When BDS Groups and Iran Meet
By Michal Amar, 2020–2021 CAMERA Fellow at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
As the Jerusalem Post reported in March, an event occurred on January 18th titled “A Year to Confront Normalization.” As the name indicates, the event discussed efforts to oppose Arab states that normalized relations with Israel in accordance with the Abraham Accords. The chief organizer of the event was the “Global Campaign to Return to Palestine” (GCRP), a collective of over 60 BDS-supporting groups.
Around the world, BDS activists on college campuses deceitfully paint their movement as one of non-violent protest, but this terrorist-friendly event removed the mask completely. For this event, the GCRP collaborated with terrorist organizations like Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and even the Head of the Iranian parliament. The event — which took place at two separate locations in Gaza and Tehran — was simultaneously aired on Lebanon’s pro-Hezbollah Al-Mayadeen TV channel and livestreamed on Facebook side by side.
Many groups in the GCRP aid one another in their delegitimization efforts against Israel and in the creation of other campus groups. Using this tactic, these groups slowly expand and increase their presence on campuses across the United States.
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