Israel fines New Zealand women $18,000 for urging Lorde concert boycott

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[–]exPFCwintergreen 5 insightful - 5 fun5 insightful - 4 fun6 insightful - 5 fun -  (0 children)

A Babylonian Curse on the government of israel.

[–]magnora7 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This is just nonsense. What about the "artistic welfare" of the Palestinians that Israel murders by the dozens?

The idea that it's illegal to boycott Israel is just ridiculous.

[–]Mle 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Judge Mirit Fohrer ruled that Justine Sachs and Nadia Abu-Shanab of New Zealand must pay damages to Israeli teenagers Shoshana Steinbach, Ayelet Wertzel and Ahuva Frogel totalling more than NZ$18,000 for writing a letter urging the singer to cancel her concert in Tel Aviv, the Jerusalem Post reports.

So who are these teenagers and how are they owed anything other than a refund for the tickets they bought to a cancelled concert? Who wants to bet they have ties to Israeli government and/or intelligence, and are just being used in this stupid push to make it illegal to criticize Israel across the world?

I sincerely hope the New Zealand courts give 'em the old middle finger and do not compel anyone to pay these girls a cent.