Gideon Levy
In his op-ed in Haaretz on Sunday, columnist Gideon Levy openly endorses a boycott of Israel as the “Israeli patriot’s final refuge.” He argues that it is in fact those who fear for Israel’s future that should reach the conclusion that it must be economically boycotted. He says that it is the “least of all evils” and that there is no other alternative left because:
The change won’t come from within.
That has been clear for a long time. As long as Israelis don’t pay a
price for the occupation, or at least don’t make the connection between
cause and effect, they have no incentive to bring it to an end. And why
should the average resident of Tel Aviv be bothered by what is happening
in the West Bank city of Jenin or Rafah in the Gaza Strip? Those places
are far away and not particularly interesting. As long as the arrogance
and self-victimization continue among the Chosen People, the most
chosen in the world, always the only victim, the world’s explicit stance
won’t change a thing.
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