EPISODE · Jan 9, 2023 · 28 MIN
Leader of the BDS Movement for Palestinian Rights Explains its Aims
from Understanding Israel Palestine
Send us Fan MailOmar Barghouti, iconic leader of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement for Palestinian rights, disccusses the aims of the BDS campaign against Israeli apartheid and how it differs from the indiscriminate sanctions the West is applying to Russia because of its invasion of Ukraine. Barghouti discusses the hypocrisy in the West's response to Russia and its response to Israel's decades-long occupation of Palestinian land and says the racism of the West is on full display. Russia should be sanctioned for its agression, but boycotting individuals for their identity or political beliefs is not something the BDS movement supports. Barghouti discusses U.S. support for Israeli apartheid and the constant threat from Israel to his activism and to his life.
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Send us Fan Mail Omar Barghouti, iconic leader of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement for Palestinian rights, disccusses the aims of the BDS campaign against Israeli apartheid and how it differs from the indiscriminate sanctions the West is applying to Russia because of its invasion of Ukraine. Barghouti discusses the hypocrisy in the West's response to Russia and its response to Israel's decades-long occupation of Palestinian land and says the racism of the West is on ful...
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