Why BDS And The Ben And Jerry's Boycott Is Anti-Semitic – The Lid

As reported previously, the original decision by the Ben and Jerry’s board was to stop selling their product anywhere in Israel. It was moderated by parent company Unilever limiting the ban to the disputed territories of Judea, Samaria, and East Jerusalem.

The Chairman of the Ben and Jerry’s board, Anuradha Mittal, also runs The Oakland Institute which produced a series of nine reports condemning the very existence of Israel in 2017. She is a long-time supporter of the BDS  (Boycotts, divestment, and sanctions) movement who deleted her Airbnb account after Airbnb thankfully reversed its own boycott of Israel. She also urged opposition to a congressional resolution condemning anti-Semitism.  Her leadership of Ben and Jerry’s entry into BDS is an attempt to give legitimacy to the anti-Semitic BDS movement which she supports.

A question often asked that I will attempt to answer below is, why is BDS anti-Semitic?