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From: Palestinian BDS National Committee
[mailto:mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] ;
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 11:28 AM
To: miriam
Subject: Please sign our appeal to the UN about Israel's war of repression
on BDS
Dear BDS supporter,
Israel has just imposed an effective travel ban on BDS movement co-founder
Omar Barghouti. This repressive move is being seen as a step towards
revoking his residency rights, as Israeli ministers threatened a few weeks
ago.
Take
<http://emails.bdsnationalcommittee.org/l/6u8JY4gO8x3mJZIYpLSe892g/1I8JOfjHG
6dsg64Qhev3uA/ybOc3HxVUOxKmEHZ7gcvoQ> action now: Sign our appeal to the UN
about Israel's war of repression on BDS
This follows thinly-veiled threats of physical violence against him by
Israeli government ministers that prompted Amnesty to express concern "for
the safety and liberty of Palestinian human rights defender Omar Barghouti".
At Israel's request, governments in the US, UK, France, Canada and elsewhere
are introducing
<http://emails.bdsnationalcommittee.org/l/6u8JY4gO8x3mJZIYpLSe892g/Gb2FvFeBR
NOVJSa5BM0DZg/ybOc3HxVUOxKmEHZ7gcvoQ> anti-democratic legislation and taking
other repressive measures to undermine the BDS movement. In France, one
activist was arrested simply for wearing a BDS t-shirt. Israel is using its
security services to illegally spy on BDS activists across the world.
Israel's huge
<http://emails.bdsnationalcommittee.org/l/6u8JY4gO8x3mJZIYpLSe892g/RUqwgZpUm
n8IM2LhwKFOnw/ybOc3HxVUOxKmEHZ7gcvoQ> campaign of repression against human
rights defenders and the BDS movement is designed to shield it from being
held accountable for its violations of international law.
Please
<http://emails.bdsnationalcommittee.org/l/6u8JY4gO8x3mJZIYpLSe892g/1I8JOfjHG
6dsg64Qhev3uA/ybOc3HxVUOxKmEHZ7gcvoQ> add your name to our appeal today and
share it widely. We'll let you know when we deliver the appeal to the UN.
Many thanks,
Palestinian BDS National Committee
<http://emails.bdsnationalcommittee.org/t/ybOc3HxVUOxKmEHZ7gcvoQ/6u8JY4gO8x3
mJZIYpLSe892g>
