BDS is a political program with the practical end result of "mass murder of jews," so yes it's pretty definitively antisemitic.
I don't think I've ever specifically mentioned BDS, have I?
In general, I think arguments of the form "X program would have Y result, therefore supporters of X support Y" are very weak unless you can make a very direct argument that X is inextricable from Y. It is not clear to me that the objectives of BDS, which per Wikipedia are
to pressure Israel to meet what the BDS movement describes as Israel's obligations under international law,[7] defined as withdrawal from the occupied territories, removal of the separation barrier in the West Bank, full equality for Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel, and "respecting, protecting, and promoting the rights of Palestinian refugees to return to their homes and properties".[8]
is inevitably functionally equivalent to "mass murder of jews." There seems to be a pretty long inferential chain there that I guess I'm missing.
67 notes
·
View notes
Meet the OGs of TERRORISM
“A month ago, we announced that any country recognising a Palestinian state unilaterally would prompt us to establish a settlement. Five countries made this mistake, so we established five settlements. We will bring in a million settlers. This is our Zionist response to the enemy.”
Israel’s Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich, known for his far-right, anti-Muslim stance and hatred of Palestinians, said in a recorded video message that he would bring one million illegal Jewish settlers to the occupied West Bank in response to Spain, Norway, Ireland, Slovenia and Armenia backing Palestinian statehood.
Smotrich also serves as a minister in the defence ministry, with authority over civilian issues in the occupied West Bank.
On June 27, the Israeli cabinet approved steps proposed by Smotrich aimed at “legalising” settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank and imposing sanctions on the Palestinian Authority.
The Israeli security cabinet also approved Smotrich’s plan to counter recognition of Palestinian statehood and actions against Israel in international courts.
The plan includes measures against the Palestinian Authority, the issuance of tenders for thousands of new housing units in illegal Israeli settlements and the legalisation of five settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank.
Additionally, the plan involves revoking permits and benefits for Palestinian officials, restricting their movement and preventing senior officials from leaving the country.
11 notes
·
View notes
Guy on CNN: You don't have the First Amendment right to protest on private property.
1.) The publicly-owned UCLA campus is "private property?"
2.) YES. YES YOU DO.
11 notes
·
View notes
Watch a genocide from the comfort of your backyard
3 notes
·
View notes
I saw a dumbfuck post about how the only realistic options are that Palestinians or Israelis commit total genocide (what's going on now stupid?), they keep fighting until another country takes over and treats them both badly, or ~both sides forgive each other~ and how the last one is the only good option, and I wanna break that down but like. Lemme just say realistically immediately after the creation of a Palestinian state what will probably happen is 1) many Israelis will leave because they won't want to live in a state where Palestinians have nominally equal rights, and many of them have been indoctrinated to believe Palestinians are rabid 2) many of the Israelis who do stay will still hold economic privileges over many Palestinians and will as such hold sway in the government alongside Palestinians that have managed to build wealth and the popular resistance leaders that survive to see a Palestinian state
2 notes
·
View notes
Fr did not expect my dad to be lukewarm on Palestine but I should learn that my dad when given an opportunity to impress me will always fail
3 notes
·
View notes