Summary
Israeli writer and peace activist whose warnings about fascism in Israel the Introduction of Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions quotes, and whose positions on refugee return Chapter 10 criticizes as preserving Israel’s “Jewish character” (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions: The Global Struggle for Palestinian Rights, PDF p.25-26, p.146).
Details
- The Introduction quotes Avnery warning that “Israel’s very existence is threatened by fascism” and, after the Knesset moved toward criminalizing boycott calls, that “Kahanism—the Israeli version of fascism—has moved from the margin to center stage” (PDF p.25-26).
- Chapter 10 records that Avnery, while criticizing Yehoshua and Oz on refugee rights, censured Ehud Barak for raising “end of the conflict” at Camp David II and proposed an “annual quota of 50,000 for ten years” for refugee return, keeping in mind Israel’s annual absorption of 50,000 Jewish immigrants, so as to maintain “the demographic picture”; under the offer a large majority of refugees would have to give up return (PDF p.146).
Related pages
Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions: The Global Struggle for Palestinian Rights, Right of Return, Amos Oz, Ehud Barak