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July 5, 2023

The Disingenuous Arguments against Britain’s Anti-BDS Bill

The legislation would prevent local governments from boycotting Israel.

In 2014, the British city of Leicester decided to boycott some Israeli products; the city council of Lancaster adopted a similar resolution in 2021. On Monday, the House of Commons voted in favor of advancing a bill that would stop such actions by local governments. The vote followed the bill’s second reading, which means those who object to its particulars could have voted for it, and then sought to have it amended before it is considered for passage. Nonetheless, the entire Labor party and 84 Tories abstained, while 70 MPs voted against it. Melanie Phillips comments:

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