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- Roger Waters to Dionne Warwick: “You are showing yourself to be profoundly ignorant of what has happened in Palestine since 1947″
- Marinah, First Singer in Spain to Cancel Concerts in Israel
- Romeo Castellucci e Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio: Ascoltate i colleghi palestinesi, annullate lo spettacolo in Israele
- 2015 Librerians Delegation Report and Solidarity Statement
- Lecture : What’s Next for the Global Struggle for Palestinian Rights with Omar Barghouti & Rebecca Vilkomerson
STATEMENTS
On Nakba day, Palestinian civil society in besieged Gaza decries collective failure to ensure accountability for Israeli massacre May 15, 2015 by Palestinian BDS National Committee
To Palestinians everywhere, and in Gaza in particular, the 1948 Nakba is ongoing
Palestinian student unions send greetings to NUS conference and urge support for BDS April 19, 2015 by Palestinian BDS National Committee
Palestinian students call on Sussex University to vote for BDS March 24, 2015 by Secretariat of Student Unions and Blocs in the Gaza Strip, a coordination of 12 student unions in Gaza, and the Palestinian Students Campaign for the Academic Boycott of Israel
Israel votes for permanent occupation and apartheid – it must face international isolation March 19, 2015 by Palestinian BDS National Committee
SOAS vote for the Academic Boycott of Israel – stand on the right side of history February 23, 2015 by Palestinian student and academic unions
Palestinian civil society condemns Canadian government disinformation and repression against boycott movement February 5, 2015 by Palestinian BDS National Committee
ANALYSIS
Israeli arms manufacturers look to cash in on the war in Gaza December 11, 2014 by Dan Cohen at Mondoweiss
Three weeks after Israel’s latest assault on the Gaza Strip concluded, Israeli military and political leaders attended a conference next to Ben Gurion Airport to sell the successes of what Israel dubbed Operation Protective Edge, which killed more than 2,200 Palestinians including 521 children
Why is the ICRC helping defend Israeli war crimes? December 9, 2014 by Charlotte Silver at Electronic Intifada
On Gaza and global rage August 19, 2014 by Haidar Eid at Middle East Eye
What’s behind the rise of BDS? August 8, 2014 by Sherry Wolf at International View Point
U.S. Should Stop Funding Israel, or Let Others Broker Peace August 5, 2014 by Noura Erekat at New York Times
Does the term ‘apartheid’ fit Israel? Of course it does. May 26, 2014 by Saree Makdisi at Los Angeles Times
NEWS
Marinah becomes first singer in Spain to cancel concerts May 15, 2015 by Palestinian BDS National Committee
Marinah had planned to participate in the Méditerranée Festival in Ashdod the upcoming 11th June and also at the World Music Festival of Tel Aviv
More than 10 000 South African School Students March Against Woolworths over Israel Trade May 15, 2015 by BDS South Africa
South African trade unions and solidarity organisations are calling for a boycott of the Woolworths retailer over its refusal to stop selling Israeli products
BDS roundup: Lauryn Hill cancels Israel concert and Israeli company loses Olympics security contract May 14, 2015 by Palestinian BDS National Committee
Plus: 20 South African businesses boycott security company over prison links, BDS campaign launched in Egypt, UK bank divests from Israeli arms company, French multinational Veolia sells nearly all Israeli businesses and Quebec union federation adopts BDS
2016 Olympics: After BDS pressure, Brazilian government denies relations with Israeli company ISDS May 7, 2015 by Palestinian BDS National Committee
More than 30 Brazilian social movements and progressive organisations had called on the Brazilian government to exclude International Security and Defence Systems from Olympics contracts after the Israeli company announced in October 2014 that it had been awarded a $2.2bn deal to coordinate security at the games
Barclays bank no longer listed as Elbit Systems shareholder April 22, 2015 by Palestinian BDS National Committee
Barclays has appeared to divest from Elbit Systems, the Israeli military and arms company that is at the heart of Israel's brutal massacres
20 businesses across South Africa join G4S boycott April 17, 2015 by BDS South Africa
G4S is target for BDS campaign over its role in Israel's prison system
Veolia sells Israel businesses targeted by Palestinian-led boycott campaign April 8, 2015 by BNC
BDS campaign has cost Veolia billions of dollars in lost contracts But Veolia remains involved in Jerusalem Light Rail, boycott campaign set to continue Palestinian civil society activists have heralded the decision by French corporate giant Veolia to sell off … Continue reading
Israel votes for permanent occupation and apartheid – it must face international isolation March 19, 2015 by Palestinian BDS National Committee
This is a victory of apartheid and colonialism that should be met with sanctions against Israel by world governments and the UN
Palestine Power Generation Company withdraws from Israel gas deal March 7, 2015 by Palestinian BDS National Committee
PPGC had signed in early 2014 a memorandum of understanding with the Israeli-American "Delek-Noble" consortium to buy "Israeli gas" for the planned power plant near Jenin
The amazing things we achieved together in 2014 December 27, 2014 by Palestinian BDS National Committee
A look back at some of the key BDS developments of 2014