The Israeli Knesset has passed a controversial new bill to punish anyone who advocates for boycotting Israel or the occupied West Bank. According to the law, a person or an organization calling for the boycott of Israel can be sued by the boycott’s targets without having to prove that they sustained damage. Zeev Elkin, the Israel lawmaker who proposed the bill, said it was needed to “protect the citizens of Israel.” But dozens of Israeli lawmakers voted against the measure, including Nitzan Horowitz. Horowitz said, “We are dealing with a legislation that is an embarrassment to Israeli democracy and makes people around the world wonder if there is actually a democracy here.”