Rejected petition Repeal the ban on the boycotting of Israeli goods.

It is a democratic right to withdraw custom from any product or service for any reason, including disapproval of the actions of a particular nation state. Banning the boycott of Israeli goods by councils, public bodies and student unions is egregious antidemocratic government overreach.

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http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f1c2e5d8-9ab0-11e5-a5c1-ca5db4add713.html#axzz40EJZ6Wl4

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/israel-boycott-local-councils-public-bodies-and-student-unions-to-be-banned-from-shunning-israeli-a6874006.html

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/121704

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Date submitted 15 February 2016
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