Updates from the palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC)
Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) responds to Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) policy platform: "We pledge to firmly and consistently stand in solidarity with our black sisters and brothers in the United States and around the world by supporting the demands and policy proposals in this platform."
Carlos Santana did not respond to numerous appeals from conscientious fans and went ahead with his Tel Aviv concert
The decision to establish this anti-BDS task force was made by Strategic Affairs Minister Gilad Erdan and Interior Minister Arye Dery.
Israeli ministers and official spokespeople have explicitly mentioned Barghouti’s human rights activities in the BDS movement as the motive behind the anti-democratic travel ban.
Support for BDS has not only continued to grow - it has accelerated.
Ten years of siege, two years since the 2014 Israeli massacre - it’s high time for accountability and for a two-way military embargo on Israel!
G4S is a British security company that helps Israel run checkpoints, a police training centre and prisons where Palestinian political prisoners are held. In response to international pressure, G4S has announced that it may sell its Israeli operations. However, G4S has a track record of breaking such pledges so the Stop G4S campaign continues.