Tag: Criminalizing opposition

Supporting BDS is enough to get detained by the cops in Israel these days | +972 Magazine

Instead of simply announcing that it opposes BDS, which would be a perfectly legitimate stance, the Israeli government is criminalizing the movement and its advocates. The results won’t be pretty. Police near Jerusalem picked up an Israeli citizen who was just standing on the street Monday. He was not doing anything illegal. Someone who lived in the neighborhood reported him on suspicion of carrying material related to BDS; and while it is not illegal for Israelis to carry material about BDS in territory under Israel’s control, the police answered the call. [tmwinpost] Jeff Halper, the director of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD)…

Source: Supporting BDS is enough to get detained by the cops in Israel these days | +972 Magazine