The case for sanctions against Israel / edited by Audrea Lim.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lim, Audrea.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Palestinian Arabs--Civil rights.

Palestinian Arabs.

Boycotts--Israel.

Boycotts.

Disinvestment--Israel.

Disinvestment.

Economic sanctions--Israel.

Economic sanctions.

Israel.

Physical Description:

vi, 237 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Brooklyn, N.Y. : Verso, 2012.

Summary:

In July 2011, Israel passed legislation outlawing the public support of boycott activities against the state. corporations and settlements, adding a crackdown on free speech to its continuing blockade of Gaza and the expansion of illegal settlements. Nonetheless, the campaign for a boycott, divestment, and sanctions BDS continues to grow in strength within Israel and Palestine, as well as in Europe and the US.

This essential intervention considers all sides of the movement-including detailed comparisons with the South African experience-and contains contributions from both sides of the separation wall, along with a stellar list of international commentators. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Israel/Palestine

1 "Freedom in Our Lifetime" / Mustafa Barghouthi Barghouthi, Mustafa 3

2 "Ni'lin Like Soweto" / Jonathan Pollak Pollak, Jonathan 13

3 "What Goes On When Nothing Goes On?" / Slavoj Zizek Zizek, Slavoj 17

Part II The Boycott Movement

4 BDS Movement Call 23

5 "The Cultural Boycott: Israel vs. South Africa" / Omar Barghouti Barghouti, Omar 25

6 "Economic Activism Against the Occupation: Working from Within" / Merav Amir Amir, Merav, Dalit Baum Baum, Dalit 39

7 "The Brain of the Monster" / Nada Elia Elia, Nada 51

8 "North American Colleges and Universities and BDS" / Joel Beinin Beinin, Joel 61

9 "Six Years of BDS: Success!" / Hind Awwad Awwad, Hind 77

10 "BDS in the USA, 2001-2010" / Noura Erakat Erakat, Noura 85

Part III Intersections

11 "Sour Oranges and Sweet Taste of Freedom" / Ronald Kasrils Kasrils, Ronald 101

12 "In the Long Shadow of the Settler: On Israeli and US Colonialisms" / David Lloyd Lloyd, David, Laura Pulido Pulido, Laura 111

13 "The History and Contemporary State of Palestinian Sexual Liberation Struggle" / Haneen Maikey Maikey, Haneen 121

14 "After the Holocaust and Israel: Can the Prophetic Heal Two Martyred Peoples?" / Marc Ellis Ellis, Marc 131

15 "A Moment of Truth: A Document of Christian Palestinians Calling for BDS" / Jamal Khader Khader, Jamal 141

16 "Israel/Palestine and the Apartheid Analogy: Critics, Apologists and Strategic Lessons" / Ran Greenstein Greenstein, Ran 149

17 "Justice for Palestine: A Call to Action from Indigenous and Women-of-Color Feminists" / Angela Davis et al., , Angela Davis 159

Part IV Case for Sanctions Against Israel

18 "Why Boycott Israel?" / Lisa Taraki Taraki, Lisa, Mark Le Vine Vine, Mark Le 165

19 "Israel: Boycott, Divest, Sanction" / Naomi Klein Klein, Naomi 175

20 "The Boycott Will Work: An Israeli Perspective" / Ilan Pappe Pappe, Ilan 179

21 "Why a Boycott" / John Berger Berger, John 187

22 "Boycott Israel" / Neve Gordon Gordon, Neve 189

23 "Yes to BDS! An Answer to Uri Avnery" / Michael Warschawski Warschawski, Michael 193

24 Rebecca O'Brien and Paul Laverty, "Looking for Eric, Melbourne Festival, and the Cultural Boycott" / Ken Loach Loach, Ken 199

25 "An Effective Way of Supporting the Struggle" / Raanan Alexandrowicz Alexandrowicz, Raanan, Rebecca Vilkomerson Vilkomerson, Rebecca 203

26 "Lighting a Torch Within: Anti-colonial Israeli Support for BDS" / Omar Barghouti Barghouti, Omar 209.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781844674503

1844674509

9781844678037

1844678032

OCLC:

668194057