Resource type: Toolkit

ICC Arrest Warrants: No Platforming of Suspected Israeli War Criminals in Academic or Cultural Settings

BDS National Committee and Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)

The indictment of Israeli leaders by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity perpetrated against Palestinians in Gaza, alongside the ongoing genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), is a watershed in the Palestinian quest for long overdue justice and accountability. The ICC arrest warrants against Israeli leaders are expected to usher in a wave of domestic and international prosecution initiatives that promise to hold complicit Israelis accountable for the ongoing genocide against 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza, as well as for the decades-old illegal occupation and the crime against humanity of apartheid.

BDS Corporate Complicity Criteria

BDS National Committee (BNC)

Corporations that are implicated in the commission of international crimes connected to Israel’s unlawful occupation, racial segregation, and apartheid regime - within or beyond the Palestinian territories occupied in 1967 - are all complicit and must be held accountable. Direct complicity includes military, logistical, intelligence, financial, and infrastructure support. The corporations and their boards of directors and executives may face criminal liability for this complicity.

Ethical Investment Policy

BDS National Committee (BNC)

By adopting this EIP, the entity affirms that it does not profit from or provide capital to corporations that do not conform to international standards of socially, ethically, and legally responsible business operations or from activities materially inconsistent with its values, including its ethical investment principles.