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Printer-friendly versionDebate - Resolved: Are Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions an Effective and Fair Means to End Israel's Occupation?
A Debate on Ending Israel’s Occupation of Palestinian Territories:
Non-Violent Options
In the international peace community, the movement to end the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories through the use of boycotts, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) has been controversial. These speakers debate both the fairness and effectiveness of BDS as a method of resolving the conflict.
Arguing in favor of the motion: Omar Barghouti, Palestinian researcher, commentator, and human rights activist. He is a founding member of the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) and a leader of the BDS campaign against Israel.
Arguing against the motion: Dr. Steven Scheinberg, professor emeritus of History at Concordia College in Montreal and co-chair of Canadian Friends of Peace Now, a Zionist organization that works for peace between Israelis and Palestinians and monitors illegal settlement activity in the West Bank.
Moderated by: William Wilson, Saint Michael’s Emeritus Professor of Political Science
