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Unprecedented blow to funding genocide: No sale of Israel bonds in the EU since September 1st 2026
Both Ireland and Luxembourg have stopped facilitating the sale of Israel bonds in the European Union in 2026, and as a result Israel bonds have not been sold in the EU since September 1st. BDS salutes this important development and calls for sustained and intensified pressure on all EU member states now to end complicity in Israel’s genocide and atrocity crimes against the Palestinian people.
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“Gravest crime against humanity”, UNGA formally recognizes chattel slavery and calls for reparatory justice.
The BDS movement calls for implementation of historic UN General Assembly resolution on chattel slavery.
New UN database of companies complicit in Israel's occupation
Last month, in a landmark decision, the United Nations Human Rights Council decided to establish a database of all companies implicated in Israel’s...
Just as Boycotts Are Making a Difference for LGBTQ People, Some Lawmakers Want to Shut Them Down
In recent weeks, governors, mayors, major businesses, and entertainers have joined a boycott of North Carolina and Mississippi as a way of protesting...
Shifty antisemitism wars
In 2005, a draft, working definition of antisemitism was circulated by the European Union’s Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC). To the...
Anti-BDS legislation violates free speech
State legislatures across the country are considering a spate of bills that would blacklist companies (and, in the case of New York, individuals)...
Dirty Profits report highlights role of Israeli banks in settlement construction
By John Veron – Facing Finance launches its 4th edition of the Dirty Profits report exposing companies and financial institutions benefiting from...
Israeli arms manufacturers look to cash in on the war in Gaza
Three weeks after Israel’s latest assault on the Gaza Strip concluded, Israeli military and political leaders attended a conference next to Ben...
Why is the ICRC helping defend Israeli war crimes?
An ICRC press conference in Jerusalem. The supposedly neutral humanitarian organization sponsored last week a conference held by a hawkish Israeli...
On Gaza and global rage
Palestinian efforts to encourage a boycott of Israel, modeled on the South African anti-apartheid global campaign, is gaining momentum as a...
What’s behind the rise of BDS?
In its nine-year existence, the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement has boldly redefined the battle for Palestine in the simple,...
U.S. Should Stop Funding Israel, or Let Others Broker Peace
As Israel’s primary patron of economic, military and diplomatic support, the United States has a duty and the capacity to help resolve the...