16. Solidarity as a tool for defending Palestinian rights

The final episode of Season Two gets an up-close look at the roots of the increasingly prominent pro-Palestine solidarity campaign, BDS. Co-founder Omar Barghouti recalls the steps leading to the movement’s formation by a large coalition of Palestinian civil society groups, explains it’s architecture and describes some ofthe ways it has tried to have an impact. He rebuts accusations that BDS is anti-semitic and points to places, including Israel, where support is growing. In this episode: The building of the BDS movement  For a list of supplemental readings and additional information about this episode’s content, please visit https://strengthandsolidarity.org/podcasts/ Send your ideas and feedback to [email protected]