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. >> i'm elliott aker maup, a former officer. i'm in "the stream." israel and its impact on u.s. israeli relations. and waj before the break we asked whether folks thought israel should be worried. >> yes, because israel has every reason to be worried. not just because what bds is doing, the truth at last, the israeli emperor is really and truly stark naked. and vastly overestimate the sanctions on south africa and ignore internal activist efforts and bds will gradually intense phi. we saw the same in thawed south africa. lara, is bds winning and how will israel both in the short term and long term react to this? >> i can't say in the long term, i think they are worried. i would differ with some of my fellow panelists, i don't think this is a victory for the global bds movement. this is one piece and it's definitely one piece, and the push back is tremendous on it and i'm not just talking activists and the things in congress. but the things that have the israelis the most worried are the european directive. a few months ago, europe issued a directive which threatens, over the iss