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The New York Times goes BDS
Why Israel Fears the Boycott [03.02.2014]

Das nachfolgende Editorial von Omar Barghouti erschien in der 'The New York Times'.
Dass Erscheinen eines solchen Beitrag in einer deutschen Tageszeitung ist angesichts der staatlich verordneten Israel-Solidarität ausgeschlossen.

… The B.D.S. movement’s call for full equality in law and policies for the Palestinian citizens of Israel is particularly troubling for Israel because it raises questions about its self-definition as an exclusionary Jewish state. … Israel remains the only country on earth that does not recognize its own nationality, as that would theoretically avail equal rights to all its citizens, undermining its “ethnocratic” identity. The claim that B.D.S., a nonviolent movement anchored in universal principles of human rights, aims to “destroy” Israel must be understood in this context. …

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