The Lord’s Chamber at the Palace of Westminster. Photo: UK Parliament/Flickr. New legislation that would prohibit local UK governments from boycotting Israel was announced on Tuesday in the Queen’s Speech, an annual address highlighting the government’s upcoming priorities. Delivered Wednesday by Prince Charles, because of Queen Elizabeth II’s unavailability for the occasion for the first time since 1963, it placed on the legislative agenda a “Boycotts, Divestment, Sanctions Bill” that “will prevent public bodies engaging in boycotts that undermine community cohesion.” The announcement follows the British Parliament’s passing in February a legislative amendment that forbade local governments from divesting public...
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