Leaders of a Palestinian movement to boycott Israel have outlined their intention to oppose any peace talks, even if they include a conversations relating to the freezing of Jewish settlements.
The Boycott Divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement, lobbies worldwide for the economic, cultural and academic boycott of Israel.
The Palestinians have demanded both a freeze on settlement building and a return to borderlines before the occupation of the West Bank
The head of the movement, Omar Barghouti, outlined that even if these demands were met negotiations would not be possible as the Israelis would still have to guarantee the right of return for Palestinian refugees everywhere and equal rights of Arab Israelis, as well as a complete end to the occupation of Palestinian territories.
