August 4, 2025 - The Trump administration will deny federal disaster‑preparedness aid to U.S. states and cities that boycott Israeli companies, linking routine funding to its political position.

August 4, 2025 - WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Monday 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 ...

August 5, 2025 - An updated document posted after Reuters and Newsweek reported on the notices showed that language about boycotting Israeli companies had been removed. The FEMA notices posted Friday related to at least $1.9 billion in federal grants that states depend on for search‑and‑rescue gear, emergency management salaries, backup power systems and other essentials, according to Reuters' reporting and Newsweek's review. They marked the Trump administration's latest move to leverage federal funding to advance its stance on Israel but also sparked sharp scrutiny from many Trump supporters.

August 4, 2025 - WASHINGTON (Reuters) — US states and cities that boycott Israeli companies will be denied federal aid for natural disaster preparedness, the Trump administration announced Monday, tying routine federal funding to its political stance.

August 5, 2025 - The old terms and conditions, which states must follow to be allowed access to funds, followed what the DHS called a “discriminatory prohibited boycott”, but the updated version, quietly published late on Monday no longer uses that language. “There is NO FEMA requirement tied to Israel in any current NOFO.

August 5, 2025 - The Trump administration appears to have changed a policy that previously stated that states and cities that boycott Israeli companies could be ineligible for disaster relief funds, it emerged on Monday.

August 5, 2025 - WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump’s administration quickly reversed course Monday on compelling American cities and states to avoid boycotts of Israeli companies in order to receive disaster funds, according to a statement, and deleted ...

This legislation draws its inspiration from the GOP platform, which at the Trump campaign’s insistence, falsely defined the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign for Palestinian rights as “anti-Semitic in nature” and claimed that it seeks “to destroy Israel.” The platform also called “for effective legislation to thwart” BDS and thereby impinge upon Americans’ First Amendment protected right to advocate for and organize boycotts.

August 4, 2025 - The requirement is the latest effort by the Trump administration to use federal funding to promote its views on Israel. The Department of Homeland Security, the agency that oversees FEMA, said in April that boycotting Israel is prohibited for states and cities receiving its grant money.

August 5, 2025 - In a move aimed squarely at curbing ... announced that U.S. states and The Trump administration now requires states and cities to certify they are not boycotting Israeli companies to receive FEMA disaster funding, reinforcing a national ...

August 4, 2025 - The Department of Homeland Security announced in April that boycotting Israel was forbidden for any state or city intending to receive federal funding, and the White House has rescinded billions of dollars from universities around the country ...

August 5, 2025 - The Trump administration announced today that American states and cities boycotting Israeli companies will not receive natural disaster funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

August 5, 2025 - 5, 2025 · In a reversal, the Federal Emergency Management Agency will not deny grants to states and cities that boycott Israeli companies, the Trump administration said on Monday.

August 6, 2025 - However, before being removed, the clause said: “Discriminatory prohibited boycott means refusing to deal, cutting commercial relations, or otherwise limiting commercial relations specifically with Israeli companies or with companies doing business in or with Israel or authorized by, licensed by, or organized under the laws of Israel to do business,” according to 11 agency grant notices reviewed by Reuters.

The Trump administration changed course Monday amid outrage sparked by its threat to withhold at least $1.9 billion in disaster preparedness funding to states and local governments that support boycotts of Israel or Israeli firms.

August 5, 2025 - Trump administration deletes clause threatening to withhold $1.9B in disaster funding from entities that support boycotting Israel, following MAGA backlash.

August 4, 2025 - The Trump administration said states and cities will not receive funding to prepare for natural disasters if they choose to boycott Israeli companies, according to an agency statement.

August 5, 2025 - The Trump administration has quietly rescinded a policy tying federal disaster funds to opposition to boycotts of Israeli companies.