[Opinion] Oxfam's Middle East Blinders
Gerald M. Steinberg maintains that an organization based on promoting moral principles cannot support and enable one-sided boycotts and double standards that demonize and single out Israel.
Gerald M. Steinberg maintains that an organization based on promoting moral principles cannot support and enable one-sided boycotts and double standards that demonize and single out Israel.
The French government provides millions of euros to French, Palestinian, and Israeli NGOs that engage in activities that demonize and delegitimize Israel.
Gerald M. Steinberg maintains that by standing firm, Johansson and the owners of SodaStream demonstrated that even the most full-blown BDS attacks can be defeated.
Shira Michael maintains that while the declared goals of Oxfam are admirable, its politicization is troubling and revolting.
As acknowledged by BDS ideologues and stated in the declaration of the 2001 Durban NGO Forum, the objective of BDS is the destruction of Israel as a Jewish state using the strategy of exploiting the rhetoric of human rights and false apartheid analogies to demonize and isolate Israel.