TY - BOOK AU - Mendes,Philip,1964- AU - Dyrenfurth,Nick TI - Boycotting Israel is wrong: the progressive path towards peace between Palestinians and Israelis SN - 9781742234144 - pbk AV - DS128.2 .M46 2015 U1 - 956.94054 PY - 2015/// CY - NewSouth Publishing, PB - Sydney, N.S.W., KW - 1. Arab-Israeli conflict KW - 2. Israel Politics and government KW - 3. Palestinian Arabs Government policy KW - 4. Propaganda, Anti-Israeli N2 - This is the first progressive book to argue that the BDS movement (boycott, divestment and sanctions) is the wrong way to broker peace in the IsraeliuPalestinian conflict. The BDS movement against Israel has gained traction and publicity worldwide. Yet here, Philip Mendes and Nick Dyrenfurth, politically progressive commentators, argue that BDS is too blunt an instrument to use in a such a complex situation. Instead, they propose a solution that supports IsraelAEs existence and Palestinian rights to a homeland, urging mutual compromise and concessions from both sides ER -