Isn Divestment from Israel considered Anti-Semitic?
Divestment is a movement that demands an end to all financial support for Israel. In the 1980’s, the South Africa anti-apartheid movement helped bring justice to the indigenous black South Africans, it was not considered to be an anti-white movement rather a movement for freedom, justice and equality. The divestment campaign is a way to advocate human rights and self-determination for the Palestinian people. The movement does not in any way endorse any kind of hatred or discrimination towards any person based on their religion, culture or ethnicity. We demand justice, freedom and equality for the Palestinian people therefore it would be wrong equating such a movement as anti-Jewish. Lately, anti-justice movements have effectively stifled criticism of Israeli policy, by equating criticisms of a racist government as anti-Jewish. In this case Anti-Semitism does not hold ground, but only serves to deflect attention away from Israeli governmental actions.
