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London Young Labour's BAME network stands unequivocally with the Palestinian people and diaspora, their inalienable right to return to their homeland, the right to self-determination, and the right to resist their oppression through the Boycott Divest and Sanction (BDS) movement.
The conflation of criticism of occupation with antisemitism is misleading and harmful. We recognise the diversity of opinions and beliefs that Jewish people hold and we must not generalise in these associations.
From the below article:
From the below article:
The BDS Movement has precedence for being a successful method of peaceful resistance for those who stand against apartheid, imperialism, and ethnic cleansing and is supported by Amnesty International: https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/usa-state-departments-attack-bds-movement-violates-free-speech
It is also supported by the UN, recently the Human Right Council published a list of businesses with links to illegal settlements in occupied Palestinian territories: https://www.theguardian.com/weather/2020/feb/12/un-publishes-list-of-companies-with-ties-to-israeli-settlements
Ronnie Kasrils, a leading member of the ANC in apartheid South Africa, wrote last year about the effectiveness of the economic boycott of SA, and parallels with BDS: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/03/israel-treatment-palestinians-apartheid-south-africa
Support from young members in the labour movement in the UK is meaningful and has an impact - whether it's from your trade union, CLP, uni Labour Club, or individual choices you make: https://bdsmovement.net/
