Israel/Palestine

Little Tich

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9. Why can't Israel just stop oppressing the Palestinians?

Tue Aug 30, 2016, 02:41 AM

Aug 2016

If they did, BDS would be pointless, and all of us well-meaning idiots could support some other charitable cause instead...

I can't see how trying to make Israel stop oppressing Palestinians could have negative effects - less oppression would have immediate positive effects on the Palestinian economy:

The economic costs of the Israeli occupation for the occupied Palestinian territory
Source: Palestinian Ministry of National Economy in cooperation with the Applied Research Institute- Jerusalem (ARIJ), September 2011
http://www.mne.gov.ps/pdf/EconomiccostsofoccupationforPalestine.pdf

FYI, there's a lot of grass-roots level cooperation between Palestinians and BDS supporters.

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Ilan Pappe admits that BDS was not initiated by a “call” from Palestinian Civil Society [View all] shira Aug 2016 OP

Chomsky said the same thing back in 2004 shira Aug 2016 #1

Norm Finkelstein admitted this back in 2012. shira Aug 2016 #2

What's the point - boycotts against Apartheid South Africa weren't initiated or led by ANC either... Little Tich Aug 2016 #3

It's one of the many lies of BDS. As Chomsky said... shira Aug 2016 #4

I really can't see how opposing the settlements (which are illegal, btw) is hurting Palestinians. Little Tich Aug 2016 #5

In some ways this reminds me of an older argument GeoWilliam750 Aug 2016 #6

You're quite right. n/t Little Tich Aug 2016 #7

It never ceases to amaze me GeoWilliam750 Aug 2016 #11

So why the lie from BDS that it started within Palestinian society? n/t shira Aug 2016 #12

Why the endless lies from Israel and Israel's right wing supporters? GeoWilliam750 Aug 2016 #15

Post removed Post removed Aug 2016 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author GeoWilliam750 Aug 2016 #19

You really cannot acknowledge any of BDS' many lies. shira Aug 2016 #10

Please show me then an actual act of BDS which is directed at more than the occupation and the Little Tich Aug 2016 #18

That's easy - depending on how dishonest you'll allow yourself to be with yourself. :) FBaggins Aug 2016 #21

I'm using the Illinois list of BDSers as a guideline, Little Tich Aug 2016 #22

Yes... you're forced to backpedal FBaggins Sep 2016 #23

Groups or individuals calling for BDS isn't the same as actually doing BDS. Little Tich Sep 2016 #24

Why don't YOU just admit you can't tolerate any public dissent against the hard line? Ken Burch Sep 2016 #35

Three points aranthus Aug 2016 #8

Why can't Israel just stop oppressing the Palestinians? Little Tich Aug 2016 #9

Please. If Israel's not oppressing anyone, BDS will still claim they are.... shira Aug 2016 #13

Why can't the Palestinians accept a Jewish state and make peace? aranthus Aug 2016 #14

Since when did civil rights become a radical leftist agenda? Little Tich Aug 2016 #17

That's a load of crap and you know it. aranthus Aug 2016 #20

You're using a very broad brush. Little Tich Sep 2016 #25

Not at all. aranthus Sep 2016 #26

I support BDS because I'm against Apartheid, and I think that BDS is proven method to protest Little Tich Sep 2016 #27

Be honest. aranthus Sep 2016 #28

I believe that a Jewish state is racist if it is a racist Jewish state. Little Tich Sep 2016 #29

Be honest. aranthus Sep 2016 #30

I use American standards for what's considered racist or not. Little Tich Sep 2016 #31

Seriously, be honest. aranthus Sep 2016 #32

By American standards the Jewish State would indeed be racist. Little Tich Sep 2016 #33

What is it with some people and Jim Crow? aranthus Sep 2016 #34

Because there was never any justification for driving all of those people out of their homes. Ken Burch Sep 2016 #38

The Jim Crow system is good analogy for the situation in Israel, Little Tich Sep 2016 #39

It doesn't need to treat Palestinians and its own Arab minority as it currently treats them Ken Burch Sep 2016 #37

The PLO DID accept that. Unfortunately, the Israeli government cared more about crushing the PLO Ken Burch Sep 2016 #36