The public debate over the introduction of the “Jewish
Nation-State bill” in Israel calls the bluff of Israel’s
insistence that it can be both a democracy and a Jewish
state, laying bare its Apartheid-like laws and policies
for the international community to witness and to
respond. It is time to act before Israel’s propaganda
machine at home and abroad begins a damage-control
campaign that would most likely justify the adoption of
the new bill as a “national security” matter. After all,
Israel has gotten away with using the “national
security” excuse to build an Apartheid wall and to
convince the world that it is merely a “separation
fence,” to operate bypass roads for Jews and tourists
only, and to create a network of hundreds of
checkpoints across the West Bank, designed to restrict
Palestinians’ mobility and livelihood.

In the past when critics would point out that the
practices mentioned above are reminiscent of South
Africa’s Apartheid laws, Israel’s supporters were quick
to come to its defense, using a powerful secret weapon:
the Holocaust. Israeli propaganda has managed to
convince the world time and again that its military
aggression and blatant violations of international law
are beyond scrutiny because of its traumatic past.
My father, a Holocaust survivor who witnessed my
grandfather’s murder in a concentration camp at the
age of 13, could not forgive the international
community for failing to act in time. A militant Zionist,
my father used the mantra “Never Again” to justify
Israel’s aggression against Palestinians. The exclusive
interpretation of “Never Again” makes no sense to me.

As history demonstrates, Jews have no monopoly on
suffering. If anything, the traumatic memory of the
Holocaust should inspire compassion for other
persecuted groups. It is criminal and inexcusable that
the Holocaust has been hijacked to legitimize the
colonization of Palestine and systematic attempts to
destroy its indigenous population. We cannot look the
other way. We must hold Israel accountable!
Because Israel proclaims itself a safe haven for Jews
everywhere, we have a responsibility to speak up and
to voice strong opposition against the new racist bill. It
is time to end our financial and moral support for
Israel. Additionally, we must implore the U.S.
government, through our elected officials, to end all aid
to Israel, even if we think that it is a long shot. On
college campuses, we should reach out to students and
faculty to broaden and strengthen our coalitions as we
link the BDS movement to other struggles for justice
and equality in the US and around the globe.

The introduction of the new bill can be a game-changer.
Regardless of the future of Israel’s present coalition
government, the writing is on the wall: Israel IS an
Apartheid state and its leaders seem certain that they
will once again get away with cementing their
discriminatory practices without serious consequences.
We need to prove them wrong. The timing is perfect.
The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS)
movement is growing and many Jews in the Diaspora
are rethinking their support for Israel after the brutal
attack on Gaza this past summer. It is time to hold
Israel accountable now by making clear that a Jewish
state and a democratic state are irreconcilable. In order
to be a democracy, Israel must become a state of ALL
Its citizens, Jews and non-Jews alike!

http://www.counterpunch.org/2014/12/03/israels-legal-apartheid-and-the-global-bds-movement/

I'm beginning to see a pattern. The web is flooded with articles supporting the anti -Israel Apartheid BDS movement, yet most of them are hosted by independent websites.

Nearly all public news sites are regurgitating the same Israeli line of BDS being a threat to peace (???).