Tag: Knesset
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Call on Israel’s parliament to oppose the bill criminalizing the documentation of soldiers
Israel’s parliament is to consider a law banning the photographing or filming of soldiers. The proposed legislation is entitled the “Prohibition against photographing and documenting IDF Soldiers”. “Anyone who filmed, photographed, and/or recorded soldiers in the course of their duties, with the intention of undermining the spirit of IDF soldiers and residents of Israel, shall…
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Join Palestinians on November 30th to protest against the Prawer plan
10th November 2013 | Prawer Won’t Pass Campaign | Occupied Palestine On 24th of June, the Israeli Knesset approved the Prawer-Begin plan, which if implemented will result in the destruction of more than 35 unrecognized villages in Al-Naqab and the forced expulsion and confinement of more than 70,000 Palestinian Bedouins. The Prawer plan is the largest Israeli…
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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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Hebron visit by Knesset member provokes settler venom
International Solidarity Movement 24 June 2010 A member of the left-wing Knesset party visited Tel Rumeida settlement in Hebron Wednesday, generating a large crowd as walked through the city. He came to speak and was given a tour of the settlements. The group was surrounded by around 10 police, 40 border police, and also at…