Following the reaction to my blog post on the application of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanction (BDS) of Israel campaign in October, I approached five members of the Middle East diaspora and community in Australia to each discuss, in their own words, the following proposition: “To what extent is the BDS effective at balancing competing “harms” – the [...]
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Moammar Mashni on the boycott, divestment and sanction of Israel (Discussant 5 of 5)
Moammar Mashni responds to This Blog Harms’ NAJ Taylor, who asks: “To what extent is the BDS effective at balancing competing “harms” – the use of “non-violent” harm to injure Israel economically, politically, reputationally and militarily and the relief of the “violent harm” endured by Palestinians under Israeli occupation? How useful is a campaign that “balances competing harms” for the Israeli and Palestinian, as well as Jewish and Muslim, diaspora – and wider Middle Eastern community – in Australia?”
READ MORELes Robenblatt on the boycott, divestment and sanction of Israel (Discussant 4 of 5)
Les Rosenblatt responds to This Blog Harms’ NAJ Taylor, who asks: “To what extent is the BDS effective at balancing competing “harms” – the use of “non-violent” harm to injure Israel economically, politically, reputationally and militarily and the relief of the “violent harm” endured by Palestinians under Israeli occupation? How useful is a campaign that “balances competing harms” for the Israeli and Palestinian, as well as Jewish and Muslim, diaspora – and wider Middle Eastern community – in Australia?”
READ MOREKim Bullimore on the boycott, divestment and sanction of Israel (Discussant 3 of 5)
Kim Bullimore responds to This Blog Harms’ NAJ Taylor, who asks: “To what extent is the BDS effective at balancing competing “harms” – the use of “non-violent” harm to injure Israel economically, politically, reputationally and militarily and the relief of the “violent harm” endured by Palestinians under Israeli occupation? How useful is a campaign that “balances competing harms” for the Israeli and Palestinian, as well as Jewish and Muslim, diaspora – and wider Middle Eastern community – in Australia?”
READ MOREAntony Loewenstein on the boycott, divestment and sanction of Israel (Discussant 2 of 5)
Antony Loewenstein responds to This Blog Harms’ NAJ Taylor, who asks: “To what extent is the BDS effective at balancing competing “harms” – the use of “non-violent” harm to injure Israel economically, politically, reputationally and militarily and the relief of the “violent harm” endured by Palestinians under Israeli occupation? How useful is a campaign that “balances competing harms” for the Israeli and Palestinian, as well as Jewish and Muslim, diaspora – and wider Middle Eastern community – in Australia?”
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Amin Abbas on the boycott, divestment and sanction of Israel (Discussant 1 of 5)
Amin Abbas responds to This Blog Harms’ NAJ Taylor, who asks: “To what extent is the BDS effective at balancing competing “harms” – the use of “non-violent” harm to injure Israel economically, politically, reputationally and militarily and the relief of the “violent harm” endured by Palestinians under Israeli occupation? How useful is a campaign that “balances competing harms” for the Israeli and Palestinian, as well as Jewish and Muslim, diaspora – and wider Middle Eastern community – in Australia?”
READ MOREBoycott Israel movement needs a lesson in corporate responsibility
First let’s make one thing clear: I do not consider criticism of the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment, Sanction (BDS) campaign as either anti- or pro- Israel or Palestine. My views mainly centre on the practical application of the Divestment strategy, after ten years working in and consulting to the institutional investment industry on ethics.
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