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BDS : boycott, divestment, sanctions : the global struggle for Palestinian rights by Omar Barghouti
bradherring's review
5.0
Extremely important. Easily slaps away the infantile criticisms of the BDS movement and contextualizes why it's so important to hold apartheid states like Israel accountable for their monstrous actions. The writing is repetitive as the book is largely a collection of interviews, speeches, etc. so there's some skimmable parts, but it's highly worth your time.
xyzeereads's review
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4.25
Essential and relevant reading, especially today, for those who have their hands tied on what to do about the current PERSISTING situation, but still want, no, NEED to do something.
Educate yourself first, then take action. BOYCOTT, DIVEST, AND SANCTION.
Educate yourself first, then take action. BOYCOTT, DIVEST, AND SANCTION.
alysshcrl22's review
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3.5
The book explores the global movement advocating for Palestinian rights through boycotts, divestment, and sanctions. It discusses the objectives, strategies, and impact of these actions in raising awareness and addressing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. If you're interested in the topic, I recommend reading the book to gain a deeper understanding of the arguments and perspectives presented.
annayareads's review
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4.75
This gave me much-needed insight into the BDS campaign, its asks, and it's history. I learned more horrific details about Israel's rule over Palestine. Just when I think my anger is at its peak, I'm shown some new fact that pushes my fury even further.
swaggynikki's review
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This was a really really good read! Most of the chapters really stand on their own, which I think was on purpose--it functions as a collection of short resources, arguments, and explanations for the BDS movement that can be taken together or apart. That means that by the end it gets pretty repetitive, but that didn't really bother me; it just meant I got through the second half way faster. My most valuable takeaways from the book were the nuances of the specific demands and tactics of BDS, which is something I had assumed that I understood pretty well just on an intuitive level. In particular I didn't know as much about Israeli in the occupied territories of the West Bank specifically, or the degree to which it was BDS's focus. It also provided a lot of (horrifying) information about how absolutely massive and central the racist and colonialist rhetoric towards Palestinians is in Israeli government, policies, and institutions, from 48 until now. I'm really glad I read it! I feel significantly more informed on Palestinian history and current activism, and I'll probably be using some of these chapters a lot as resources.