Regev says Naor’s refusal to attend pro-settlement event helps BDS

27 September 2017, 7:34 pm

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At the state ceremony in Kfar Etzion celebrating 50 years of Israeli settlement in the West Bank and Golan Heights, Culture Minister Miri Regev criticizes Supreme Court Justice Miriam Naor for refusing to attend or send a representative to the “one sided” event.

“I respect her, but she crossed a dangerous red line here in Israeli democracy,” Regev tells reporters.

“The government of Israel is the only one that determines what ceremony is an official one,” she says, adding that Naor does not have the authority to boycott the official celebrations.

“This is the first time that the judiciary has not attended a state event,” Regev adds. “This bolsters those who boycott Israel, the BDS movement and UNESCO.”

— Jacob Magid