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The activities and accusation of the right-wing government and civil society group against Israeli peace and related human rights groups suggest real concern over the power and efficiency of these groups. This is ironic given the fact that these groups are weaker today than perhaps ever before, despairing of the loss or apathy of former adherents, and cognizant of the failure to achieve their objective. The occupation continues unabated; settlements continue to multiply; the word "peace", much less the chance for peace seems to have disappeared; and Israel has an extreme right-wing, Xenophobic, indeed racist government supported by a majority of the public.
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126923
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As we marked the 45th anniversary of the occupation this June, I would support any effective nonviolent strategy that will end the occupation of the West Bank and lead to the establishment of a viable Palestinian state in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem, with mutually agreed-upon land swaps - what is known as a two-state solution based on the 1967 borders - which I believe is in the genuine interest of both the Israeli and the Palestinian peoples.
If BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions), clearly a nonviolent tactic, could produce such a result, I would support it. To borrow Shakespeare's formulation, "To BDS or not to BDS, that is the question." To my mind, the primary problem with BDS is that it won't work. It will not produce the desired result of ending the occupation.
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