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<p>July 12, 2011 | Maan News Agency</p>
<p>TEL AVIV, Israel (Ma&#8217;an) &#8212; A law passed by the Israeli Knesset making it an offence to call for a boycott against the state of Israel or its West Bank settlements is an attack on freedom of expression and will have a chilling effect on speech, Amnesty International said Tuesday.</p>
<p>&#8220;Despite proponents’ claims to the contrary, this law is a blatant attempt to stifle peaceful dissent and campaigning by attacking the right to freedom of expression, which all governments must uphold,&#8221; said Philip Luther, Amnesty&#8217;s deputy director for the Middle East and North Africa.</p>
<p>&#8220;The broad definition of boycott could apply to anyone seeking to use this non-violent means of dissent to criticize any individual or institution involved in human rights violations or violations of international law in Israel or the Occupied Palestinian Territories,&#8221; he said in a statement.</p>
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