Omar Barghouti wrote in December 2013 that the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign may well be reaching a tipping point. Barghouti is one of the founders of this movement to pressure Israel to recognize fundamental Palestinian rights. This may be the breakthrough moment for BDS, shifting from the slow accumulation of modest victories to major successes and widespread support. He described this as the South Africa moment, where BDS organizing would reach the critical mass of anti-apartheid solidarity in the 1980s. Events this summer have certainly confirmed Barghoutis analysis. The brutal Israeli assault on Gaza, combined with the use of repressive force against Palestinians on the West Bank and those who are citizens of Israel, has pushed larger numbers to question the Israeli claim that even the most naked aggression is actually self-defence. Many have begun to see through the consistent media bias in favour of Israel and the hard-line support for Israel demonstrated by many governments... While the surge in Israeli aggression has pushed people to raise questions, we could not reach this tipping point without the determined, patient and strategic work of the BDS movement in opening up space for a different way of understanding the politics of apartheid and occupation.
Posted on: Mon, 15 Sep 2014 16:18:05 +0000
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