Omar Barghouti: BDS ban not only threatens Palestinian rights but all justice movements
BDS Movement co-founder Omar Barghouti
OMAR BARGHOUTI has warned of the wider threat to human rights and justice movements if the British government’s BDS ban is passed.
Mr Barghouti, who co-founded the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, said yesterday that the ban would not only suppress Palestinian rights advocacy but activism for the climate, LGBT+ rights and economic justice.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed last month that his government will move to ban public bodies from boycotting Israel and other oppressive regimes.
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