Updates from the palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC)

PACBI Statement

Do Not Celebrate Ethnic Cleansing and Dispossession, Boycott the Open House Jerusalem and its Urban Party

The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) urges organisations and individuals to boycott the Urban Party Jerusalem and the rest of the Open House Jerusalem (Houses from Within) series of events taking place between October 25-27^th 2012 in Jerusalem.

October 19, 2012

PACBI Statement

Jesus and Mary Chain: Cancel Apartheid Israel Gig

It is with great disappointment that the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) has learned of your scheduled performance in Israel set for October 16, 2012 [i]. Given that Israel is involved in grave violations of international law and human rights we urge you to cancel this gig until the time comes when Israel is in compliance with its obligations under international law and fully respects Pales

October 19, 2012

BNC Statement

Palestinian Trade Union Coalition for BDS (PTUC-BDS) stands in solidarity with UK workers

Occupied Palestine, 18 October 2012 – The Palestinian Trade Union Coalition for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (PTUC-BDS), the largest coalition of Palestinian trade unions and professional syndicates, stands in solidarity with working families across the UK marching on October 20 against cuts and austerity and for “A Future that Works”.

Trade union solidarity

October 18, 2012

By:

Palestinian Trade Union Coalition for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (PTUC-BDS)

BNC Statement

Palestinian footballer Mahmoud Sarsak calls for Israel to be stripped of privilege of hosting UEFA football tournaments

Mahmoud Sarsak is a Palestinian footballer who has played for the Palestinian national team. He was released from prison by Israel in July after three years of detention and 92 days of hunger strike that was supported by people of conscience all over the world, including prominent football figures.

October 17, 2012

By:

Mahmoud Sarsak

PACBI Statement

Konrad Adenauer Foundation: Respect the Rule of Law

We are writing to you from the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) to urge you in the strongest terms to cancel your co-sponsorship of the public lecture on “The Crisis of Governance in the Middle East”, co-organized with the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) and the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC), Herzliya to be held in Herzliya on October, 10, 2012.

October 4, 2012

PACBI Statement

On Music, Politics and Ethical Responsibility

Earlier in September, in the lead up to a performance by the Red Hot Chili Peppers in apartheid Israel, a worldwide campaign calling on them to cancel their show gathered steam. Over the last several months, our South African, Lebanese, Indian, American, Israeli, and Italian partners, among others, had all written letters to RHCP, and a petition was set up that garnered over 7500 signatures [1], a first of its kind.

In Lebanon, days before their show, the famous band, Mashrou3 Leila, announced that it would be opening for RHCP and a huge online deb

October 3, 2012

PACBI Statement