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Kamila Shamsie: yet another BDS proponent punished for following her conscience

contact@ifamericansknew.org September 27, 2019 BDS, boycott, cultural boycott, garzweiler, kamila shamsie, london review of books, nelly sachs prize, ruhrbarone, talib kweli

Renowned author Kamila Shamsie won a prestigious literary award in Germany. Then a rightwing website dug up “dirt” – Shamsie supports BDS! – and just like that, the award was rescinded.

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Leaked: Pro-Israel Lobby Groups Secretly Admit BDS Is Effective

contact@ifamericansknew.org December 14, 2018 ali abunimaj, BDS, cultural boycott, StandWithUs

Ali Abunimah discusses a leaked report from Creative Community for Peace (CCFP), a front for Israel government-backed lobby group StandWithUs, which admits the cultural boycott is “constantly growing” and “innovative”.

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