US diplomats pressed European lawmakers to oppose Israel boycott
The diplomats pressed lawmakers from Germany and Ireland to not support a law that boycotts Israel
A woman holds a sign which reads "Boycott Israel" in front of symbolic coffins while attending a demonstration supporting Palestine, in Berlin August 1, 2014. Israel launched its Gaza offensive on July 8 in response to a surge of rocket attacks by Gaza's dominant Hamas Islamists. Hamas said that Pal(photo credit: REUTERS/STEFFI LOOS)
