A powerful point of view on social justice from an Israeli man of conscience. May his words prevail as a general consensus. “By definition, an occupying state is not a democracy,” Levy says. “Israel was always a full and liberal democracy for its Jewish citizens. It was a partial democracy for its Arab citizens, and a totalitarian tyranny in the West Bank and Gaza. In this war, I started to think it is not even a full democracy for its Jewish citizens; only for those who think like the majority.” …… Westerners should support the “Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions” campaign, he argues, “because there won’t be a change from within, because Israel will not be punished for the occupation, because in South Africa it was very effective . . . It’s the only way to shake Israelis out of their blindness and indifference.” irishtimes/news/world/holocaust-makes-israelis-think-international-law-doesn-t-apply-1.1924554?page=2
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