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Abstract
The unique model of apartheid, colonisation and military occupation that Israel imposes on the Palestinians, along with myriad violations of international law, have made Palestine the moral cause of a generation. Yet many people continue to ask, 'what can we do?'
Generation Palestine helps to answer this question by bringing together Palestinian and international activists in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. The movement aims to pressure Israel until it complies with International Law, mirroring the model that was successfully utilised against South African apartheid.
With essays written by a wide selection of contributors, Generation Palestine follows the BDS movement’s model of inclusivity and collaboration. Contributors include Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Ken Loach, Iain Banks, Ronnie Kasrils, Professor Richard Falk, Ilan Pappe, Omar Barghouti, Ramzy Baroud and Archbishop Attallah Hannah, alongside other internationally acclaimed artists, writers, academics and grassroots activists.
'Essential reading for all who believe in changing this world for the better. Never again should we ask 'What can we do?' Rich Wiles' excellent book, and the BDS movement, provide us with the answers'
Stephane Hessel is a diplomat, writer, concentration camp survivor, former French resistance fighter, and editor of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.
'The BDS movement is the most enlightened, imaginative, moral, fearless and dynamic blow for freedom I have known for many years. I believe it will be a vital factor in the liberation of Palestine. The inspiring voices in this book will help achieve that goal'
John Pilger
'Reading this book, talking about it and acting upon its ideas is a further political act against an injustice that has lasted a lifetime'
John Berger, author of Ways of Seeing
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cover | Cover | ||
| Contents | vii | ||
| Acknowledgements | x | ||
| Foreword | xii | ||
| Part I - BDS: The Historical Context | 1 | ||
| 1. Palestine's Global Battle that Must be Won - Ramzy Baroud | 3 | ||
| 2. Boycott, Bricks and the Four Pillars of the South African Struggle - Ronnie Kasrils | 18 | ||
| 3. India's Freedom Struggle and Today's BDS Movement - Prabir Purkayastha and Ayesha Kidwai | 34 | ||
| 4. The US Civil Rights and Black Liberation Movement: Lessons and Applications for the Palestinian Liberation Movement - Kali Akuno | 47 | ||
| Part II - The Palestinian Call for BDS | 57 | ||
| 5. The 2005 Palestinian Call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions - Official Text of the BDS Call | 59 | ||
| 6. Why Palestinians Called for BDS - Raji Sourani | 61 | ||
| 7. Self-Determination and the Right of Return: Interlinked and Indivisible Rights - Nidal al-Azza | 72 | ||
| 9. International Law, Apartheid and Israeli Responses to BDS - Professor Richard Falk | 85 | ||
| 10. Towards a Just and Lasting Peace: Kairos Palestine and the Lead of the Palestinian Church - Archbishop Atallah Hanna | 100 | ||
| Part III - Economy, Academia and Culture | 107 | ||
| 11. BDS: Perspectives of an Israeli Economist - Shir Hever | 109 | ||
| 12. Colonialism, the Peace Process and the Academic Boycott - Ilan Pappe | 124 | ||
| 13. Faithless in the Holy Land - A Musician's Journey to Boycott - David Randall | 139 | ||
| 14. Our People - Iain Banks | 149 | ||
| 15. Why We Back the Boycott Campaign - Ken Loach, Rebecca O'Brien and Paul Laverty | 153 | ||
| Part IV - Activists and Activism | 157 | ||
| 16. Derailing Veolia - Adri Nieuwhof | 159 | ||
| 17. The Case of the Edinburgh 5 - Mich Napier | 168 | ||
| 18. Worker-to-Worker Solidarity: BDS in the Trade Union Movement -Rafeef Ziadah | 179 | ||
| 19. The Derry versus Raytheon Struggle - Eamonn McCann | 193 | ||
| 20. Israeli Apartheid Week: A Gauge of the Global BDS Campaign - Hazem Jamjoum | 204 | ||
| 21. Palestine's South Africa Moment has Finally Arrived - Omar Barghouti | 216 | ||
| Notes on Contributors | 233 | ||
| Index | 237 |