ABSTRACT
Dialogue between Jews and Palestinians is encouraged, and boycotts are considered extremist or unhelpful. Meanwhile, since 2005, a significant section of Palestinian society has officially called for what is known as BDS (Boycott Divestment Sanctions) to be adopted by governments and global civil society as a way of pressuring Israel to comply with international law and enable Palestinian rights to be realised. The conflict in Palestine/Israel has also become a point of reference for those who advocate a form of the Clash of Civilisations theory. Since the 1990s and the Oslo peace process, there has been a growth in the number of NGOs in the West as well as on the ground in Palestine/Israel who have invested in what has been described as a peace industry. The Oslo years typically refer to the period of roughly seven years between the signing of the Oslo Accords in 1993 and the start of the Second Intifada in September 2000.
