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Claiming justice for Israel/Palestine: the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) campaign and Christian organizations
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Abstract The Palestinian call for Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) against Israel seeks to embed the Palestinian struggle within the Global Justice Movement in order to mobilize support from transnational business and civil society actors. The article analyzes how two important Christian faith-based orga... view more
The Palestinian call for Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) against Israel seeks to embed the Palestinian struggle within the Global Justice Movement in order to mobilize support from transnational business and civil society actors. The article analyzes how two important Christian faith-based organizations respond to the BDS movement’s global justice frame: the World Council of Churches (WCC) and Christians United for Israel (CUFI). Drawing on recent research into justice in international relations, the analysis shows the process of normative interaction between diverging justice claims of the BDS campaign and these Christian organizations.... view less
Keywords
Palestinian territories; Palestine; international relations; Israel; transnational relations; non-governmental organization; religious movement; Palestinian-Israeli conflict; social actor; international organization; campaign
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Free Keywords
World Council of Churches; WCC; Christians United for Israel; CUFI; Palästinensische Selbstverwaltungsgebiete; Internationale Beziehungen; Transnationale Bewegung; Internationaler nichtstaatlicher Akteur; Internationaler nichtstaatliche Organisation; Religiöse Institution; Religiöse Vereinigung
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 1172-1187
Journal
Globalizations, 14 (2017) 7
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/14747731.2017.1310463
ISSN
1474-7731
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications