The "delegitimisation" movement, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defines it, is building consensus among international actors and Israeli Jews themselves, in defiance of the
Anti-boycott law.
It concerns the
anti-boycott law enacted by the Knesset.
Everything you (never) wanted to know about Israel's
anti-boycott law [The boycott law will have a significant and immediate practical effect.
the so-called Nakba law, the foreign finding law, and the
anti-boycott law, as
The recently approved
anti-boycott law is a proof of that.
This year's summer session of the Knesset saw the passage of many controversial bills into law, including the
anti-boycott law that allows people to sue those who call for a boycott against Israeli products or Israeli settlements.
Nearly a year later, on the night of July 11, Israel's parliament passed the Boycott Prohibition Law, also known as the
anti-boycott law.
The
anti-boycott law that has been approved in Israel will provide new ammunition for those who see Israel and Zionism as intemperate racists, or even, as some Israeli critics have said, fascists.
Last week Israel sparked worldwide controversy by passing an
anti-boycott law in an attempt to stop divestment efforts like the TIAA-CREF campaign by making support of boycotts a punishable offense.
Last week she was taken out of the Knesset hall by security officers after interrupting a speech by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the recently-passed
anti-boycott law.
However, the recent
anti-boycott law passed in Israel adds extra difficulty to this campaign.
The other
anti-boycott law is the Ribicoff Amendment to the Tax Reform Act of 1976 (TRA76).
