Despite Labour party leader Ed Miliband’s strong opposition, Unite, the largest trade union in the UK, voted at the weekend to campaign for boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel. The union conference called for “bolder steps like those that were taken against the South African apartheid regime” and pledged to work with others to develop a “campaigning and leverage strategy around BDS within the next 12 months”, In Fathom 6 the US academic Gabriel Brahm critically examined the philosophy that underpins the BDS (Boycotts, Divestments and Sanctions) movement against Israel. fathomjournal.org/reviews-culture/the-philosophy-behind-bds/
Posted on: Mon, 07 Jul 2014 11:13:16 +0000
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