Baroud in MEMO: War on BDS is Now War on American Democracy
BDS activists. (Photo: Bdsmovement.net)
There is something immoral in Washington D.C., and its consequences can be dire for many people, particularly for the health of US democracy.
The US government is declaring war on the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. The fight to defeat BDS has been ongoing for several years, but most notably since 2014.
Since then, 11 US states have passed and enacted legislation to criminalise the movement, backed by civil society, which aims to put pressure on Israel to end its occupation of Palestine.
Washington is now leading the fight, thus legitimizing the anti-democratic behavior of individual states. If the efforts of the US government are successful, an already struggling US democracy will take yet another step back, and many good people could potentially be punished for behaving in accordance with their political and moral values.
‘The Palestine Exception’: War on #BDS is now a war on American democracy https://t.co/XROln5E4UY via @MiddleEastMnt @RamzyBaroud pic.twitter.com/WOpmnn3uGb
— Ramzy Baroud (@RamzyBaroud) August 7, 2017
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