Campaign: Local governments
Boris Johnson follows Thatcher's example with McCarthyite plan to ban local council boycotts and divestment against apartheid Israel
In 1988, Thatcher banned local councils from boycotting apartheid South Africa. Now Johnson wants to ban them from boycotting apartheid Israel....
Belgian trade mission to Israel and Palestine has been cancelled
(MENAFN - Palestine News Network) The mission, which would have taken place between the 8th and 11th of December, will not continue. A lot of...
Norway’s capital Oslo is banning Israeli settlement goods and services
October 28, 2019 - In a historic step, Oslo’s newly installed City Council is banning Israeli settlement goods and services from public procurements...
Democratic Socialists of America commit to national BDS organizing
On August 3, at the 2019 national convention of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) - the largest and fastest growing socialist...
Vancouver City Council rejects misguided definition of antisemitism
VANCOUVER – Local members of Independent Jewish Voices (IJV) — in partnership with Palestinian groups and free speech and social justice advocates —...
Belfast councillors ban development boss from Israel trade trip
By Gareth Cross Belfast councillors have voted against sending a representative on a business and investment mission to Israel. Councillors...
Glasgow City Council ditch defence industry in new ethical events policy
By Ben Wray The ‘People Make Glasgow’ logo was removed before the arms conference in June last year after the Council came under pressure from...
Mexico City Metro partially cancels Israeli events and photo exhibit due to Israeli Embassy lies
Following protests, the Mexico City Metro removed 12 photographs from the exhibition "A look at Israel" sponsored by Israel’s embassy in Mexico. The...
Vienna museum cancels Palestine event with leader of South African anti-apartheid struggle
March 21, 2019 — A Vienna museum, Volkskundemuseum, has cancelled an event on Palestinian rights where former minister in Nelson Mandela’s...
Tayside Pension Fund in Scotland drops Israel's Bank Hapoalim
Nya Bashir, Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign: Dundee SPSC welcomes the confirmation from Dundee City Council that Tayside Pension Fund no...