relations specifically with Israeli companies” to qualify for the funding.
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