http://www.thejc.com/news/world-news/115428/a-synthetic-emergency-israel-divided-over-boycott-threat%E2%80%99
This week I read another interesting article about the BDS movement against Israel. BDS stands for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions, and the goal of the movement is to stop Israeli occupation of Palestinian areas by hurting the Israeli economy. I personally disagree with the BDS movement for many reasons. It's not that I think Israel should have vast control of the region; I think that with the current situation of the Middle East, a two-state solution is almost necessary. But what the BDS movement promotes - the economic sanctions against many Israeli businesses, the boycott of Israeli academic institutions - will in no way help anyone, Israeli or Palestinian. Instead of working towards progress, the BDS wants to force all the blame on Israel. With that attitude, no progress will ever be made in the region, and the true goal, peace, will never be achieved.
I agree with you that the BDS movement will not help anyone. It likely won't do any real damage to Israel's economy, as so far its effects have been minimal. In addition, it will prevent people from accessing Israeli goods and investment opportunities. If anything, it will hurt the supporters of the movement more than Israel, and their goals will not be reached.
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