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Catherine McKalip-Thompson's avatar

I’m lame I guess but what is “BDS”?

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Sandy Allnock's avatar

It stands for Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions against Israel. My niece has been heavily involved as a leader through college and beyond, to the point where her name is on a corporate list of "don't hire this person ever." Which she says she doesn't care about since she'd never work for any corporation. ::sigh::

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Catherine McKalip-Thompson's avatar

When you’re young (with little experience) the world is so simple... snd then you learn how much more nuanced and complex everything is.

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Sandy Allnock's avatar

Indeed. I was once young and idealistic, so I get it! I'm more worried about my fully grown sisters. They've seen enough of life to know that there are some things they don't know. They think Biden should be on their side calling for a ceasefire - having no idea that hugging Bibi bought the Palestinians a ton of time while Biden negotiated for time and aid. But they somehow think a line in the sand would help, somehow.

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