In that year, In 2016, HRW increased its BDS emphasis, and hired Omar Shakir, an experienced activist, as its "Israel/Palestine director." At HRW, Shakir led BDS campaigns.<ref name=book-challenging>Challenging the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement: 20 Years of Responding to Anti-Israel Campaigns. N.p.: Taylor & Francis, 2023. [https://books.google.com/books?id=RGOoEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT97].<blockquote> | In that year, In 2016, HRW increased its BDS emphasis, and hired Omar Shakir, an experienced activist, as its "Israel/Palestine director." At HRW, Shakir led BDS campaigns.<ref name=book-challenging>Challenging the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement: 20 Years of Responding to Anti-Israel Campaigns. N.p.: Taylor & Francis, 2023. [https://books.google.com/books?id=RGOoEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT97].<blockquote> |