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BNC Condemns Repression of BDS Activism in Australia
Occupied Palestine, 16 August 2011- The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC), the broadest Palestinian civil society coalition and the Palestinian leadership of the global boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement, commends human rights and Palestine solidarity organizations across Australia who signed a unity statement reiterating their support for BDS as the most […]
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Samah Sabawi: No Level Playing Field for Palestinian Athletes
From Australians for Palestine: The AFL Peace Team has already arrived in Australia to participate in this year”s AFL International Cup. It is being held up to Australians and the world as demonstrating that Israelis and Palestinians can work together for peace in Israel/Palestine. Samah Sabawi”s article below shows that all is not what it […]
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Lisa Taraki and Mark LeVine: Why Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel?
This article was first published on Al Jazeera English on August 13, 2011. Why boycott Israel? A founding member of the campaign for the academic and cultural boycott outlines the motivation behind the movement. Author and history professor Mark LeVine speaks with sociologist Lisa Taraki, a co-founder of the Palestinian campaign for the Academic and […]
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South Africa: Israeli delegation’s airport arrival disrupted
Report by BDS Working Group (SA) Johannesburg”s international airport was put on red alert after its National Key Point status was activated this morning due to the expected arrival of a delegation from Israel. Plans of the delegation”s local host, the South African Union of Jewish Students, to welcome their Israeli “Hasbara” delegation were thwarted, […]
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BDS Brides boycott Ahava and SodaStream
In August 2011, CODEPINK: Women For Peace organized a group of “BDS Brides” to protest at Bed Bath and Beyond, about the company’s stocking of SodaStream and Ahava, Israeli products made in settlements in the West Bank. The “BDS Brides” pledge to boycott Bed Bath and Beyond, and its bridal registry, until it stops stocking […]
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Ram Rahman: The Question of Art and Politics
The following article was distributed by PACBI after being published in the Mail Today on August 7, 2011. The piece below is a discussion of Indian artists’ commitment to boycott an Israeli museum show. The Indian artists’ statement was published here earlier. Ram Rahman | Mail Today | 7 August 2011The Question of Art and Politics The […]
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Veolia, major target of Palestinian BDS campaign, in financial crisis
The Palestinian Boycott National Committee issued the following statement on August 8, 2011: French multinational Veolia to cut back global operations after €67.2 million losses BDS campaign has cost Veolia large contracts across Europe over its illegal Israel project Losses comes on heals of Agrexco”s financial woes, another main BDS target Only days after losing […]
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Indian artists boycott Tel Aviv museum show
The first major show of Indian art “Deconstructing India” is planned for Spring 2012 in the new wing of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art in Israel. We, the undersigned artists, who have been invited by the curators to participate in this show, have declined to exhibit our work, in solidarity with the International Campaign […]
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BDS Victory: IGLYO moves out of Israel!
The following statement was released on July 29, 2011 by al-Qaws and Palestinian Queers for BDS: Palestinian queer groups welcome the decision by the board of IGLYO to withdraw their annual General Assembly conference from Tel Aviv, Israel. Since June 1st, a campaign to get “IGLYO Out of Israel” was launched by Palestinian Queer Groups to protest […]
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A Strike Against Free Speech: Ahmad Tibi on Boycott Law
Ahmad Tibi published the following piece against the boycott law in the New York Times on July 29, 2011: A Strike Against Free Speech By AHMAD TIBI Free speech in Israel was dealt a severe blow this month when the country”s Parliament passed antiboycott legislation that targets individuals or organizations publicly calling for a boycott […]
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