Intensify BDS and struggle – Mazin Qumsiyeh
by Mazin Qumsiyeh, 8 January 2018. Israel Publishes BDS Blacklist: These Are the 20 Groups
Whose Members Will Be Denied Entry. Israel’s Strategic Affairs Ministry had for
months refused to divulge which organizations are on the list. https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.833502
Whose Members Will Be Denied Entry. Israel’s Strategic Affairs Ministry had for
months refused to divulge which organizations are on the list. https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.833502
My comment: “first the ignore you, then they ridicule
you, then they fight you, then you win”. We are getting close to winning ;-).
The response to this fascist states’ litany of new laws and regulation that stifle
free speech, destroy non-Jews in Jerusalem, kidnap children, deny freedom of
movement, assassinate people etc should fall under these basic categories:
you, then they fight you, then you win”. We are getting close to winning ;-).
The response to this fascist states’ litany of new laws and regulation that stifle
free speech, destroy non-Jews in Jerusalem, kidnap children, deny freedom of
movement, assassinate people etc should fall under these basic categories:
1. Intensify the work for BDS (boycotts, divestment,
sanctions) around the world and take time now to support the 20 groups that the
Israeli regime is trying to silence (and the many others they missed 🙂
sanctions) around the world and take time now to support the 20 groups that the
Israeli regime is trying to silence (and the many others they missed 🙂
2. Lobby all governments to treat Israeli citizens in
kind: any Israeli citizen or those connected with Israeli organizations
who/which refuse/s to accept internationally recognized rights of Palestinians
(for refugees to return, for freedom etc) should be denied entry to all
countries whose citizens were denied entry to Palestine (which has to go
through “Israeli”
kind: any Israeli citizen or those connected with Israeli organizations
who/which refuse/s to accept internationally recognized rights of Palestinians
(for refugees to return, for freedom etc) should be denied entry to all
countries whose citizens were denied entry to Palestine (which has to go
through “Israeli”
borders).
3. Intensify lobbying governments around the world to
withdraw recognition of the state of “Israel” until it complies with
International law including its commitment when it was admitted as a member of
the UN (which it never
withdraw recognition of the state of “Israel” until it complies with
International law including its commitment when it was admitted as a member of
the UN (which it never
fulfilled)
4. Lobby to expel “Israel” from the UN (for legal reason
shown in 3)
shown in 3)
5. Take all the violators of the Fourth Geneva Convention
(basically all living Israeli leaders) to International courts and courts in
all countries for war crimes and crimes against humanity. The International
Court of Jstice already ruled that all Israeli actions in the occupied
territories including in Jerusalem (such as building walls and colonies) are
illegal per international law (a crime punishable under Nuremberg laws).
(basically all living Israeli leaders) to International courts and courts in
all countries for war crimes and crimes against humanity. The International
Court of Jstice already ruled that all Israeli actions in the occupied
territories including in Jerusalem (such as building walls and colonies) are
illegal per international law (a crime punishable under Nuremberg laws).
6. Reinvigorate and rethink activism that was weak. For
example, see this very important thought provoking analysis of activism in the
USA:
example, see this very important thought provoking analysis of activism in the
USA:
7. Do the other 70 actions listed here and if doing them
expand them and intensify them: http://qumsiyeh.org/whatyoucando/
expand them and intensify them: http://qumsiyeh.org/whatyoucando/
For the importance of academic boycotts, please read
Activists are passing around a PDF version of the book
“Fire and Fury”
“Fire and Fury”
about the inner workings of the Trump administration. It
is indeed tabloid style with no documentation and some sloppiness. But there
are interesting tidbits even though this Zionist author did not want to expose
how much meddling in the White house is the Zionist lobby doing. One excerpt
for taste of what is said and what is not said:
is indeed tabloid style with no documentation and some sloppiness. But there
are interesting tidbits even though this Zionist author did not want to expose
how much meddling in the White house is the Zionist lobby doing. One excerpt
for taste of what is said and what is not said:
“Trump doctrine [with regards to the Middle East] was to
reduce the board to three elements: powers we can work with [Saudi Arabia,
Egypt, Israel], powers we cannot work with [Iran], and those without enough
power whom we can functionally disregard or sacrifice [most of the countries of
the Arab world]… Kushner was the driver of the Trump doctrine. His test cases
were China, Mexico, Canada, and Saudi Arabia. He offered each country the
opportunity to make his father-in-law happy…But it was the Saudis, also often
maligned during the campaign, who, with their intuitive understanding of
family, ceremony, and ritual and propriety, truly scored. The foreign policy
establishment had a long and well-honed relationship with MBSs rival, the crown
prince, Mohammed bin Nayef (MBN). Key NSA and State Department figures were
alarmed that Kushner’s discussions and fast-advancing relationship with MBS
would send a dangerous message to MBN.
reduce the board to three elements: powers we can work with [Saudi Arabia,
Egypt, Israel], powers we cannot work with [Iran], and those without enough
power whom we can functionally disregard or sacrifice [most of the countries of
the Arab world]… Kushner was the driver of the Trump doctrine. His test cases
were China, Mexico, Canada, and Saudi Arabia. He offered each country the
opportunity to make his father-in-law happy…But it was the Saudis, also often
maligned during the campaign, who, with their intuitive understanding of
family, ceremony, and ritual and propriety, truly scored. The foreign policy
establishment had a long and well-honed relationship with MBSs rival, the crown
prince, Mohammed bin Nayef (MBN). Key NSA and State Department figures were
alarmed that Kushner’s discussions and fast-advancing relationship with MBS
would send a dangerous message to MBN.
And of course it did…..Within weeks of the trip, MBS,
detaining MBN quite in the dead of night, would force him to relinquish the
Crown Prince title, which MBS would then assume for himself. Trump would tell
friends that he and Jared had engineered this: ‘We’ve put our man on top!’ ”
detaining MBN quite in the dead of night, would force him to relinquish the
Crown Prince title, which MBS would then assume for himself. Trump would tell
friends that he and Jared had engineered this: ‘We’ve put our man on top!’ ”
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