that the petitions are not yet ripe, and that should suffice for their denial in limine.”

 Uri Avnery’s counsel Gabi Lasky argued on the merits that the Boycott Law was unconstitutional. He argued that the Law infringes various constitutional rights (among them: freedom of expression, equality, and freedom of occupation).  Gabi Lasky noted that this argument was raised in the position expressed by the Legal Advisor of the Knesset. 

 Infringement of a Constitutional Right

Lasky argued that the Boycott Law infringes the right to freedom of expression. Infringing freedom of expression, including freedom of political expression, has been recognized in the case law as an infringement of human dignity. Accor...

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