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Manuel Barrera wrote: I am frankly baffled by this seeming nuance; that one should not "boycott Israel", but promote divestment of U.S. corporations who support Israel. How does one not promote the oppression of the Palestinian people by supporting in any way for Israeli society to continue existing? ------------------------------- 1/4 of Israelis are non-Jewish (mostly Arab) and there is a sizable Jewish contingent in Israel who oppose the present Zionist government's policies with respect to Palestinians, and they get a hearing to some extent in the Israeli and international media. One obvious problem with boycott is it hurts the working class most, and that includes most Arabs in Israel. They would be far more impacted by an effective boycott than by a divestment campaign against US corporations. Divestment, as was the case with South Africa, affects the moving parties most directly. But notwithstanding, if there is a viable Palestinian movement for BDS, then the question of support for that movement may be evaluated positively. But certainly, emphasis should be on divestment, as Chomsky says. Agree? ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.econ.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
