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British government to pass anti-BDS law, senior Conservative saysLord Eric Pickles tells Jerusalem conference that 'BDS is anti-Semitic, and should be treated as such'; new bill expected to pull rug from under feet of UK anti-Israel organizations as London strives to tighten trade ties with Jewish state, boost cooperation with Mideast nationsi24NEWS, Yaniv Halily |Updated: 12.16.19 , 12:57The newly elected Conservative government is set to pass a law banning public bodies in Britain from engaging with the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, a senior UK official said on Sunday.Lord Eric Pickles, the UK Special Envoy for post-Holocaust matters, told a conference in Jerusalem that the new law would ban public agencies from working with those who boycott Israel in any way. Read more at: https://www.ynetnews.com/article/SJj00fp40S