The #Pete_Seeger I knew: Against #injustice, dedicated to dialogue
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Partisan du #BDS
In February, 2011, I again visited Pete at his home. My purpose was to inform him of the implications of his name being associated with the JNF [#jewish_National_Fund], but not to ask him to endorse the boycott, divestment, sanctions (BDS) movement per se. After we spoke of the dissonance between the #Arava Institute’s supposed “trans-boundary” work and the fact that it has never distanced itself from the racist, anti-Arab and ultimately anti-environment policies of its JNF patron – he volunteered the following statement: “ I appeared on that virtual rally because for many years I’ve felt that people should talk with people they disagree with. But it ended up looking like I supported the Jewish National Fund. I misunderstood the leaders of the Arava Institute because I didn’t realize to what degree the JNF was supporting Arava. Now that I know more, I support the BDS movement as much as I can. You can let my views be known. ”
