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In reply to the discussion: Over 70 American Intellectuals Call for 'Targeted Boycott' of Israeli Settlements [View all]shira
(30,109 posts)43. You claim 2 different forms of BDS & you can't back that up. Game over.
Last edited Thu Sep 29, 2016, 12:24 PM - Edit history (2)
What you believe about BDS is irrelevant. You're wrong and you cannot justify your POV.
I've shown how the Illinois legislation doesn't differentiate between Israel and the occupied territories. There are twelve more states that have legislation that does the exactly same thing. For me, this is a bigger problem than trying to figure out whether calling for boycotts, divestment and sanctions of the settlements is the same as BDS.
That list includes FreedomCall, which boycotts Israel - not just the settlements.
If you say they are just boycotting the occupation, that's crap because they're boycotting all Israel, not just the occupation. Besides, why didn't they just boycott the Gaza occupation before the Gaza war, if it's only about occupation? I call bullshit on your claim. They're clearly targeting all Israel because of the Gaza war, not settlements and not occupation.
So you're clearly wrong, why not just admit it and move on?
So what do you think of the anti-BDS legislation that doesn't differentiate between Israel and the settlements?
FreedomCall boycotts all Israel.
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Over 70 American Intellectuals Call for 'Targeted Boycott' of Israeli Settlements [View all]
Little Tich
Sep 2016
OP
"We, the undersigned, oppose an economic, political, or cultural boycott of Israel itself"
oberliner
Sep 2016
#3
Do you think that opposing the settlements in some form is a good idea, or is it better to not
Little Tich
Sep 2016
#7
All legislation against BDS targets the type that's against the settlements,
Little Tich
Sep 2016
#14
FreedomCall UK divested due Israel's war on Gaza, and G4S were involved in the occupation.
Little Tich
Sep 2016
#16
Israel bombing and killing civilians in occupied Gaza is the "occupation" part.
Little Tich
Sep 2016
#38
What part of FreedomCall boycotting all Israel (not just settlements) don't u get?
shira
Sep 2016
#41
So we have whittled down all those Israel BDSers on the list to only one company
Little Tich
Sep 2016
#44
The legal definition of BDS in every piece of legislation against BDS includes the occupied territor
Little Tich
Sep 2016
#22
It seems as those who signed the letter support BDS of the settlements, but oppose the all out BDS
Little Tich
Sep 2016
#34
To recap: The lawmakers in 13 US states firmly believe that BDS of the settlements and BDS of Israel
Little Tich
Sep 2016
#40
Netanyahu is a Hitler apologist who hates Palestinians and who will probably
Little Tich
Sep 2016
#39