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1400+ German and international artists follow elite German cultural institutions in rejecting Bundestag's anti-BDS resolution
Palestinian student unions condemn the resolution attacking the right to boycott passed in June at the "German-Israeli Student Conference" in Frankurt, and call on fellow students in Germany to reject this anti-Palestinian and anti-democratic resolution
Black American rapper Talib Kweli was cancelled by German festival due to his support of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement for Palestinian rights
"We reject this motion, which is based on the false allegation that BDS as such equals anti-Semitism. We call on the German government not to endorse this motion and to fight anti-Semitism, while respecting and protecting freedom of speech and of association, which are undeniably under attack."
Through statements issued by both the PLO and Palestinian civil society groups, and protests at German Representative Offices, Palestinians have unanimously condemned the German Parliament’s anti-Palestinian resolution attacking the right to boycott.
Palestinian civil society coalitions, human rights organizations, labor unions, and representatives of the Palestinian people, condemn in the strongest terms the German Parliament's resolution which is based on outright lies and equates the nonviolent BDS movement for Palestinian rights with anti-semitism.
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said, “U.S. courts have protected the right of individuals to participate in boycotts as a form of political protest. The same protection applies to the right to advocate or oppose BDS."
The Dutch government has rejected calls to cease funding organizations that advocate a boycott of Israel.
Palestinians welcome statement as “a major blow to Israel’s repressive legal war” on the BDS movement:
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Renowned legal scholars and lawyers from 15 European countries consider BDS as “a lawful exercise of freedom of expression”
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Palestinian BDS human rights defenders welcome the statement as a “defining moment” in asserting their right to boycott Israel to realize Palestinian rights
STATEMENT BY LEGAL SCHOLARS AGAINST MEASURES ADOPTED BY CERTAIN GOVERNMENTS TO OUTLAW THE BOYCOTT, DIVESTMENT AND SANCTIONS (BDS) MOVEMENT FOR PALESTINIAN HUMAN RIGHTS
