Israel as a Rogue State 331

Israel een democratische rechtstaat zoals in het Westen bestaat? Geen sprake van. De Amerikaanse auteur Arthur J. Paone toont in Israel our Frankenstein gedocumenteerd aan dat

'the promise of equality has not been kept... the promise of participation in the government and respresentation in all governing bodies has not been kept -- Israeli Arabs take no meaningful part in their governance.'

Daar komt nu bij dat elke oppositie, ook de joodse oppositie, monddood wordt gemaakt. Hoogste tijd voor de oppositie in het Nederlandse parlement om hieraan consequenties te verbinden. Wij hebben hier de hoofdstad van het internationaal recht, dat verplicht!

• Published 21:46 15.02.11
• Latest update 21:46 15.02.11

Knesset committee approves bill allowing Israel boycotters to be fined

Bill calls for heavy fines to be imposed on Israeli citizens who initiate or incite boycotts against Israeli individuals, companies, factories, and organizations.

By Jonathan Lis Tags: Israel newsThe Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee approved a bill on Tuesday that calls for heavy fines to be imposed on Israeli citizens who initiate or incite boycotts against Israel, despite the Foreign Ministry's objections.
The Knesset approved an initial reading of the bill over six months ago. The bill will now move on to a first reading in the Knesset for approval. If it becomes a law, the fines would apply to anyone boycotting Israeli individuals, companies, factories, and organizations.

	An anti-Israel protestor at Dublin Airport, Ireland, June, 7, 2010.
	Photo by: AP

The bill was initiated by coalition chairman Zeev Elkin (Likud), MK Arieh Eldad (National Union) and MK Dalia Itzik (Kadima).
"The bill was initiated in response to the phenomenon of academic and economic boycotts against Israeli that have recently been encountered in Israel," Elkin said.
"It is inconceivable that the state of Israel will support those who boycott it and Israeli companies that are harmed by boycotts, just because they are in Israel," he added.
Under the new law, any group could sue for damages of up to NIS 30,000 from anyone who launched a boycott against them, or incited a boycott, without having to prove that damage was indeed caused. An additional sum could then be demanded once damages were proven.
Kadima MK Yochanan Plesner, whose party co-sponsored the bill, said "the bill was originally meant to fight the phenomenon of foreign countries and bodies issue financial boycotts on Israel while receiving subsidies from the country."
Plesner said the bill was changed and it has not become a bill which is entirely devoted to "limiting the freedom of speech of the residents and citizens of Israel."
Ehud Keinan, Legal Adviser of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that Israel had enough tools to fight the boycotts against the country, and that the bill would hurt Israel's ability to fight boycotters outside of the country.