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BDS has denounced 'No Other Land' for ‘normalization’ – what does that actually mean?

JL;DR SUMMARY The documentary "No Other Land," despite winning an Oscar, has been criticized by the Boycott Divestment Sanction (BDS) movement's Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) for alleged normalization of Israeli activities. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Israel Palestine ConflictPalestinian RightsDocumentaryEmpathyNormalizationBdsPower ImbalancePacbiNo Other LandGreenhouse Film Centre

Places mentioned

Masafer Yatta, Jenin, Palestinian Territories
"Nidal Younis, who heads the village council in Masafer Yatta, where the events of No Other Land take place, said the films Oscar deserves to be celebrated."
Northern Arizona University, Arizona, United States
"Emily Schneider, a professor of Criminal Justice at Northern Arizona University, explained that resisting normalization, in part means questioning the inherent power imbalance between Israelis and Palestinians in the peace process, and rejecting the systems that foster inequality."
George Washington University, Washington DC, United States
"Ned Lazarus, a professor of international relations at the George Washington University, told me."

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