The high court ruling strikes a severe blow to efforts – supported by the government – to use legal repression to outlaw boycott, divestment and sanctions campaigns supporting Palestinian rights. Read more about Boycott activists beat Israel lobby in French high court
French president-elect François Hollande has told a Jewish community publication that he opposes the boycott of Israeli goods, even apparently from Israeli settlements in occupied territories, and considers such boycotts “illegal.” Meanwhile a French court disagreed, acquitting another group of BDS activists in a significant legal victory. Read more about New French president says boycott of Israeli goods "illegal," but Paris court acquits more BDS activists