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BDS : boycott, divestment, sanctions : the global struggle for Palestinian rights by Omar Barghouti
reecha's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
sad
medium-paced
5.0
I recommend everyone read this. Within the initial couple of pages, I had to check when this book was published because it seemed as if it was about the current violence occurring in Palestine and to Palestinians. I learned a lot and I think this is a good book for anyone to understand the injustice that Palestine and Palestinians face and how it has accumulated into what we see today with the genocide.
itschlve's review
5.0
« Those who think they can wish away a conflict by suggesting only some intellectual channels of rapprochement, détente, or “dialogue” are crucially seeking only an illusion of peace, and one that is devoid of justice at that. »
« Peace without justice is equivalent to institutionalizing injustice. »
« Peace without justice is equivalent to institutionalizing injustice. »
wchereads's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
I found this book quite technical and had some difficulties staying engaged. There were also lots of points repeated. Nevertheless, it is a great source not only for understanding the BDS movement - such as the intentions behind it and the different areas it covers, but also the Palestine-Israel situation in the 2000s. This was the first I read about the so-called "Operation Cast Lead" and I'm absolutely flabbergasted by the blatant racism that many Israeli figures had been getting away with. Such as the professor who famously said Palestinians will become "even bigger animals" and that Israel "will have to kill and kill and kill. All day, every day. If we don't kill, we will cease to exist." The YEARS of dehumanization of Palestinians is working as intended.