Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) is a Palestinian-led movement for freedom, justice and equality. BDS upholds the simple principle that Palestinians are entitled to the same rights as the rest of humanity.
Ex-Presidents Dilma Rousseff, Lula da Silva, Evo Morales, José Mujica, Rafael Correa among 320 public figures supporting Palestinian call for sanctions to stop Israel’s annexation and apartheid
Thirteen US Congressional representatives, including Betty McCollum, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Bernie Sanders and Rashida Tlaib, called to condition US military aid in response to annexation.
Prominent signatories to Global South call include former South African President Kgalema Motlanthe, former Mozambiquean Minister Oscar Monteiro, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay, General Secretary of the South African Federation of Trade Unions Zwelinzima Vavi, and former Commissioner at SA Human Rights Commission Pregs Govender.
ECHR rules unanimously that France's highest court’s criminal conviction of Israel boycott advocates violates the European Convention on Human Rights’ freedom of expression article
Courts rejected complaint of discriminatory intent, saying that City of Cadiz was simply calling on Israeli government to comply with international law
The declaration marks the first time the highest student body of a Latin American university endorses the Palestinian campaign for the boycott of complicit Israeli academic institutions.
The signatories commit not to serve on prize juries or in academic hiring committees in Germany whenever there are convincing indicators they may be subject to political interference or litmus tests.
World Council of Churches joined by Middle East Council of Churches in call for sanctions if Israel proceeds with annexation. They also call for suspending EU-Israel Association Agreement.
The UK football club Forest Green Rovers has pledged not to work with Puma as long as it remains involved in Israel's violations of Palestinian rights.