signs of a woman in Tel Aviv a new request peace now against products of settlement, Israeli civil rights groups plan to challenge a new law to prevent the boycott of products from the settlements in the West Bank.The prohibition of any "boycott geographically based" was approved on Monday.
The law has been strongly condemned as a "profoundly undemocratic" and a violation of freedom of expression.
Petitions against must be in the superior court of Israel. A group is also calling for a boycott of olive oil and wine of the settlements.
The law allows the submission of civil lawsuits against Israeli individuals or organizations that openly called for a boycott. Signs of real economic damage is required by the party to sue for damages.
The Association for civil rights in Israel, said the new law is "undemocratic and unconstitutional" and sets a bad precedent. He calls his disqualification by the High Court.
Gush Shalom, an organization which campaigns for an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories, also pledging to challenge the law on legal grounds.
He said that the legislation intended "to silence criticism of the policies of the Government in general and its policies in the occupied territories in particular and to avoid a political discourse open and productive, which is the backbone of a democratic regime".
A coalition of four groups — Adalah, an organization of legal rights for Israeli Arabs, physicians for human rights, the public Committee against torture and the coalition of women for peace — says that you join legal resources.
Peace now already has taken a different course, directly challenging the new restrictions. You are using posters and social media to call Israeli public to boycott the Ahiya of olive oil and wine of Psagot, which are produced by Jewish settlers.
Your Facebook group, so Sue Me, I am boycotting the settlements already it has more than 7,000 likes.
The right measureIsrael has occupied West Bank since the 1967 six day war, but their settlements are considered illegal under international law. Continued construction of settlements derailed the latest peace talks with the Palestinians who want the land as part of a future State.
The "Act on the prevention of damage to the Israel State through boycott" won a majority of 47-38 in the Israeli Knesset. It was proposed by the right-wing politicians angered by internal dissent towards the Israeli policies in the West Bank.
Israeli artists decided to boycott a new cultural centre in the West Bank of Ariel settlementAmong recent initiatives was a statement by Israeli academics to boycott of the West Bank settlement of Ariel and artists.
Israeli developers also agreed not to use products or services of settlements when they signed to help build a new modern Palestinian city, North of Ramallah.
Speaking on the Radio of the Israeli army, the Minister of finance, Yuval Steinitz, said: "boycott against the State of Israel, certainly cannot be considered legitimate from the point of view of Israel and boycotts against the settlement or any other region of the country are not a democratic way to determine the democratic supervision".
The Israeli media has criticized the Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to not turn on vote on Monday. However, he has defended the legislation.
"I passed the law." "If I had not approved, would have not come here and would have not happened," said Netanyahu. "I am against boycotts directed at the Israel State in general, and I am against boycott aimed at groups in Israel".
The concept of boycott is sensitive to the Israelis, which dates back to a longstanding boycott by the Arab world which led some global companies to avoid doing business with Israel.
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