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Israeli Fascist Pogroms Against Palestinians Flare Up in the Illegally Occupied West Bank
We need you to channel your rage, frustration, and grief into effective, strategic BDS action now.
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United Auto Workers (UAW) becomes first major US trade union to vote to divest from Israel Bonds
We call on unions across North America to follow the UAW's lead, and to join forces with workers across the country and world who refuse to be complicit in atrocity crimes and grave human rights violations.
Upscale Tokyo Department Store Withdraws Products from Illegal Israeli Settlements
October 19, 2017 — The upscale Mitsukoshi department store in the Ginza district of Tokyo has withdrawn Israeli settlement products. Earlier this...
Medical Students at Chile’s Largest University Overwhelmingly Vote for BDS
October 16, 2017 — More than three-fourths of students at the University of Chile’s Faculty of Medicine voted to break institutional ties with...
Danish Pension Fund Blacklists Four Israeli Companies Linked to Settlements
Following a report released by Danwatch in January, Denmark’s third largest pension fund, Sampension, moved to exclude four publicly traded...
Chomsky clarifies position on the cultural boycott of Israel
For years, people promoting the mantras of ‘constructive engagement’ and ‘bridge-building’ with Israel have cited Professor Noam Chomsky in their...
Prominent Chefs Urge Colleagues to Withdraw From Tel Aviv “Culinary Propaganda” Festival
October 12, 2017 — In an open letter, prominent chefs from Palestine and nine other countries called on their colleagues to withdraw from the...
In America, the Right to Boycott Israel Is Under Threat. This Is Why That's Cause for Concern
The First Amendment squarely protects the right to boycott. Lately, though, a legislative assault on that right has been spreading through the United...
Open Letter by Palestinian & International Chefs Urges Withdrawal From Tel Aviv Culinary Festival
As Palestinian and international chefs, we call on our colleagues not to participate in the annual Round Tables culinary festival in Israel, and urge...
Palestinian BDS Leadership Calls For Deepening Solidarity Between Palestinians and African Movements Against Colonialism and Racism
October 9, 2017 —The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC), the largest Palestinian civil society coalition and the...
Palestinians to “People in Need”: Reject Israeli Embassy Partnership for One World Human Rights Film Festival
Palestinians are “In Need” of ending Israel’s occupation, colonization and apartheid The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural...
Distinguished Israeli Doctor Supports BDS
October 2017 — Dr. Ruchama Marton is a distinguished Jewish-Israeli civil society leader, a psychiatrist, feminist and the Founder and President of...