'Opening the door for limiting freedom of expression, practised peacefully and in full observance of the law, demeans international law and German democracy itself.' Opinion | Hassan Imran
Last week the German Bundestag passed a resolution entitled ‘Resisting the BDS [Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions] movement decisively – fighting anti-Semitism’, equating BDS with anti-Semitism for the first time.
The comparison between BDS, a peaceful civil campaign calling for a boycott of Israel until it ends illegal occupation and respects international law, and the anti-Semitic Nazi calls for boycotting the Jews, is nothing but absurd. BDS itself is supported by many Jews who stand against the illegal occupation of Israel and its racist apartheid regime, and stand against Israeli violence against any other people, including Palestinians.
Racist as it may be, this formula of apartheid is irreversible for Israeli policymakers. But at the same time Israel is concerned about projecting its image worldwide to ensure international support - as the Bundestag offered last week - and aid. This has not been the only attempt to silence BDS. In 2017, the Swiss parliament passed a bill prohibiting state financing for BDS, listing it along with forms of racism, but that explicit reference was eventually withdrawn. Several states in the US have proposed anti-BDS legislation which is currently being challenged in courts by local Muslim NGOs.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, of course, welcomed the move and called for it to be repeated elsewhere.
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