BDS co-founder criticises UK settlement trade ban as 'performative' and ineffective

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BDS co-founder Omar Barghouti stated that the UK's new restrictions on settlement trade are 'performative' and ineffective, arguing that the UK remains complicit with Israel's actions. Barghouti asserted that the UK has an obligation to end all relations with Israel that enable its occupation, citing the ICJ's advisory opinion and the difficulty in differentiating between the Israeli and settlement economies.

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Omar Barghouti, the co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement that aims to pressure Israel over its occupation of Palestinian land, has criticised the new restrictions introduced by the UK on settlement trade as "performative". "The UK is going after a crime while continuing to be complicit with the serial criminal," he said in a statement.

BDS co-founder criticises UK settlement trade ban as 'performative' and ineffective

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