Instructor

Making Sense of BDS on Both Sides of the Atlantic, Benjamin Weinthal

Making Sense of BDS on both sides of the Atlantic will cover the rise of the anti-Israel boycott campaign among politicians, on college campuses, and within NGOs. Over four sessions, participants will explore the BDS Movement's patterns in North American and Europe, the role of Iran's regime, Hezbollah, Hamas and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) in spreading BDS. Classes will examine past boycott movements that targeted Jews and Israel and will consider how BDS activity can be countered by governments, lawmakers, and the public at large.