tourism

As reported in Ha’aretz, Israel is trying to capitalize on the entertainment industry’s biggest night by stuffing Oscars gift baskets with an all-expense-paid trip to Israel for 2 valued at $55,000. Israel isn’t merely aiming to boost its tourism industry but, rather, to enlist unwitting movie stars in a counter-campaign against the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions – BDS – movement that aims to hold Israel accountable to international law and end the nearly half-century occupation of Palestinian lands.”