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Over 10 Million Indian Women Demand Freedom For Ahed Tamimi, Endorse BDS

As Ahed Tamimi, a Palestinian teenage girl enduring unjust detention in an Israeli prison, begins trial today, major organizations from the Indian women’s movement, representing over 10 million Indian women, demand her release alongside all Palestinian child prisoners. These organizations have also heeded the Palestinian call to endorse the BDS movement as the most effective form of solidarity with Ahed and other child prisoners.
 

Economic Boycott
Cultural Boycott
Academic Boycott
February 13, 2018
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Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee
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New UN Report Rebukes Israeli Violations of Palestinian Human Rights, Compiles List of Complicit Companies

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights released a report identifying, but not naming, 206 companies doing business linked to illegal Israeli settlements built on stolen Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem.

Economic Boycott
Sanctions and governments
January 31, 2018
By: 
Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC)
Update

PLO Endorses BDS, Makes Unprecedented Call for Sanctions

The Central Council of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people, has officially announced its support for the BDS movement and called, for the first time, on the international community to “impose sanctions on Israel” to end its ongoing, grave violations of Palestinian rights as stipulated by international law.

Sanctions and governments
January 17, 2018
By: 
Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC)
Update

Palestinians Welcome Resounding Trump & Israel Failure at the UN

Palestinian Civil Society Calls For Sanctions on Israel to Stop Far-Right Israeli-Trump Alliance That Undermines Palestinian Rights and International Law

Economic Boycott
Military Embargo
Sanctions and governments
December 21, 2017
By: 
Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC)
Update

EU Research Collaboration With Israeli Police in Tatters After Belgian University Exit

The prestigious Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium has announced its withdrawal from a controversial EU-funded research cooperation project with the Israeli police and the Israeli Ministry of Public Security.

Academic Boycott
Military Embargo
December 11, 2017
By: 
Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC)
Update

Palestinian Response to Reports That U.S. Will Recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital

The Trump administration's anti-Palestinian and illegal act reverses decades of official U.S. policy regarding Jerusalem and contradicts the international consensus. Trump’s policies on Palestine underscore that it is long past time for the world to apply concrete pressure on Israel to respect Palestinian rights through support for our struggle for rights and dignity.

December 5, 2017
By: 
Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC)
Update

Hundreds of Elected Officials in the Spanish State Endorse BDS for Palestinian Rights

Hundreds of elected officials in the Spanish State endorse BDS for Palestinian rights, setting a new BDS precedent in Europe. They include mayors, city councillors, members of congress, presidents of regional parliaments and members of the European Parliament.

Economic Boycott
Cultural Boycott
Academic Boycott
Military Embargo
Right To Boycott
Apartheid Free Zones
Local governments
Sanctions and governments
December 1, 2017
By: 
Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee
Update

India Scraps $500M Military Deal With Israel Amid Rising Popular Concern About India’s Complicity in Israeli Crimes

The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC) welcomes the cancellation of a $500 million missile deal between India and Israel as a “major blow” to Israel’s military industry.

Economic Boycott
Military Embargo
November 21, 2017
By: 
Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC)
Update

UN Takes First Concrete Step To Hold Israel Accountable For Violating Palestinian Human Rights

UN takes first concrete step to hold Israel accountable for violating Palestinian human rights

Economic Boycott
Military Embargo
Boycott HP
Sanctions and governments
September 27, 2017
By: 
Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC)
In the News

In First, Israel Will Penalize Amnesty International for Anti-settlements Campaign

Finance Ministry moving to deny tax benefits to Israelis donating to the human rights group after its campaign to boycott West Bank settlement goods

Right To Boycott
September 12, 2017
By: 
Haaretz