A little more than a month has passed since the High Court of Justice rejected the argument that the law limiting the right to boycott organizations operating in the occupied territories harms the right of freedom of demonstration. The justices ruled that, in this case, the interest of the state takes precedence over freedom of expression, thus upholding the law against those boycotting settlements.
The same court rejected on May 11 the plea of the nongovernmental organization Ir Amim and Gadi Gvaryahu, the chairman of the Tag Meir grass-roots organization, to change the route of the Jerusalem Day Flag Parade planned for May 17 and forbid the marchers from entering the Muslim Quarter. The verdict is full of flowery phrases denouncing violence.