More than 100 high-profile figures, including musicians and authors, have pledged support for six Palestinian civil society groups that Israel has designated as terrorist organisations.
A statement condemns what they call the “unprecedented and blanket attack on Palestinian human rights defenders”.
Israel says the groups are a front for a militant faction, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), which has carried out deadly attacks.
They strongly deny the charge.
There has been widespread criticism of the decision to outlaw the groups, which could see their offices closed and staff arrested.
Source:Fiilafmonline/BBC
