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An Austrian MP who has been one of the principal advocates of a parliamentary resolution to combat antisemitism and ban government support for BDS groups has insisted that denying Israelās right to exist is antisemitic, and that his motion seeks to counter such invective.
Reinhold Lopatka, a member of the Austriaās lower house of its parliament, the National Council, for the Austria Peopleās Party, told The Jerusalem Post that antisemitism in the country needs to be decisively refuted, and that the BDS campaign was itself antisemitic.
As reported by The Jerusalem Post on Thursday, Lopatka and other members of parliament have submitted a motion to the National Council to combat antisemitism in the country, and to ban federal funds from going to organizations that back the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.
Remarkably, the motion has been backed by all five parties currently represented in the National Council from right to left, including the Austrian Peopleās Party, the far-right Freedom Party of Austria, the Social Democratic Party, the New Austria and Liberal Forum, and the Green Party.
The motion calls on the Austria federal government āto develop a holistic strategyā to combat antisemitism, and to āstrongly condemn the BDS movement and its goals, in particular the call for a boycott of Israeli products, companies, artists, scientists or athletes.ā
It also requests that the federal government ānot provide premises and infrastructureā to organizations that express themselves in antisemitic terms āor question Israelās right to exist,ā and to ensure that no federal financial support goes to BDS organizations and events.
It will likely be submitted to a vote in January, when it should sail through due to the wall-to-wall political support for the measure.
Austrian MP declares BDS movement to be antisemitic
Everywhere BDS is now being seen for what it is, an expression of anti semtism.
Reinhold Lopatka, a member of the Austriaās lower house of its parliament, the National Council, for the Austria Peopleās Party, told The Jerusalem Post that antisemitism in the country needs to be decisively refuted, and that the BDS campaign was itself antisemitic.
As reported by The Jerusalem Post on Thursday, Lopatka and other members of parliament have submitted a motion to the National Council to combat antisemitism in the country, and to ban federal funds from going to organizations that back the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.
Remarkably, the motion has been backed by all five parties currently represented in the National Council from right to left, including the Austrian Peopleās Party, the far-right Freedom Party of Austria, the Social Democratic Party, the New Austria and Liberal Forum, and the Green Party.
The motion calls on the Austria federal government āto develop a holistic strategyā to combat antisemitism, and to āstrongly condemn the BDS movement and its goals, in particular the call for a boycott of Israeli products, companies, artists, scientists or athletes.ā
It also requests that the federal government ānot provide premises and infrastructureā to organizations that express themselves in antisemitic terms āor question Israelās right to exist,ā and to ensure that no federal financial support goes to BDS organizations and events.
It will likely be submitted to a vote in January, when it should sail through due to the wall-to-wall political support for the measure.
Austrian MP declares BDS movement to be antisemitic
Everywhere BDS is now being seen for what it is, an expression of anti semtism.