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Donald trump and netanyahu were the greatest recruiters for bds, and that was before this moment. if you want to get involved in the palestinian cause -- bds has been shown as anti-israel, but to them it's a pro-palestinian human rights movement. it's about elevating the discussion -- >> no, it's not. >> we'll give you a second to respond to it in just a second. >> here's the thing, jennifer, and this is my question. for years we were told where is the palestinians gone? even though i'm not part of it, i defend it. it's unamerican to silence americans who want to use boycott as a sign of expre...

It's only about 20% of young people believe israel is an ally. that says a lot in and of histories itself. >> there is a growing concern among young israeli. let's talk about stopping bds in this country or even on a congressional level. is that the right move here for defenders and supporters of israel who criticize bds, saying it is anti-semitic for targeting israel. as a former member of congress, do you think that's a smart move or will it trigger more backlash like we're seeing this week? >> to your point, you're seeing is it in some states. the state of florida just took over air b&b in ...

It's being talked about all over the world. it's on the front page. think of the worst scenario that you possibly could, that she goes to the west bank to visit her grandmother. she had other stops including stops in israel and she makes some statements about bds or she makes some negative statements. she looks churrilous, she looks ungratef ungrateful, she looks like she's got representation in the united states well. there is no cry to defend her but now she has become a martyr, in some ways rightly so, because she has been victimized by this incessant view that netanyahu has to please trump...

Attention that has now been given to what the israeli government had tried to prevent from happening, and that is the topic of bds, boycott divestment and sanctions as well as the israeli territory. all of this could have been avoided if the israeli government had allowed these two to go in. it may not have gotten the sort of media attention it has gotten now. but keep this in mind. the israeli government didn't want two advocates of bds and take center stage to advocate for bds while they were there. bds and the hash taking boyco

Like in the same way there are communities who don't understand the rising tide of islamophobia. that intersection would have been really important for people to hear and feel olt groun the and understand, because b.b. has now played into that idea that jewish people have different loyalties. this is important for the american party and why it's important to stand up for democracy, freedom of speech and rule of law. >> i agree with dean. i'm not a member of bds, either, but i don't agree with jennifer that their goal is to destroy israel at all. it's important to remember that netanyahu and hi...