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French Jewish leader calls for closure of main BDS account

APRIL 24, 2016 01:25

NEW YORK – The president of the Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions (CRIF) called for the Credit Mutuel bank to pull the plug on the account of the main anti-Israel BDS group in France.

The Jerusalem Post had uncovered the account with the bank of La Campagne BDS France, which targets Israel with economic warfare.

Roger Cukierman, the head of CRIF, told the Post on Wednesday that “a boycott [of Israel] is forbidden by law” in France, and said the BDS France account should be closed. France’s 2003 “Lellouche law” bars boycotts based on national origin. French courts have enforced the Lellouche law by fining BDS activists.

Frédéric Monot, a spokesman for Credit Mutuel, said, “We do not disclose information covered by banking secrecy, but we strictly respect the application of French law.”

BDS France did not immediately respond to a Post query.

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