Summary
An Israeli think tank that, in The Palestine Exception to Free Speech: A Movement Under Attack in the US, characterised the BDS movement itself as a “delegitimization challenge” and an “existential threat” in a 2010 paper, and recommended that Israel respond by “sabotag[ing] [delegitimization] network catalysts” and “attack[ing] catalysts” — those who question Israel’s policies and practices (PDF p.15).
Details
- The report says Israel advocacy groups committed vast resources to responding to “delegitimization challenges” on the basis of the Reut Institute’s suggestions (PDF p.15).
- In January 2015 the Reut Institute reportedly held a “hackathon”, with Israeli officials and other Israel advocacy groups, exploring ways to gather intelligence on and target individuals involved in Palestine solidarity work (PDF p.17).
- Its June 2015 strategy document highlighted the need to “out-name-shame the delegitimizers” against BDS, recommending “all available firepower—financial, social, legal, etc.” (PDF p.17-18).
Related pages
The Palestine Exception to Free Speech: A Movement Under Attack in the US, Delegitimization, BDS movement