By Andrew West
Presented by The Religion and Ethics Report
Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week appointed a minister to fight the growing campaign for the boycott, divestment and sanctions against his country. The campaign says it aims to pressure Israel to leave the occupied West Bank territories. But is there another agenda? And, as critics allege, is it anti-Semitic? A new book by authors Philip Mendes and Nick Dyrenfurth called Boycotting Israel is Wrong argues another path for Israelis and Palestinians. Nick Dyrenfurth debates the issue with Professor Peter Slezak, a philosopher at the University of New South Wales and advocate for the boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign.
Guests
Associate Professor Peter Slezak PhD
Philosopher, University of New South Wales; executive member, Australia-Palestine Advocacy Network
Dr Nick Dyrenfurth
Co-author (with Philip Mendes), Boycotting Israel is Wrong: The Progressive Path to Peace Between Palestinians and Israelis, New South (2015)