"What’s the “Boycott Law” about? If you ask Israelis that question, particularly those opposed to the law, they’ll probably say that it prohibits calling for boycotts of products produced by Israeli settlements located in territories captured in 1967. But that’s the wrong answer, which is surprising given how recently the law was passed by the Knesset. More and more Facebook pages display photographs of Israeli leftists wearing buttons declaring they’re boycotting products from the settlements.
Well, that law prohibits citizens of the state from engaging in any activity that encourages avoiding “economic, cultural or academic connections with a person or other entity solely because of their connection with the state of Israel, one of its institutions or an area under its control, the effect of which is to cause economic, cultural or academic damage.” No mention of “territories,” of “settlements” – no nothing. The law actually deals with boycotting Israel as a whole."
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