Philip WEISS: "How Avi Shlaim moved from two-state solution to one-state solution" (Mondoweiss, Nov 11, 2017): click here!
...there is no hope for the Palestinians to bring about the end of occupation through the support of western governments or the UN, the only hope that the Palestinians have is through BDS.
Israel isn’t under any threat from boycott movement, but fighting a phony BDS war is too tempting for many to pass up.
The BDS Movement was the outcome of several events that shaped the Palestinian national struggle and international solidarity with the Palestinian people following the Second Uprising (Intifada) in 2000.
"After decades of Palestinian dispossession and Israeli military occupation and apartheid, the United Nations has taken its first concrete, practical step to secure accountability for ongoing Israeli violations of Palestinian human rights,” said Omar Barghouti.
Rima NAJJAR: "The UN should take a lead from the global BDS movement" (MEMo, Sept 22, 2017): click here!
Among ongoing outrageous actions and in defiance of international law, Israel’s Habayit Hayehudi party has just approved a plan for annexing the remaining occupied Palestinian territory “while either facilitating the exit of Palestinian residents or allowing them to remain but without voting rights.”
Members of Congress are currently considering a bill that threatens to silence the growing support for the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement for Palestinian freedom and human rights, known as B.D.S.
"Palestinian Academics Urge European Universities and Scholars to Withdraw from LAW TRAIN" (BDS, Sept 4, 2017): click here!
European professors and academic institutions urged to end cooperation with the EU-funded project over involvement of Israeli institutions known for illegal detention practices, routine torture, and violence against Palestinians.