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Palestinian socialist activist Sally Abed, one of the leaders of Standing Together, has rightly said: “Whatever the ICJ verdict says, it cannot change the unfathomable, catastrophic dehumanisation and massacres in the context of decades of systematic, violent oppression. It is up to us, the people on the ground, to lead the fight and build the power for change.”
The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI), one of the organisations at the centre of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement, has issued a call for a global boycott and no-platforming of Standing Together, a left-wing social movement in Israel, several of the leaders of which are Palestinian. This means a boycott of one of the main anti-war voices in Israeli society. The prime beneficiaries can only be the right-wing government and the settler movement.
Standing Together Is a Fast-growing Grassroots Movements in Israel Bringing Jews and Arabs Together. It Confronts the Occupation, It's at the Forefront of Protests Against the Gaza War, It Visits the Families of Hostages. And Now a Key BDS Group Is Calling to Boycott It
With Arab students suspended for social media posts, it's "the first time we see this large amount of disciplinary procedures against students for expressing themselves," says a civil rights attorney.
Saira wrote that “Broad campaigning and a mass movement are the best basis for us to protect academic freedom and free speech on Israel”.