Analysis

Australian BDS Movement Begins to Emerge

2010 may yet prove to be a turning point in the Palestine solidarity movement in Australia. Activists in a number of cities have embraced the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign called for by Palestinian civil society and are beginning … Continue reading 

The “South Africa moment”: Palestine, Israel and the boycott

This article was originally published in International Socialism. Israel faces a new challenge—one the country’s leading strategists consider increasingly effective. This does not come mainly from the towns and refugee camps of the West Bank or Gaza, but from an … Continue reading 

Divestment: from the campus to the streets

Following a sharp increase in divestment efforts across North American college campuses last spring, this academic year promises an even greater number of initiatives. The success and near-success of efforts at several campuses last year, coupled with Israel’s attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla this summer, has inspired new efforts among peace and justice activists to target companies that profit from and abet Israel’s apartheid regime.

The Palestinian Civil Society Campaign for Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Marks 5 Years

In meeting rooms and conference halls, on high streets and university campuses, the Palestine solidarity movement is changing. In the dozen years following the signing of the Oslo Accords, few doubted the determination and resolve of solidarity campaigns, but there … Continue reading 

Besieging Israel’s siege

Writing in today’s Guardian, BNC secretariat member Omar Barghouti argues that BDS has entered the political mainstream in the wake of Israel’s attack on the Freedom Flotilla: BDS has seen unprecedented growth after the war of aggression on Gaza and … Continue reading 

Besieging Israel's siege

Writing in today’s Guardian, BNC secretariat member Omar Barghouti argues that BDS has entered the political mainstream in the wake of Israel’s attack on the Freedom Flotilla: BDS has seen unprecedented growth after the war of aggression on Gaza and … Continue reading 

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The BDS movement in Scotland

Boycott has become thoroughly mainstream since the big battalions of the trade union movement have committed to boycott, and the Scottish Government First Minister called publicly for a review of trade relations with Israel after the murder in Dubai.

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Italians stand up to apartheid

Support for BDS has grown since 2005 with important victories registered