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Activists for Palestine are considering the knock-on effects of the western support for Ukrainian resistance. Does the Zionist lobby think that they can carry on with their anti-BDS bashing as usual, once the Ukraine crisis is no longer in the news? Or are we witnessing a qualitative shift? The number of social media posts talking about the bravery of Ukrainian women, usually in fatigues and holding a gun, are too numerous to count. While pro-Palestinian organizations continue to have their social media posts censored for milder fare.

A social media graphic created by the Movement for Black Lives to accompany a joint statement with the Adalah Justice Project and US Campaign for Palestinian Rights on Ben & Jerry's announcement they would no longer sell ice cream in Israeli West Bank settlements. (Image: Twitter/@Mvmnt4BlkLives)

Reactions to Ben & Jerry’s announcement that it is ending business in Israeli settlements shows a new consensus is forming in the Palestine solidarity movement. Many activists are shifting focus from simply boycotting Israeli settlements to boycotting Israeli Apartheid.