http://boycottisrael.infoDear Younger Brother,We are a group of Israeli citizens who support the Palestinian call for boycott, divestment andsanctions (BDS) against Israel. We oppose the Israeli criminal policies of colonialism, occupationand apartheid, and strongly believe that international pressure is essential in bringing thesecrimes to an end and creating an equal and just society in this region.The silence on the part of western powers allows Israel to act as if it is above the law and carryon committing its atrocities with impunity. But while the politicians have so far betrayed their obligation to their electorate, the people of such countries have risen up against their complicityin Israeli crimes and are instead expressing a public outcry in Europe, US and around the worlddemanding that the basic rights of the Palestinians be respected

.You say that your audience consists of people who oppose the Israeli occupation and apartheidpolicies. You may even say that music is above politics, but is this really the case when 46% of Jewish-Israeli teenagers oppose equal rights for Arab citizens of Israel and 56% of them believethat Arabs should be banned from the parliament?

Is this really the case when 52% of all IsraeliJews support limiting the freedom of press? Is it true when 90% of them supported themassacre of Gaza as it was unfolding during the winter of 2008-9 and the vast majority still doesso today, regardless of all that we know of the horrendous crimes performed there? This is your audience. These are the people you will be playing for.You might also want to bear in mind that the vast majority of that audience had served or iscurrently serving in the Israeli army - enabling and sustaining the criminal occupation of theWest Bank and the barbaric siege on Gaza, protecting the illegal settlements, demolishinghouses, supervising the construction of the annexation wall or even partaking in the massacresthat took place in Jenin or Gaza during recent years.The Palestinians are united in their call for BDS, signed by over 170 civil society organizations,representing all different sectors of the Palestinian society: those in the occupied territories,those in exile and those who remained but are systematically discriminated against. The call isstrictly based on international law, and on universally recognized human rights, it is based onuniversal rights for all and is clearly opposed to all forms of racism, including that of anti-