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B’nai B’rith International has issued the following statement:
 
B’nai B’rith International strongly commends German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party for passing a resolution opposing the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. BDS only furthers Palestinian attempts to demonize and delegitimize the Jewish state, in turn harming the peace process by discouraging direct negotiations between the parties.
 
The CDU, in a statement, said: “Who today under the flag of the BDS movement calls to boycott Israeli goods and services speaks the same language in which people were called to not buy from Jews. That is nothing other than coarse anti-Semitism…The CDU will decisively oppose every hostile action that Israel faces.”
 
We applaud the CDU’s forceful rejection of an anti-Semitic and anti-Israel movement that seeks to destabilize the Jewish state’s economy and ultimately end Israel’s existence. We further welcome the potent symbolism of such a message from Germany’s governing party. B’nai B’rith hopes that the CDU’s exemplary action will prompt other political actors throughout Europe to condemn BDS and denounce anti-Semitism and anti-Israel hatred.