Boris Johnson’s Government Will Make It Illegal Engaging With Anti-Israel BDS Movement, Report Says

On Sunday, the UK Special Envoy for post-Holocaust issues informed the International Institute for Strategic Dialogue’s conference in Jerusalem that the new Conservative British government led by Prime Minister Boris Johnson would pass a law making it illegal for public bodies to engage with the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, as The Jerusalem Post reported.

Eric Pickles stated, “BDS is anti-Semitic and should be treated as such.” He also stated that the blowout loss inflicted on the Labour Party by the Conservative party proved the British people hate anti-Semitism, asserting, “Antisemitism is an attack on the British way of life and British identity. Without our Jewish citizens we would be a lesser nation. Without our Jewish citizens, we should be a lesser nation.”