Israel passes law banning citizens from calling for boycotts | World news

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  • Vive la démocratie // #Israel passes law banning citizens from calling for #boycotts | World news | The Guardian
    http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/11/israel-passes-law-boycotts

    The “’Law for Prevention of Damage to the State of Israel through Boycott” won a majority of 47 to 38, despite strong opposition and an attempt to filibuster the six-hour debate. Prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu did not take part in the vote.

    Under the terms of the new law, an individual or organisation proposing a boycott may be sued for compensation by any individual or institution claiming that it could be damaged by such a call. Evidence of actual damage is not be required.

    • Au-delà de la position de principe quant à la liberté d’expression, les arguments suivants me semblent les plus pertinents :

      Hassan Jabareen of Adalah, a legal centre for Israeli-Arab citizens, said: “Defining boycott as a civil wrong suggests that all Israelis have a legal responsibility to promote the economic advancement of the settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. This means that Israeli organisations opposing the settlements as a matter of principle are in a trap: any settler can now constantly harass them, challenging them to publicly declare their position on the boycott of settlements and threatening them with heavy compensation costs if they support it.”