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Pompeo tells Netanyahu that US gov't views Palestinian-led BDS campaign as "antisemitic" "cancer", US will withdraw support for groups that engage in "BDS conduct" https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-to-formally-declare-bds-anti-semitic-pompeo-says-announcing-crackdown/
Responding, @BDSMovement slams "far-right Trump Netanyahu" alliance https://bdsmovement.net/news/peaceful-bds-movement-will-prevail-over-far-right-trump-netanyahu-alliance
Responding, @BDSMovement slams "far-right Trump Netanyahu" alliance https://bdsmovement.net/news/peaceful-bds-movement-will-prevail-over-far-right-trump-netanyahu-alliance
In addition to the Palestinian BNC response, the Trump administration's attack on BDS as "antisemitic" has already been condemned by number of human rights groups.
Here's @hrw @goldsteinricky on rich tradition of boycotts as protest (via @OmarSShakir) https://twitter.com/OmarSShakir/status/1329357870719184898
Here's @hrw @goldsteinricky on rich tradition of boycotts as protest (via @OmarSShakir) https://twitter.com/OmarSShakir/status/1329357870719184898
And here's UK charity @WarOnWant: https://twitter.com/WarOnWant/status/1329387686919073793
No surprise that the Trump administration's move re the BDS Movement goes hand in hand with explicit apologia for the illegal settlements at the heart of Israel's discriminatory regime in the occupied West Bank. https://twitter.com/KreaseChan/status/1329395654955851776
Reminder that in June, the European Court of Human Rights (sensibly but significantly) ruled that banning people from boycotting Israeli products violates the right to freedom of expression. https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/france-landmark-european-court-human-rights-judgment-rules-boycott-campaign-against
