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USACBI: US groups condemn anti-boycott law and reiterate support for BDS
12 July 2011 | US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel Read the Palestinian Boycott National Committees statement on the anti-boycott bill Read the Boycott From Within statement on the anti-boycott bill On Monday, 11 July 2011, the Israeli Knesset passed new legislation outlawing the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement[i]; a non-partisan […]
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Haaretz: Israel passes law banning calls for boycott
11 July 2011 | Ha’aretz The Knesset passed Monday a law penalizing persons or organizations that boycott Israel or the settlements, by a vote of 47 to 38. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not present during the vote. MK Zeev Elkin (Likud), who proposed the law, said the law is not meant to silence people, […]
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Guardian: Rachel Corrie’s family claim Israeli military withheld vital video evidence
11 July 2011 | The Guardian The family of Rachel Corrie, the US activist killed in Gaza while protesting against house demolitions in 2003, on Monday claimed the Israeli military authorities withheld video evidence during the Corries’ civil lawsuit and misled US officials on crucial details. Craig Corrie, Rachel’s father, told a press conference in […]
