Melech 9,900 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 " The highest court in France this week upheld the criminal conviction of 12 political activists for the crime of advocating sanctions and a boycott against Israel.“BDS is illegal in France,” announced Pascal Markowicz, head attorney for CRIF, the umbrella organization for Jewish communities in France. Any actions to promote the movement, he added, “are completely illegal. If [BDS activists] say their freedom of expression has been violated, now the highest legal instance in France has ruled otherwise.”The group was arrested for distributing anti-Israel material in a supermarket under the French law on Freedom of the Press.Twelve activists wearing shirts that bore the words, “Long live Palestine, Boycott Israel” entered the store and began passing out flyers from the BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions) movement.The flyers said: “buying Israeli products means legitimizing crimes in Gaza.”The law imposes a prison term and/or fine of up to $50,000 for those who “provoke discrimination, hatred or violence toward a person or group of people on grounds of their origin, their belonging or their not belonging to an ethnic group, a nation, a race or a certain religion.”The court ruled that BDS is inherently discriminatory and thus outlawed its promotion.§´"http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/france-outlaws-bds-anti-semitism/2015/10/29/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didymus 34,380 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Ridiculous. Israel does violate international law and buying Israeli products (esp. from illegally occupied regions) is indeed supporting crimes that Europe is too weak to stop."the crime of advocating sanctions and a boycott against Israel" seems like a non-issue compared to the lack of sanctions and boycotts on an international level. So this is actually quite ironic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lego 44,165 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Disgusting. FreePalestine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Child 18,997 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 France's Justice is becoming too much biased when it comes to Israel, everybody should have the same treatment, they decided it was illegal only because it's about Israel. I'm done with this mess of a "country". ‘If religion be the cause of disunity, then irreligion is surely to be preferred.’ ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bette Davis 12,742 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Shouldn't people be free to boycott and demonstrate against any country that they feel is committing unjust behavior? This feels very wrong and is definitely a violation of freedom of speech. Quite backwards of France - I'm surprised. Cold as ice cream, but still as sweet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emvee 8,834 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Why does the whole world feel it needs to bow to Israel? I don't get it. They're violating human rights on a very large scale, but they get a pass. Uh, what? The United States would've stepped in LONG ago if it were Iran or a country that has abundant natural resources. International disgrace. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brizoda 4,177 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 this is a shame. France is bought by the jew lobby Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brizoda 4,177 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 can a french person boycott Russia or Iran? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brizoda 4,177 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 politicians in France don't understand that this only promote more dislike and hate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Child 18,997 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Shouldn't people be free to boycott and demonstrate against any country that they feel is committing unjust behavior? This feels very wrong and is definitely a violation of freedom of speech. Quite backwards of France - I'm surprised.Why does the whole world feel it needs to bow to Israel? I don't get it. They're violating human rights on a very large scale, but they get a pass. Uh, what? The United States would've stepped in LONG ago if it were Iran or a country that has abundant natural resources. International disgrace. politicians in France don't understand that this only promote more dislike and hateI can't like your posts guys cause I'm only allowed to give reputation 50 times per day.Too bad cause I'm French and I live in France and I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks that France is really unfair and biased. ‘If religion be the cause of disunity, then irreligion is surely to be preferred.’ ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiphEret 1,320 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I am facepalmibg so hard at my country right i can't believe that deciding to boycott is illegal, its not like tjey went to Jewish supermarket or making stupid assumptions they are very clear about Israel. It would have been Saudi Arabia they wouldnt have been in trouble Sur le sable sur la neige, Sur les images dorées,Sur le front de mes amis, J’écris ton nom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brizoda 4,177 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 ew Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
uo111 5,282 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Oh France, loves stepping all over civil rights for no reason.This is why when people say things like "hate speech shouldn't be protected speech," they are just flat out wrong.This isn't even hate speech and it's being restricted. That is insane. How you can say that arguing for Palestian rights is hate speech is beyond me.France needs some serious work on their free speech laws, because theh are severely lacking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
politicqxs 358 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Probably after the Charlie hebdo incident everyone changed their mind giving up sodomy and moving to 🇦🇪 converting to ☪ and marrying four girls Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melech 9,900 Posted October 30, 2015 Author Share Posted October 30, 2015 I am facepalmibg so hard at my country right i can't believe that deciding to boycott is illegal, its not like tjey went to Jewish supermarket or making stupid assumptions they are very clear about Israel. It would have been Saudi Arabia they wouldnt have been in trouble Disgusting. France's Justice is becoming too much biased when it comes to Israel, everybody should have the same treatment, they decided it was illegal only because it's about Israel. I'm done with this mess of a "country". Why does the whole world feel it needs to bow to Israel? I don't get it. They're violating human rights on a very large scale, but they get a pass. Uh, what? The United States would've stepped in LONG ago if it were Iran or a country that has abundant natural resources. International disgrace. Ridiculous. Israel does violate international law and buying Israeli products (esp. from illegally occupied regions) is indeed supporting crimes that Europe is too weak to stop."the crime of advocating sanctions and a boycott against Israel" seems like a non-issue compared to the lack of sanctions and boycotts on an international level. So this is actually quite ironic.Do you actually know what BDS is saying? Their leader calls for destruction of Israel and their supporters got several times caught for saying "slaughter the jews:" BDS movement also demonstrated against an AMERICAN Jew to perform at a European music festival.this is a shame. France is bought by the jew lobby"jew lobby" Disgusting. Go away with your national socialist way of thought on Jews. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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