BDS Bieber

BDS Bieber is a video parody of Justin's #1 youtube hit song 'Baby' which calls on him to honour the boycott call of Palestinian civil society and cancel his planned April concert in Tel Aviv. (Despite efforts of the pro-Israel lobby to censor this video, it's still available on youtube thanks to the fair use/fair comment provision of copyright law which protect parody.)

Bieber is kind of image conscious. Do you think he'll like this video or be offended?

I think he'll like it. Justin was born in my hometown of London, Ontario, and we Londoners (e.g. Rachel McAdams, Sir Frederick Banting, Ryan Gosling, Guy Lombardo) are known for our love of campy satire, especially when it's tied to a good cause, and especially when it features clever puns on Nair. Besides, there's already dozens of 'Baby' parodies on YouTube, but this is the only one with Badboy Bibi Netanyahu dressed up like a Chippendale dancer.

Since he's only sixteen, do you think there's a chance he might actually change his mind and cancel the concert in Israel?

Why not? He'd be joining Santana, Snoop Dogg, Elvis Costello, Bjork, the Pixies, Gil Scott Heron... the dozens of musicians who've heeded the boycott call and cancelled their Israel concerts, in the wake of the 2009 war on Gaza and last year's flotilla massacre. The Biebs has used his music to speak out against poverty, and in support of Haiti — so why not justice for Palestine?

If Bieber's hair could talk, what would it be telling him?

It would whisper (in a soft, persuasive, herbal-conditioner-sort-of-manner): "The music boycott in South Africa helped defeat apartheid back in the eighties. Today the music boycott against Israel can help achieve a lasting peace. Listen to your hair — respect the boycott call."

For more info:

http://pacbi.org

http://bdsmovement.net

http://caiaweb.org

http://boycottisrael.info

pqbds.wordpress.com

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[arachid19]

THUMBS UP FOR the three demands of the BDS MOVEMENT: full equality for Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel; an end to the occupation and colonization of all Arab lands - including the Golan Heights, the Occupied West Bank with East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip - and dismantling the Wall; and respecting and protecting the Palestinian refugees' right to return to their homes and properties as stipulated in U.N. resolution 194.

[TVACdotCA]

@ronitlay Nope - everyone knows that your lies are falling apart. From Egypt to Tunisia, the pro-Israel dictators are falling. Palestine will be free whether you racists like it or not.

[misspalestine111]

israel will wipe from map , do you understand , this land is for palestinisn , its the land of canaan its belong to arabs, everyone knows that , at th end all the jews will be killed by prophet issa peace be upon him

[rachelgolem]

Now that the regilous people are back in power in Egypt, I am sure things will get much betterf for gay people!!!!

[pmheideman]

@lucamansan That's simply not true....in fact, many of the highly intelligent, influential, dedicated people defending Israel today were the very people defending apartheid South Africa!!

[BASSHAMGUITAR]

I support Israel and I am not afraid to say it.

[Ilkamy]

FREE education for this young boy!

Boycott Israeli apartheid! FREEDOM and human rights are universal and indivisible. End the siege on Gaza!

A first step: One-State-Solution Israel-Palestine with equal social rights for all people and the right for the refugees to return to their former homeland! Until then BDS - Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions!

Education for narrow minded religious fanatics and fascists.

No borders - no nations - no wars! Never stop dreaming.

Long live resistance... Stay human!

[lucamansan]

You know why the boycott against Israel will never work the way it worked against South Africa, because who was defending South Africa, no one. Israel has millions of highly intelligent, influential, dedicated people defending it, and we aren't going to go away.

[Gilboord]

So... I hear Bieber had a great concert in Israel this past week!  So much for a successful Boycott!

[ronitlay]

JUSTIN BIEBER IS IN ISRAEL.

FUCK U ALL!

[WorkingAgainstWalls]

Boycott Apartheid 2011

[alexmeleh]

SOON YOU WILL ALL KNOW... HOW IS THE CHOSEN RELIGION. BY NOW YOU KNOW IT ONLY IN YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS AND TEREBLY FEAR AND JEALOUS. THE ONE IS GOING TO KILL YOU IT IS YOUR INNER POOR HEATRED. IM A JEW AND I HOPE YOU WILL BE A LITLE BIT CLOSE TO OUR MORALL LEVEL THAT WE ARE IN NOW.