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4 Challenges to bds

Introduction

The "Micah Mandate" addresses the question of how people of faith should act in situations of injustice. It’s not just Micah. And it’s not just a recommendation. We are called over and over in our scriptures to “love one another” and “let justice roll like an everflowing stream.” As people of faith, we do work for justice; yet when it comes to Israel and its policies, our advocacy for justice frequently sparks vitriol, hate, and misguided accusations of antisemitism. ... continues

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1 - Financing

A well-organized multinational, multi-million dollar campaign to fight BDS

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2 - Charges of Antisemitism

Accusations of antisemitism by “pro-Israel” groups and individuals, and through proposed legislation against Palestinian rights

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3 -Zionism

The exclusionary and exceptionalizing nature of Zionism, as well as its reflection in White Supremacy

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4 - Christian Zionism

False-friends; the Ecumeical Deal, and the antisemitic ideology of Christian Zionism

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conclusion

The endgame is not about destroying Israel or even dismantling Zionism; rather the endgame is to achieve equal rights...

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short rebuttals

Financing

The fact that Israel has heavily funded a government program to battle BDS globally speaks to how successful the BDS Movement has been. Israel spends millions of dollars creating alternate facts and narratives to distract from the truth that they are taking and annexing more and more land. The more they spend to stop BDS, the more they prove that BDS is needed. See article.

Charges of antisemitism

Antisemitism is a serious racist problem that must be addressed, but weaponizing the charge of antisemitism against supporters of Palestinian rights both diminishes the charge itself and discriminates based on identity. i.e. Palestinians. This charge is a distraction to change the subject from the question at hand: Is it a Jewish value to deny human rights to millions of people?
1. See article by Aaron Freedman.

Zionism

Zionism is exclusionary because it makes exceptions for Jews only. It is a political ideology that led to colonial settlement in a land that already had a large population of indigenous people. Zionism raises Jewish people above all others, declaring that God has given land exclusively to them; that the land belongs to God and God wants all people to flourish. This exceptionalism of Jews results in outright racism.

Christian Zionism

This is a triumphalist theology that exploits Jews in Israel to advance Christian domination. The Millennial theology of bringing a 1000 year era in which Christian elites will rule with Jesus Christ declares that the whole world is at the disposal of Christians for that end. This theology is not just antisemitc and anti-Muslim, it is anti all peoples who they say must be subservient to Christians.

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Challenges

4 Challenges to bds

Introduction

1 - Financing

2 - Charges of Antisemitism

3 -Zionism

4 - Christian Zionism

conclusion

short rebuttals

Financing

Charges of antisemitism

Zionism

Christian Zionism