OMAR BARGHOUTI: UNITE ON BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS AND INTERNATIONAL LAW

INTERVIEW WITH THE BDS CO-FOUNDER

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‘There should be unity on basic human rights and international law’ despite political and ideological differences, and everyone must do their part ‘in their sphere of relative influence’ to stop the genocide and the apartheid regime in Palestine: these are the concepts etched in our conscience after we interviewed Omar Barghouti, co-founder of the BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions), a non-violent resistance movement born in 2005 in Palestine, inspired by the struggle against South African apartheid. Its goal is ending military, economic and cultural ties with institutions and companies involved in the violations of Palestinian human rights.

We interviewed him in September, in Naples, when he met Neapolitan activists who had just started a local group of the movement. In the assembly (of which you will find some excerpts in the full video) he talked about the academic boycott, dockworkers’ unions, the campaigns against TEVA, Airbnb and Booking, the “purism” on the left in relation to BancaEtica (criticized for using HP products) and to instigators in social movements, and on the critiques of @nootherland.film, sparked by the stance of the BDS academic branch (PACBI) on the documentary.

You can watch the full video on YouTube in the box below (or at this link if the box appears empty). Alternatively, the video is also available on PeerTube, the decentralized and self-managed alternative to mainstream platforms.

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