Top minister says settlement boycott equals Israel boycott
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The government minister responsible for combatting boycott efforts against Israel says he sees no difference between the targeting of Jewish West Bank settlements and the country as a whole.
Gilad Erdan told The Associated Press Thursday that all boycotts are illegitimate against a democracy where citizens can choose their own fate.
Palestinians in the West Bank do not have citizenship or the right to vote.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The BDS movement advocates boycotts, divestment and sanctions against Israel in what supporters say is a nonviolent way to promote the Palestinian struggle for independence. Erdan says most of its activists aim to delegitimize and destroy Israel, cloaking their campaign under a false premise of peace and human rights advocacy.
He says he is leading an effort to "expose the true face" of the activists.