Palestinians and Internationalization: Means and Ends | Middle East Forum

The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement represents itself as a grassroots Palestinian effort to mobilize global support against Israel. In reality, it is a loosely coordinated effort by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), the Muslim Brotherhood, and the global left, purporting to speak in the name of the Palestinian people. In American parlance this is “Astroturf,” a fake grassroots movement.