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Welcome to the website of the Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), a wide coalition of the largest Palestinian organisations, trade unions, networks and NGOs.

Report on The Fourth National BDS Conference, 8 June 2013, Bethlehem

With 700 participants, mostly representatives of the national committee member entities, including political parties, trade unions, women’s organizations, professional syndicates, youth and student groups, and other civil society organizations, the conference was hailed by several commentators as a “turning point” for the BDS movement’s local work

Generation Palestine: Voices from the BDS movement

Generation Palestine helps to shed light on international responses to Israeli apartheid by bringing together Palestinian and international activists in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement

Five reasons why Hawking is right to boycott Israel

World-renowned theoretical physicist and cosmologist Professor Stephen Hawking has decided to heed the Palestinian call for boycott, and pull out of an Israeli conference hosted by President Shimon Peres in June.

WHAT IS BDS?

In 2005, Palestinian civil society issued a call for a campaign of boycotts, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel until it complies with international law and Palestinian rights. A truly global movement against Israeli Apartheid is rapidly emerging in response to this call.

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STATEMENTS

Letter of the Palestinian Postal Service Workers’ Union to the South African Communication Workers on the 65th commemoration of the Nakba May 17, 2013 by Palestinian Postal Service Workers Union

Sisters and brothers of South Africa, dear to our hearts, Fraternal greetings from Palestine, We address you today as we commemorate the grim anniversary of our Nakba, our national catastrophe, and as our days continue to be filled with calamities … Continue reading →

Past Due: Sixty Five Years and the Ongoing Nakba May 15, 2013 by YWCA Palestine

Statement of the Palestinian Postal Service Workers’ Union on the occasion of May Day May 5, 2013 by Palestinian Postal Services Workers Union (PPSWU)

G4S responds to public anger but remains complicit in Israel’s abhorrent prison system April 24, 2013 by Palestinian BDS National Committee

Organizations in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine call for G4S boycott April 17, 2013 by Organizations in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine

Demonstrations across Palestine and international BDS actions mark Palestinian Land Day March 30, 2013 by Palestinian BDS National Committee

ANALYSIS

Should soccer boycott Israel’s European Championship? June 11, 2013 by James Montague and CNN

“How did UEFA give this to Israel?” Asks Palestinian footballer Mahmoud Sarsak in this powerful interview

Israel one of world’s most unpopular countries and it’s getting worse: BBC survey June 6, 2013 by Ali Abunimah at Electronic Intifada

Australian opposition party commits to repression of BDS May 28, 2013 by Kim Bullimore atSocialist Alternative

As Israel’s occupation drags on, boycotts are one way forward May 23, 2013 by Omar BarghoutiThe National

Israel-Mexico: Military Cooperation to Crush Zapatistas Liberation Movement May 21, 2013 by Linda Quiquivix and Jimmy Johnson Electronic Intifada

International efforts at achieving Israeli-Palestinian peace: Civil society initiatives for a comprehensive, just and lasting solution of the question of Palestine May 9, 2013 by Na’eem Jeenah

NEWS

South African diplomat rejects JNF honour June 14, 2013 by Mail & Guardian

The former South African ambassador to Israel says he'll be returning a certificate informing him that 18 trees had been planted in his honour in an Israeli forest by the Jewish National Fund (JNF) and the Israeli ministry of foreign affairs

Major UK union votes against Trade Union Friends of Israel June 11, 2013 by Jerusalem Post

The decision is binding on the union as an organisation

Electronic Intifada coverage of Fourth National BDS Conference June 10, 2013 by Asa Winstanley atElectronic Intifada

The Fourth National BDS Conference took place in Bethlehem on Saturday

Palestine solidarity activists take over G4S meeting, catch occupation profiteer by surprise June 9, 2013 by Amena Saleem at Electronic Intifada

G4S provides services and equipment to Israeli jails at which Palestinian political prisoners are detained and tortured

Fourth National BDS Conference – Bethlehem University June 8 May 31, 2013 by Palestinian BDS National Committee

Aiming to enhance and expand BDS, the conference will feature presentations by leading trade unionists, academics, women and youth activists and writers

United Church of Canada settlement boycott campaign begins May 23, 2013 by The United Church of Canada

The campaign has been named Unsettling Goods: Choose Peace in Palestine and Israel, which focuses on the illegal Israeli settlements and the obstacles they pose for peace

Charity Commission to investigate whether JNF racial discrimination is lawful May 20, 2013 by Stop the JNF UK

The Stop the JNF Campaign argues that the primary purpose of the JNF has always been to remove Palestinians from their land and replace them with Jewish only settlements

Israel: UN expert warns against Israel’s plans for a six-lane settlement highway in East Jerusalem May 17, 2013 by BNC

“Companies taking part in the construction of the illegal highway in Beit Safafa, under the auspices of the Moriah Jerusalem Development Company and their implementing partner, D.Y. Barazani Ltd., must be held responsible,” the independent expert stressed

Nakba Day protest calls for end to EU funding of Israeli arms companies May 15, 2013 by militair-embargo-israel.be

Elbit Systems and Israeli Aerospace Industries are among the Israeli recipients of EU funding

Human Rights Groups Condemn SodaStream Sponsorship of Cannes Film Festival’s American Pavilion May 15, 2013 by US Campaign to End the Occupation

As the Cannes Film Festival opens today, a coalition of human rights organizations is criticizing the American Pavilion’s choice of SodaStream as its premier sponsor

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