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Andrew Ross Responds

Andrew Ross Responds 542938 NLFXXX10.1177/1095796014542938New Labor ForumRoss research-article2014 On the Contrary New Labor Forum 2014, Vol. 23(3) 17 –18 Andrew Ross Responds Copyright © 2014, The Murphy Institute, City University of New York Reprints and permissions: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/1095796014542938 nlf.sagepub.com Andrew Ross Jo-Ann Mort makes an impassioned plea for us those inside “Israel proper,” confining to shun BDS and make common cause with the boycott to the former. This ignores like-minded Israelis working to advance the the fact that the settlements, which now peace process. Central to her reasoning are control 42.7 percent of the West Bank three arguments to which I will respond briefly. (U.N. figures) are a direct product of Israeli state policy. They are colonies and A. Supporting the BDS campaign, she con- not rogue outposts that are populated by tends, is a mode of withdrawal; instead rugged ex-urbanites or maverick entre- we should be engaging. Yet, for most peo- preneurs who buck the state’s efforts to ple, joining a boycott like this one is a pro- rein them in. The whole point of settler active step along the road of ever greater colonialism is to enlarge the occupying participation. Unlike checkbook activism, state through appropriation of land. The http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png New Labor Forum SAGE

Andrew Ross Responds

Ross, Andrew
New Labor Forum , Volume 23 (3): 2 – Sep 1, 2014
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542938 NLFXXX10.1177/1095796014542938New Labor ForumRoss research-article2014 On the Contrary New Labor Forum 2014, Vol. 23(3) 17 –18 Andrew Ross Responds Copyright © 2014, The Murphy Institute, City University of New York Reprints and permissions: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/1095796014542938 nlf.sagepub.com Andrew Ross Jo-Ann Mort makes an impassioned plea for us those inside “Israel proper,” confining to shun BDS and make common cause with the boycott to the former. This ignores like-minded Israelis working to advance the the fact that the settlements, which now peace process. Central to her reasoning are control 42.7 percent of the West Bank three arguments to which I will respond briefly. (U.N. figures) are a direct product of Israeli state policy. They are colonies and A. Supporting the BDS campaign, she con- not rogue outposts that are populated by tends, is a mode of withdrawal; instead rugged ex-urbanites or maverick entre- we should be engaging. Yet, for most peo- preneurs who buck the state’s efforts to ple, joining a boycott like this one is a pro- rein them in. The whole point of settler active step along the road of ever greater colonialism is to enlarge the occupying participation. Unlike checkbook activism, state through appropriation of land. The

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Published: Sep 1, 2014

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