UK grants special protection to Israel in new anti-boycott bill

Michael Gove introduces Tory leadership hopeful Rishi Sunak during the final Conservative leadership election hustings in London, United Kingdom on August 31, 2022 [Wiktor Szymanowicz - Anadolu Agency]

The UK government has introduced an anti-boycott bill which grants Israel special protection against public bodies from taking a moral and ethical stance against the racist and discriminatory practices of the apartheid state. Details of the bill proposed by the Tory Minister, Michael Gove, includes a special anti-democratic clause that blocks UK public bodies from ever sanctioning Israel while allowing for exceptions specified by the government. If passed, "The Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) bill will prohibit procurement and investment decisions made by public bodies that it says are "influenced by political or moral disapproval of foreign state conduct". It states that the government can "specify a country or territory" for which the bill "does not apply", meaning […] Source

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