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.
The root cause must be acknowledged. The Palestinians have been subjected to the prolonged illegal occupation, blockade and sufferings, the desecration of Al-Aqsa, as well as the politics of dispossession at the hands of Israel as the occupier.
The Trades Union Congress (TUC), of England and Wales, with 5.5 million members across 48 unions, pass a motion reaffirming its commitment to supporting the Palestinian struggle for freedom, including the #RightToBoycott.
Activists in Malta protest performance by apartheid Israel cultural ambassador Netta Barzilai at EuroPride "as reminder that Israeli state efforts to erase its oppression of the Palestinian people from the international agenda will never be successful."
South Africans call on governing body of aquatic sports to withdraw national teams from the 2023 World Junior Swimming Championship in apartheid Israel.