Anti-Israel protest a disservice to Palestinians

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My word Israel? Are they appalled by BDS why all post-World War Il refugees for self-determination but deny the By June Brott already show "Palestine" replacing Israel.) silence as Syria slaughters dissident Bay Area fans of the anti-Israel same rights to Israelis.

The only (including 700,000 Jews fleeing way to ensure justice for Palestincitizens, Turkey arrests journalists, Perhaps BDS supporters don't Arab countries) have been resettled BDS movement (Boycott, Divest, long ago realize that the Palestinian "right of except Palestinian Exypt represses free speech, Saudi ians, he says, is to annihilate Israel. and Sanction) are trying again to refugees? prevent Trader Joe's, Berkeley Abunimah is author of "One Arabia forbids women to drive, Iran return" means flooding Israel with threatens a nuclear war and Pales Bowl and other stores from selling nearly 5 million descendants of the Barghouti, an Egyptian-born Country: A Bold Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian gays flee to Israel for safety?

650,000 Arabs Palestinian, declares that Israelis Israeli couscous and hummus. Abunimah and Barghouti do dismade refugees by tinian Impasse. and Palestinians who work together The protesters argue that BDS BDS advocates the Arab-initiated service to Palestinians by portraycor peace are collaborationists. Do helps Palestinians. After reading Do BDS supBDS fans agree?

Although Bargh1948 war. ing them as not accountable victims about the movement's goals and porters undersincerely determined outi attends Tel Aviv University, he stand that "One who blame all their woes on Israel Most of these leaders, I began to wonder: Do local to harm Israel *U.N.-desigfounded the Academie and Cultural and the West.

BDS advocates really understand Country" means boycott of Israel. He argues that one country for BDS advocates sincerely deternated refugee who and what they are supporting" economically should, Israel is an apartheid country.

HowPalestine and none descendants" live mined to harm Israel economically Do they know, for example, that for Israel? throughout the ever, Israelis hail from more than the BDS movement rejects the twoshould, with conviction, go beyond with conviction, go world and have 100 nations, Arab-Israelis are full 'hey should When BDS state solution - an independent couscous and hummus. citizens, make up 20 percent of the never set foot in beyond couscous and leaders mention boycott all Israeli-related products state of Palestine next to the state Israel population, have Arab lawyers, doc*end the occupaof Israel?

By contrast, the United such as the pill camera, cellphones, hummus. If those ors, members of the Knesset, and tion," they don't States, European Union, Israel, and computers, voice mail technology refugees returned, mean the disputed are free to criticize the government. most of the international commuAOL.

Instant Messenger, bar code territories that came under Israeli BDS co-founder Omar Barghouti No Jews in Arab countries have the software, scanners, drip irrigation. nity think the two-state approach same rights as Arabs in Israel. explains, "You would have one control after the 1967 self-defense and other contributions that help represents the best chance for Do BDS followers cringe when people all over the world - includPalestine next to a second Palestine. war.

Instead, they rewrite history resolving the Arab/Israeli conflict. revisionist Barghouti asserts that ing Palestinians. asserting that "occupation" includes rather than a Palestine next to an But BDS leaders such as All Tel Aviv, Haifa, and all of Israel.

Jesus was a Palestinian and denies Abunimah, founder of Blectronic 3,000 years of Jewish history in Intifada, defend Palestinian rights (Palestinian schoolbook maps Are BDS followers wondering • June Brott is an Oakland resident.

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"Anti-Israel protest a disservice to Palestinians," Oakland Tribune, 29 February 2012. Covering Palestine archive, CP-2012-010. https://coveringpalestine.org/archive/cp-2012-010