From time to time, the Palestine Center distributes articles it believes will enhance understanding of the Palestinian political reality. The following article by Noura Erakat, Ingrid Jaradat Gassner, Diana Buttu, Nur Arafeh was published by Al-Shabaka on August 4, 2016.
Israel has been cracking down on human rights defenders. Top Israeli officials have targeted activists in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, calling for ‘targeted civil eliminations’ of BDS leaders and declaring that they should ‘pay the price‘ for their work. BDS co-founder Omar Barghouti has been cited by name.
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