Monday, October 21, 2013

BDS working

"But he acknowledges that BDS has had a deep psychological impact on Israelis from "generals and politicians who feel an unease landing in some countries" where they could face arrest, to "academics looking for a university for their post-doctorate year and business people trying to drum up interest in professional conferences." Pfeffer claims that as a result of these pressures "Israelis have made themselves prisoners in their own minds" and urged them to "break the siege." This is an ironic phrase since it is, in part, Israel’s brutal and ongoing siege of Gaza, that Palestinian solidarity campaigns aim to draw attention to and help end." (thanks Amir)