Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions
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Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions: Israel’s Ongoing Campaign to Silence Omar Barghouti and Repress BDS
By Palestinian BDS National Committee
Socialist Project
On the morning of Sunday, March 19, Israeli tax authorities barged into the home of Omar Barghouti, the prominent Palestinian human rights defender and co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement for the freedom, justice and equality of the Palestinian people. They detained and interrogated Omar and his wife Safa for 16 hours that first day. Omar is currently enduring a fourth day of interrogation.
Below is the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee’s (BNC) response to these developments and the Israeli government’s systematic efforts to criminalize the B...