A full BDS policy has been advocated on the following grounds -
- a full boycott will have more effect on Israel than a partial boycott.
- in practice it is hard for consumers to distinguish between settlement goods and goods produced in Israel proper.
- Palestinians are constantly urged to renounce armed struggle. A boycott is an effective nonviolent option.
- a partial boycott can imply, especially to Palestinian activists, a half-hearted opposition to Israeli policies.