Incoming members of Congress, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, have both
come out in favor of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS)
movement — the first House members to ever do so. Critics, however,
suggest that BDS is anti-Semitic and undermines a two-state solution in
the Middle East. Others say supporters of BDS aren't consistent in their
criticism of human rights and unfairly focus on the actions of Israel.
In his latest video essay, The Intercept's Mehdi Hasan examines — and
debunks — some of the myths and controversies surrounding the BDS
movement