Naomi Klein`s piece below on the boycott is why so many are finally taking action on Israel`s continuing enormous violence in the West Bank and Gaza..
Boycott, Divest, Sanction
It`s time. Long past time. The best strategy to end the increasingly bloody occupation is for Israel to become the target of the kind of global movement that put an end to apartheid in South Africa...
Every day that Israel pounds Gaza brings more converts to the BDS cause - even among Israeli Jews. In the midst of the assault roughly 500 Israelis, dozens of them well-known artists and scholars, sent a letter to foreign ambassadors in Israel. It calls for "the adoption of immediate restrictive measures and sanctions" and draws a clear parallel with the anti-apartheid struggle. "The boycott on South Africa was effective, but Israel is handled with kid gloves ... This international backing must stop." For the full article goto: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jan/10/naomi-klein-boycott-israel |
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