This is being reported everywhere – well, at least in the Israeli and Jewish press: The Catalonia chapter of BDS has blamed the Barcelona terror attack on European governments and their domestic and foreign policies.
Here is the Facebook post concerned:
https://www.facebook.com/bdscatalunya/posts/1659753210702200
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As bds movement catalonia, we want to condemn the attacks committed yesterday in Barcelona and cambrils and show our solidarity with the victims and their families.
Without forgetting the victims of military occupations, of wars and terrorism in Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine, Lebanon, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Mali, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and a long et cetera, where what happened yesterday Barcelona is the bread every day.
In addition, the responsibility of European governments in the foreign and internal policies that are taking place. As well as the complicity with human rights violations committed in the world.
Finally, point out that we are against Islamophobia, xenophobia and all forms of discrimination. Don’t let us take the speech of hatred that some groups of extremadreta are using by to innocent people.
We’re facing fear! Solidarity will always be our best weapon! #Barcelona
Note besides the disgusting blaming of the terrorism on European governments, they make a point of stating they are against “Islamophobia, xenophobia and all forms of discrimination.” Islamophobia is the only type mentioned specifically. To me, this is also telling – they are more concerned about possible hatred towards Muslims because of these terror attacks, than the hatred harbored by many Muslims that triggers them to perpetrate these horrors in the first place (reminiscent of Linda Sarsour’s reaction to 911). And certainly more than antisemitism, which also seems to be a common denominator with these attacks and, quite frankly, the BDS movement itself.
