THREAD on Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS):

Given the US government's announcement that it will label the global BDS movement as anti-Semitic, we at @PDeepdive share this thread on what BDS is, what it calls for and what has been said about it: 👇
1/ @NathanThrall in @guardian https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/aug/14/bds-boycott-divestment-sanctions-movement-transformed-israeli-palestinian-debate
BDS: how a controversial non-violent movement has transformed the Israeli-Palestinian debate

The long read: Israel sees the international boycott campaign as an existential threat to the Jewish state. Palestinians regard it as their last resort

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/aug/14/bds-boycott-divestment-sanctions-movement-transformed-israeli-palestinian-debate
2/ @hilary_aked in @AJEnglish https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2017/1/11/boycott-divestment-sanctions-what-is-bds
Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions: What is BDS?

Everything you need to know about the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, and what’s being done to combat BDS.

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2017/1/11/boycott-divestment-sanctions-what-is-bds
3/ @mehdirhasan for @theintercept https://theintercept.com/2018/12/14/bds-israel-boycott-ilhan-omar-rashida-tlaib/
The Truth About Israel, Boycotts, and BDS

Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib are the first House members to support the BDS movement. Mehdi Hasan debunks some of the controversies surrounding BDS.

https://theintercept.com/2018/12/14/bds-israel-boycott-ilhan-omar-rashida-tlaib/
4/ @PeterBeinart in @jdforward https://forward.com/opinion/414449/no-bds-is-not-anti-semitic-and-neither-is-ilhan-omar/
Opinion | No, BDS Is Not Anti-Semitic, And Neither Is Ilhan Omar.

Ilhan Omar, who this month became the first Somali and the first Muslim refugee ever elected to Congress, modulates her views to fit her audience.

https://forward.com/opinion/414449/no-bds-is-not-anti-semitic-and-neither-is-ilhan-omar/
5/ @nadaelia48 in @MiddleEastEye https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/bds-unstoppable-spread-moral-judgement-threatens-israel
2020 BDS: The unstoppable spread of moral judgement threatens Israel

It will be 15 years since the launch of BDS whose “strategic threat” is not to Israel’s economy, but rather, to its image

https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/bds-unstoppable-spread-moral-judgement-threatens-israel
6/ @rogerwaters in @PDeepdive

Article: https://www.palestinedeepdive.com/roger-waters/ 

See also:
7/ @BashirAbuManneh in @jacobinmag https://www.jacobinmag.com/2015/04/palestine-israel-bds-self-determination
The Occupation and BDS

Supporting Palestinian liberation requires just one thing: upholding the right to self-determination.

https://www.jacobinmag.com/2015/04/palestine-israel-bds-self-determination
8/ @tommerspence in @_VashtiMedia https://vashtimedia.com/2020/01/22/boris-johnsons-bds-ban-must-be-fiercely-opposed-not-least-by-british-jews/
Vashti | Boris Johnson’s BDS ban must be opposed – not least by British Jews

The law would forbid even boycotts focused solely on the occupation, thereby framing opposition to the occupation as opposition to Israel as a whole.

https://vashtimedia.com/2020/01/22/boris-johnsons-bds-ban-must-be-fiercely-opposed-not-least-by-british-jews/
9/ Caren Holmes in @jacobinmag https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/10/boycott-divestment-sanctions-movement-israel-palestine
The Campaign to “Kill” the BDS Movement Against Israel Extends Far and Wide

Israel is facing declining public support in the United States and sees the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions campaign as a key threat to its legitimacy. That’s why Israel is enlisting the US...

https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/10/boycott-divestment-sanctions-movement-israel-palestine
10/ @Lowkey0nline speaking on @Underground_RT
11/ @sjabulhawa speaking at an event organised by @AdalahNY
12/ @dianabuttu in @newint

https://newint.org/features/2019/02/07/insiders-view-israeli-palestinian-negotiations-are-waste-time

/END
An insider’s view: ‘Israeli-Palestinian negotiations are a waste of

Diana Buttu – a former advisor to Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian Authority negotiations team – speaks to Husna Rizvi about why Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions are now the only way ahead.

https://newint.org/features/2019/02/07/insiders-view-israeli-palestinian-negotiations-are-waste-time
Credit goes to @NathanThrall, @hilary_aked, @mehdirhasan, @PeterBeinart, @nadaelia48, @rogerwaters, @BashirAbuManneh, @tommerspence, Caren Holmes, @Lowkey0nline, @sjabulhawa and @dianabuttu for these important perspectives on BDS.
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