The Emergence of the BDS Movement through an Israeli Mirror

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4053315
AutoresAmro Sadeldeen
Año2019
Volumen2019
Número134
Páginas203-219
Fecha de publicación2019-05-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaRadical History Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0163-6545 • E-ISSN: 1534-1453
EditorialDuke University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1215/01636545-7323697
OpenAlexW2947146024
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas11

One of the stated goals of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement is "equality in Israel." This might imply a partnership between Palestinians and Israelis in promoting the movement's goal. Yet core Palestinian BDS activists diverge in their perspectives on the role of dissident Jewish Israelis in the movement. Officially, The Palestinian BDS National Committee considers such Israelis as allies. However, some core BDS activists have repeatedly raised reservations about this partnership, as illustrated by the case of Israeli journalist Amira Hass's expulsion from a conference at Birzeit University. To understand these divergent viewpoints, this article looks at the spatial trajectories of BDS campaigns, and especially at the movement's implicit acceptance of the "boomerang model." This model assumes that pressure exerted in the West will eventually come back to be applied on Israel. To that end, the article focuses on the history and cultural capital of core BDS activists, and particularly on their split habitus and distinction from other actors

Ancient history · Boycott · Divestment · General partnership · Political economy · Political science · Sanctions · Sociology · Economic Sanctions and International Relations · History · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence