Updates from the palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC)

PACBI Statement
 
background:white">“It isn’t possible for me to permit [publication] at this time for the following reason:  As you may know, last Fall in South Africa the Russell Tribunal on Palestine met and determined that Israel is guilty of apartheid and persecution of the Palestinian people, both inside Israel and also in the Occupied Territories.  The testimony we heard, both from Israelis and Palestinians (I was a jurist) was devastating.  I grew up under American apartheid and this was far wo
July 2, 2012
PACBI Statement

Dear Nicola Zingaretti,

The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) is alarmed to learn that the Province of Rome is to organize ‘Two Days of Creativity and Innovation’ which will be held on the 4th and 5th of July 2012, with Israel as the guest of honor...

July 2, 2012
PACBI Statement
 
background:white">“It isn’t possible for me to permit [publication] at this time for the following reason:  As you may know, last Fall in South Africa the Russell Tribunal on Palestine met and determined that Israel is guilty of apartheid and persecution of the Palestinian people, both inside Israel and also in the Occupied Territories.  The testimony we heard, both from Israelis and Palestinians (I was a jurist) was devastating.  I grew up under American apartheid and this was far wo
July 2, 2012
PACBI Statement
Since 2009 several UK universities have created posts in Israel Studies, all funded by external donors. Some explicitly promote political aims, especially by diverting attention from Israel’s occupation of Palestine. Such efforts threaten academic integrity and freedom.   
This briefing document provides guidance about the threat and about opposition strategies for local campaigns. Special thanks are due to Adriano Mérola for useful material, especially in the Annex...
June 23, 2012
PACBI Statement

 The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) would like to applaud and thank the world-class musician, Zakir Hussain, for canceling his performance in Israel [1].  Hussain‘s cancellation, coming on the heels of similar cancellations by Cassandra Wilson, Cat Power, among other international celebrities, has rattled the Israeli establishment and triggered even wider debate on the fast growth of BDS, particularly in the cultural domain, and its direct connection to Israel‘s intensifying crimes against the Palestinians.

June 13, 2012
BNC Statement

- Our oppressors are united, so we too must be united in our struggle for justice!

- We salute trade unions working to implement practical BDS campaigns and sever ties with the Histadrut

Occupied Palestine, June 11 - Ahead of a summer of conferences and meetings to organise opposition to austerity, the Palestinian Trade Union Coalition for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (PTUC-BDS), a broad coalition comprising almost the entirety of the Palestinian trade union movement, including professional syndicates, is proud to stand in solidarity with trade unions resisting attacks

PACBI Statement
Occupied Ramallah
 
 
It is with great disappointment that the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) has learned of your scheduled
June 8, 2012