Arsen Ostrovsky, international lawyer & political analyst has done a mightly fine job explaining the ramifications of Israel's new policy on his twitter feed.
1. #THREAD coming up:— Arsen Ostrovsky (@Ostrov_A) January 7, 2018
Earlier today, the Ministry of Strategic Affairs released list of 20 orgs recommended to be denied entry into Israel based on their #BDS activities.
Lot of misinformation, so will endeavour to clarify here ⬇⬇⬇ pic.twitter.com/7VsHCp589z
2. First & foremost, *EVERY* nation has right under int'l and domestic law to determine who enters and does not enter its borders. There is no automatic right of entry to non-citizens.— Arsen Ostrovsky (@Ostrov_A) January 7, 2018
3. In order to be denied entry into Israel, the person must have undertaken serious, ongoing and consistent actions to promote and advance BDS against Israel.— Arsen Ostrovsky (@Ostrov_A) January 7, 2018
4. The regulation *explicitly excludes* political criticism of Israel as a criterion.— Arsen Ostrovsky (@Ostrov_A) January 7, 2018
It is noteworthy here, that efforts to promote boycott of Israel go beyond mere 'political consideration', but are an extremist, racist methodology that ultimately seeks destruction of Israel.
5. The regulation is aimed "major players" and "senior leadership" of the BDS movement and not ordinary supporters or sympathizers.— Arsen Ostrovsky (@Ostrov_A) January 7, 2018
6. A number of organizations on the list, for example @jvplive & @NationalSJP, not only actively promote a boycott of Israel, but also support use of violence and terror.— Arsen Ostrovsky (@Ostrov_A) January 7, 2018
7. In recent years for example, UK banned entry to notorious extremists Pamela Geller & Robert Spencer, because deemed "not conducive to the public good" and because "would not stand for extremism in any form."— Arsen Ostrovsky (@Ostrov_A) January 7, 2018
8. More recently, Poland rejected entry to far-right American Neo-Nazi Richard Spenser while 25 other countries in Europe denied him entry based on Schengen provisions, due to his extremist views.— Arsen Ostrovsky (@Ostrov_A) January 7, 2018
9. In other words, Israel, like every democracy and sovereign nation, is entitled under law to determine to whom it may grant (or deny) entry.— Arsen Ostrovsky (@Ostrov_A) January 7, 2018
10. It is a bit rich & hypocritical of the organizations noted in the list to complain about being boycotted from a country that they themselves seek to promote a boycott of.— Arsen Ostrovsky (@Ostrov_A) January 7, 2018
11: This latest action is part of the Israeli government's policy (spearheaded by Minister @giladerdan1 here) to go on offensive against those who seek to delegitimize, boycott & cause harm to the State of Israel.— Arsen Ostrovsky (@Ostrov_A) January 7, 2018
Enough is enough.
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