Interview With BDS Co-Founder Omar Barghouti

From time to time, the Palestine Center distributes articles it believes will enhance understanding of the Palestinian political reality. The following article by Glen Greenwald was published by Portside on May 13, 2016.

 

Despite having lived in Israel for 22 years with no criminal record of any kind, Omar Barghouti (above) was this week denied the right to travel outside the country. As one of the pioneers of the increasingly powerful movement to impose boycotts, sanctions and divestment measures (BDS) on Israel, Barghouti, an articulate, English-speaking activist, has frequently traveled around the world advocating his position. The Israeli government’s refusal to allow him to travel is obviously intended to suppress his speech and activism. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was one of the world leaders who traveled last year to Paris to participate in that city’s ‘free speech rally.’

 

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