British Home Secretary, Priti Patel, said the non-violent Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions ( BDS ) campaign to end Israel's illegal occupation of Palestinian territories was "racist" and "anti-Semitic". "Holding the Jewish community collectively responsible for what happens in the Middle East by my definition is racist," Patel said in a speech at the Conservative Friends of Israel's annual parliamentary reception on Monday. This comes after the UK government revealed its long-anticipated plan to ban the BDS campaign during the Queen's Speech last week. The anti-BDS legislation will curtail the freedom of public bodies from adopting ethical positions against human rights...
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