STATEMENTS
Palestinian civil society applauds UK Co-operative movement decision to end trade with companies involved with Israeli violations of international law May 3, 2012 by Palestinian agricultural organisations and farmers unions
United Methodists Call for Boycott of “products made by Israeli companies operating in occupied Palestinian territories” May 3, 2012 by Palestinian BDS National Committee
Apartheid is not Fair Play… Boycott Adidas! April 30, 2012 by Palestinian BDS National Committee
Palestinian rights activists join BDS Global Day of Action commemorating Land Day March 31, 2012 by Palestinian BDS National Committee
ANALYSIS
What If Kobe Bryant Were an Imprisoned Palestinian Soccer Player? May 10, 2012 by Dave Zirin on The Nation
Imagine if a member of Team USA Basketball—let’s say Kobe Bryant—had been traveling to an international tournament only to be seized by a foreign government and held in prison for three years without trial
United Methodist Church’s shameful failure to divest from injustice May 4, 2012 by Susan Abulhawa on The Electronic Intifada
Boycotting Israel in Kuwait: The Long Way Back May 4, 2012 by Yazan al-Saadi on al-akhbar
BDS for Palestinian Rights: “Equality or Nothing!” May 3, 2012 by Omar Barghouti on The Nation
Justice requires action to stop subjugation of Palestinians May 1, 2012 by Desmond Tutu on Campa Bay Times
Should US churches divest from Israel? April 25, 2012 by Al Jazeera
NEWS
Call on the European Parliament to reject new trade deal with Israel May 8, 2012 by ECCP
If passed, the Agreement on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products (ACAA) would remove barriers to trade between Israel and EU member states
Veolia Subsidiary Applies for Public Tender in “City of Peace and Justice” May 2, 2012 by Al-Haq
As a Palestinian organisation, Al-Haq is gravely concerned about the participation of a subsidiary of the Veolia Group in the public transport tender in the city of The Hague
Co-op boycotts exports from Israel’s West Bank settlements April 29, 2012 by Tracy McVeigh and Harriet Sherwood on The Guardian
The Co-operative Group has become the first major European supermarket group to end trade with companies that export produce from illegal Israeli settlements.
Caterpillar’s instransigence: Read the new MRTI Report April 25, 2012 by Rabbis Letter
A Meeting between Caterpillar and representatives of the Presbyterian Church (USA) and the United Methodist Church. Both churches are considering whether to divest from Caterpillar
Scottish TUC delegates join Palestine freedom struggle – unanimously! April 25, 2012 by Scottish TUC
The delegates to the Annual Conference of the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC), the umbrella group for every trade union in Scotland, today voted unanimously and repeatedly against Israeli apartheid.
Pacific Northwest MEChA Regional Conference Endorses Palestinian BDS Call April 23, 2012 by MEChA de Evergreen & TESC Divest!
At the 2012 Pacific Northwest Movimiento Estudiantil Chican@ de Aztlán (MEChA) Regional Conference, chapter leaders voted to endorse the Palestinian call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions
Israel agency raises tax-exempt US, UK funds to put settlers in occupied Golan Heights, northern Palestine April 21, 2012 by Ali Abunimah on Electronic Intifada
The Jewish Agency, a quasi-official arm of the Israel government that encourages settlement in Palestine, and the Israeli government itself, are taking advantage of US and UK charity laws
Egypt to boycott ‘pro-Israel’ Adidas kit manufacturer April 19, 2012 by Karim Farouk on Ahram
Pharaohs to boycott kit manufacturer Adidas due to company’s sponsorship of Jerusalem marathon, despite potential 1.7 million euros per year financial impact
No Boycotts Here: Veolia’s Booming Business from OPT to KSA April 19, 2012 by Saleh Al Amer on Jadaliyya
Veolia, a publicly owned French company that provides environmental services in the fields of water, waste, energy and transportation, has long been the target of one of the most successful BDS campaigns for its violation of Palestinian human rights
UMASS BOSTON STUDENT SENATE PASSES RESOLUTION CALLING FOR DIVESTMENT FROM BOEING April 18, 2012 by Students for Justice in Palestine (JSP), University of Massachusetts Boston
CITING BOEING’S INVOLVEMENT IN ISRAEL’S OPERATION CAST LEAD, STUDENT-LED COALITION DEMANDS DIVESTMENT FROM BOEING AND OTHER COMPANIES PROFITING FROM WAR CRIMES & HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
