In the first week of July, the British parliament passed the second reading of a new legislation innocuously titled theit aims to prevent “public bodies when making decisions about procurement and investment from considering a country or territory of origin or other territorial considerations in a way that indicates political or moral disapproval of a foreign state.”the legislation “is required to stop public bodies pursuing their own foreign policy agenda.
They even spell out what they mean about cohesion: “Such boycotts may legitimise and drive antisemitism as these … campaigns overwhelmingly target Israel.” The briefing states, “there is some evidence to show that hate crimes can be seen to occur alongside boycott and/or divestment campaigns.” Worried by its impact, Israel launched a counter-movement in 2010 through the state-run policy think tank, the Reut Institute. Amongsabotaging