THE HILL
by Abraham H. Miller
May 28, 2015

If you ask proponents of the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement why they single out Israel, they will tell you that you have to start somewhere. But since its beginnings a decade ago, BDS has never been invoked against any other country. Common sense and decency asks, how a self-described “human rights” movement can single-out the only democracy in the region.  Progressive activists, mainly college professors and students, ignore the brutal treatment and often torture and murder of women, minorities and members of the GLBTQ community in countries such as Saudi Arabia, Iran and Pakistan. If their goal was the betterment of Palestinian lives, wouldn’t they be outraged at the hundreds of children that died building tunnels for Hamas? READ MORE