Isn't the entire "global BDS movement" premised on the idea that solidarity matters, or could matter? How many universities, churches, pension funds are controlled by Palestinians? If a "global BDS movement" makes sense, it makes sense because non-Palestinians could make different choices and those choices could matter.
Robert Naiman Policy Director Just Foreign Policy www.justforeignpolicy.org naiman at justforeignpolicy.org (202) 448-2898 x1
On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 8:45 AM, Joseph Catron <jncatron at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 10:21 AM, Robert Naiman <
> naiman at justforeignpolicy.org> wrote:
>
> Again, faulting the "Zionist activists" for not having a "moment of
>> silence" for Palestinian victims.
>>
>
> These are primarily Palestinian activists, Robert. They fault the Zionists
> for being f'ing Zionists.
>
> Has it really not occurred to you that Palestinian groups might see
> organizing and mobilizing their own people as a priority? It's a pretty
> sensible strategy for them. Solidarity is always nice, but it's rarely, if
> ever, won an actual fight. And during the Vietnam war, the most useful
> white activists were the GI movement, who mostly - and understandably -
> didn't want to get their asses shot.
>
> --
> "Hige sceal þe heardra, heorte þe cenre, mod sceal þe mare, þe ure mægen
> lytlað."
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