The BDS movement does nothing to bring peace between Israelis and Palestinians, or improve the lives of Palestinians. Peace will come through a negotiated settlement between the 2 parties that will include mutual recognition of rights and national aspirations. The BDS leadership works against peace by rejecting all cooperative endeavors between Israelis and Palestinians. By placing all blame on one party only, and by ignoring context, the BDS movement serves to bolster the most rejectionist elements of the Palestinian cause.The 3 demands of BDS are based on a faulty understanding of the relevant international law. The real goal of BDS is to end the existence of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state. Thus, BDS has been rejected over and over by every institution where it has tried to get an honest endorsement. BDS looks forward to yet another stunning defeat at the Park Slope Food Coop.
In March 2012 we defeated a BDS initiative at the Park Slope Food Coop.
I hope I still have something worthwhile to contribute to the discussion
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
A Busy Day
The day began with an article in the Wall Street Journal reporting on the upcoming vote at the General Meeting. The news is spreading through the blogosphere and reporters are contacting me. By afternoon I received an email from Metro asking for 150 words on why to oppose BDS. Here is what I submitted:
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Fabulous points Barb.
ReplyDeleteExcellent wording. And I loved the WSJ piece, too. The comments were a little scary, but.....hey! it's a Murdoch organ.
ReplyDeleteGo get 'em, Perdie!