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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.
How today’s liberal Zionists echo apartheid South Africa’s defenders
“While the majority of black South African leaders are against disinvestment and boycotts, there are tiny factions that support disinvestment —...
Under pressure, a strong EU-Israel relationship faces uncertain future
Last week, EU Ambassador to Israel Lars Faaborg-Andersen warned on Israeli television that the country would face "increasing isolation" if the peace...
The NY Times’ unbalanced coverage of the BDS movement
Yesterday Phil commented on a New York Times debate between two Zionist Jews on BDS. Here is a related letter from Patrick Connors to the Times...
US BDS activism reaches the third rail
Heike Schotten is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts Boston, where she teaches political theory, feminist...
How Europe funds the occupation of Palestine
Gaza children paint a mural against a siege that the EU helps to finance. (Mohammed Asad / APA images) Has the European Union finally confessed...
BDS: a battle Israel cannot win
The pro-Israel camp - and some supporters of the Palestinian cause - are viewing the Scarlett Johansson / SodaStream saga as a defeat for the Boycott...
The Economist warns Israel of growing strength of BDS
ONCE derided as the scheming of crackpots, the campaign for boycotts, divestment and sanctions against Israel, widely known as BDS, is turning...
New York Times condemns repression of BDS by US lawmakers
The New York Legislature is moving to pass a bill that would bar state financing for academic groups that have taken official action to boycott...
Why Israel Fears the Boycott
JERUSALEM — IF Secretary of State John Kerry’s attempts to revive talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority fail because of Israel’s...
ScarJo, BDS and the Economic Impact of Israeli Settlements
By now you have likely heard about the controversy over Hollywood star Scarlett Johannson and her love triangle between SodaStream, an company that...