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Cary

(11,746 posts) Wed May 16, 2018, 04:35 PM May 2018

An Israeli friend of mine directed my attention to BDS

How prevalent is BDS among Democrats? Can anyone point me to some good info? There's so much malicious crap and disinformation out there especially against George Soros who apparently has funded NGOs?

Ugh this is a bit distressing. They sure do know how to wedge us.

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An Israeli friend of mine directed my attention to BDS (Original Post) Cary May 2018 OP

I'm completely befuddled by your terms. Can you spell them out? byronius May 2018 #1

(B)oycott, (D)ivestment and (S)anctions. COLGATE4 May 2018 #2

Apparently there is a movement t called BDS Cary May 2018 #3

It's a growing movement on college campuses. MaryMagdaline May 2018 #5

It's the same type of movement that the Nazi's used. Judenfrei. grossproffit May 2018 #4

its not very prevelent imo Mosby May 2018 #6

byronius

(7,392 posts)

1. I'm completely befuddled by your terms. Can you spell them out?

Reply to Cary (Original post)

Wed May 16, 2018, 04:54 PM

May 2018

COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)

2. (B)oycott, (D)ivestment and (S)anctions.

Reply to byronius (Reply #1)

Wed May 16, 2018, 04:56 PM

May 2018

Cary

(11,746 posts)

3. Apparently there is a movement t called BDS

Reply to byronius (Reply #1)

Wed May 16, 2018, 05:01 PM

May 2018

That stands for boycott, divest and sanctions. It appears there are "non-government organizations" behind this movement and Soros is a major funding source. The BDS-ing is to be done against Israel.

https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=q5r8WvXfF8S85gKXpIMo&q=soros+bds&oq=soros+&gs_l=mobile-gws-wiz-hp.1.0.41j0i131j0j0i131j0l2.2341.3513..8434...0....379.1308.0j3j2j1......0....1.......3..0i10.zuMMSiMVpyI%3D

I am not trolling. This is honestly news, or fake news, to me. I am just looking to know how to respond to my Israeli friend. Or maybe I don't respond? There has been so much Russian trolling of Soros and then there are the Evangelicals.

I am at war with "conservatives." I have grown to hate them. Really. I hate the lying and they are all lies.

MaryMagdaline

(6,853 posts)

5. It's a growing movement on college campuses.

Reply to Cary (Reply #3)

Wed May 16, 2018, 08:21 PM

May 2018

Younger people are less supportive of Israel, especially non-religious people. Day-to-day Democrats are not usually BDS.

The movement is greatly feared in Israel for good reason.

grossproffit

(5,591 posts)

4. It's the same type of movement that the Nazi's used. Judenfrei.

Reply to Cary (Original post)

Wed May 16, 2018, 07:41 PM

May 2018

Mosby

(16,297 posts)

6. its not very prevelent imo

Reply to Cary (Original post)

Thu May 17, 2018, 12:48 PM

May 2018

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A lot of university's student associations have tried to adopt divestment measures with very limited success.

The single biggest issue is the fact that the leaders and founders of bds promote a one state solution, which is a non starter. Often it's not explicit, because it's referred to as enforcing un res 194.

Eta many Jews, including myself, consider the movement Antisemitic.

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