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Economic Boycott
Military Embargo
April 1, 2020
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Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC)
Update

EU must ban all business with settlements, instead of merely labeling settlement products

By obliging the EU and member states to label products from Israel’s illegal settlements, the EU’s highest court has dealt a significant blow to apartheid Israel’s policy of population transfer.

Economic Boycott
Sanctions and governments
November 12, 2019
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Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC)
In the News

34 European trade unions say European governments must ban settlement trade

34 European trade union organisations representing millions of workers across Europe have written the European Commission and European governments demanding a ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements.

Economic Boycott
Trade union solidarity
Sanctions and governments
June 25, 2019
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European Trade Union Initiative for Justice in Palestine
In the News

European Federation of Public Services Unions calls to suspend the EU-Israel association agreement

The European Federation of Public Services Unions, representing 8 million workers, passed a resolution calling for the suspension of the EU-Israel association agreement because of the repeated breach of its human rights provisions.

Economic Boycott
Trade union solidarity
Sanctions and governments
June 6, 2019
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European Public Service Union
Palestinians Call on EU to Halt Normalization Programs and End Complicity With Israel’s Violations of Palestinian Rights and International Law
Update

Palestinians Call on EU to Halt Normalization Programs and End Complicity With Israel’s Violations of Palestinian Rights and International Law

The European Union's program “Israeli and Palestinian Young Leaders at the European Parliament” cynically aims at reducing 70 years of Palestinian suffering under Israel’s regime of settler-colonialism, military occupation and apartheid to a “conflict” that can be resolved through dialogue.

Academic Boycott
October 3, 2018
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Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)
Majority of invited speakers withdraw from workshop at Ariel University, built on stolen Palestinian land in an illegal Israeli settlement.
Update

More Than Half of the Invited Speakers Withdraw From Scientific Workshop at Israeli Settlement University

Six of the eleven invited speakers have confirmed their withdrawal from a physics workshop at Ariel University, which is built on occupied Palestinian land in an illegal Israeli settlement. Palestinian academics urge remaining speakers to withdraw from the workshop.

Academic Boycott
August 20, 2018
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Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)
In the News

Boycotting Israel is 'lawful exercise of freedom of expression' lawyers say after British Government's ban

Around 200 lawyers and academics have said moves by the UK and other nations to discourage support for the pro-Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (

Right To Boycott
December 11, 2016
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Lizzie Dearden, The Independent
In the News

Legal experts back Palestinian BDS as 'free expression'

Around 200 leading legal experts have signed a statement defending the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement (BDS) as a lawful exercise of freedom of expression.

Right To Boycott
December 9, 2016
By: 
Shafik Mandhai, Al Jazeera
Analysis

EU sanctions Israeli settlements but not state that created them

Billboard advertising property in Israeli settlement in Hebrew and English

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December 16, 2013
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Ameer Makhoul at Electronic Intifada
In the News

European moves against settlements revive Israel boycott fears

Steps by European companies and governments to restrict business with West Bank settlements are rekindling longstanding fears in Israel of a broader economic boycott over its treatment of the Palestinians.

After facing criticism from activist groups in the Netherlands, Vitens, the Dutch drinking-water company, said this week that it was cutting ties with Mekorot, Israel’s national water company, because it had business in the occupied West Bank.

Separately, UK Trade & Investment, the business promotion body, published guidance last week warning companies of the risks of doing business wi

December 12, 2013
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John Reed at Financial Times