Israeli High Court upholds anti-boycott law - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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A woman holds a sign which reads "Boycott Israel" in front of symbolic coffins while attending a demonstration supporting Palestine, in Berlin August 1, 2014. Israel launched its Gaza offensive on July 8 in response to a surge of rocket attacks by Gaza's dominant Hamas Islamists. Hamas said that Palestinians would continue confronting Israel until its blockade on Gaza was lifted. REUTERS/Steffi Loos (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTR40YJG — A woman holds a sign that reads "Boycott Israel" in front of symbolic coffins while attending a demonstration supporting Palestine, in Berlin, Aug. 1, 2014. — REUTERS/Steffi Loos

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