EU Parliament President Martin Schulzs speech before the Knesset and the controversial incident that took place highlight the damaging relationship between the EU and the network of politicized NGOs.
Gerald M. Steinberg maintains that by standing firm, Johansson and the owners of SodaStream demonstrated that even the most full-blown BDS attacks can be defeated.
The most effective and immediate strategy to confront BDS and this form of political warfare is to end the massive funding given to radical NGOs that promote this anti-Israel warfare in the Netherlands and elsewhere.
Jerusalem-based NGO Monitor revealed that a Tel Aviv conference held Sept. 29-30 by Zochrot, an Israeli NGO promoting Palestinian narratives including the "Nakba" and the "right of return," was funded primarily by European organizations.