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Ingrid Jaradat Award (IJA) for the Most Inspiring BDS Initiatives

Ingrid Jaradat’s legacy, in particular her revolutionary and influential critical approach to international law in the service of the Palestinian liberation struggle, lives on to guide and nourish many aspects of the BDS movement. Ingrid’s untimely departure was exactly one year ago, weeks into the unleashing of Israel’s unspeakable genocide against 2.3 million Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip.

Morocco must ban docking of Maersk Denver, suspected of carrying weapons for genocidal Israel

The Maersk Denver is part of the Maersk fleet that is implicated in shipping US military supplies to Israel and is therefore reasonably suspected* of carrying illegal military cargo destined to Israel. This is in violation of a UNHRC resolution, a UNGA resolution, and statements by dozens of UN human rights experts, all calling for a military embargo on Israel due to its illegal occupation and its commission of a plausible genocide against 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza, as the ICJ determined earlier this year.

Take action: Pressure FIFA to make this Israel's #LastMatch

PACBI

With 0 wins, Israel has already excluded itself, but FIFA should never have allowed Israel to play in the first place. As part of its Gaza genocide, Israel is also committing sporticide–the wanton killing of athletes and deliberate destruction of sports facilities. Among the 43,000 Palestinians Israel has killed in Gaza are more than 500 Palestinian athletes, including nearly 100 children.

AXA is bankrolling weapons manufacturers directly facilitating Israel’s genocide in Gaza

BNC

A new investigative report shows that as of 30 June 2024, French multinational insurance giant AXA holds $150.43 million – US$78.87 million in shares and US$71.56 million in bonds – in eleven companies that are arming Israel during its #GazaGenocide. These are: Rolls-Royce, GE Aerospace (formerly General Electric), Honeywell Technologies, Textron, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman, RTX (formerly Raytheon Technologies), L3Harris Technologies and BAE Systems.

Carrefour lied to its shareholders and the general public

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In May 2024, Carrefour assured its shareholders that it had not opened stores in the occupied Palestinian territory (OPT). However, evidence shows that Carrefour has at least one open branch in the Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut — an Israeli settlement classified by the United Nations and eve