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Jul 2023
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Challenging the British Anti-Boycott Bil...

Al-shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network
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Ben Jamal, director of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the UK’s anti-BDS bill targetting pro-Palestine activism. They discuss the broader repercussions of the proposed policy and ways in which the PSC and other rights groups are campaigning against the legislation.


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