Highest French court rules BDS unlawful, discriminatory (anti-Israel boycott/divest/sanction)

INN ^ | 10/25/2015, 5:34 PM | Matt Wanderman

[Olog-hai]

France’s highest court of appeals has upheld a decision that found BDS advocates guilty of inciting hate and/or discrimination, the Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions has reported.

Last week the Court of Cassation ruled on a case involving two attempts to boycott Israeli products in the Carrefour supermarket, one in 2009 and one in 2010. The boycotters were wearing shirts with the slogan “Long Live Palestine, Boycott Israel,” handed out pamphlets stating that the sale of Israeli goods supports “war crimes” in Gaza, and yelled slogans such as, “Israel assassinates, Carrefour is complicit.” …

[justlurking]

Did anyone else read “BDS”, and think: the court outlawed Bush Derangement Syndrome?

[Olog-hai]

Location-specific acronyms. The Israeli press uses “PA” to refer to the Palestinian Authority and not the US state of Pennsylvania.

[justlurking]

Location-specific acronyms. The Israeli press uses “PA” to refer to the Palestinian Authority and not the US state of Pennsylvania.

Did you hear that whooshing sound?

[icwhatudo]

Yes. I wish writers would give some context/add a quick explanation instead of just posting an article as if everyone knows what is being discussed.

[2111USMC]

Yes

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Olog-hai, great news! Of course, by this time next year, every non-shariah judge in the EU will have been beheaded.

[SJackson]

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