Ilan Pappe admits that BDS was not initiated by a “call” from Palestinian Civil Society

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5. I really can't see how opposing the settlements (which are illegal, btw) is hurting Palestinians.

If the Palestinians had access to the natural resources in the West Bank and could move goods and people freely like in a normal country, the Palestinian GDP would be doubled (!!!) without any investments in infrastructure whatsoever:

Israeli occupation hitting Palestinian economy, claims report
Source: The Guardian, Friday 30 September

Economy minister Hasan Abu Libdeh says that Palestinians are prevented from achieving their potential

Israel's occupation of the West Bank and Gaza deprives the Palestinian economy of almost £4.4bn a year, equivalent to about 85% of the nominal gross domestic product of Palestine, according to a report published in Ramallah .

As well as its detrimental effect on the Palestinian economy, the "occupation enterprise" allows the state of Israel and commercial firms to profit from Palestinian natural resources and tourist potential, the report said.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/sep/29/israeli-occupation-hits-palestinian-economy

BTW, this isn't really connected to the spurious claim of the OP.