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.
In a statement issued on Facebook, Jewish groups from over fifteen countries celebrate the decision by the Mayor of Barcelona to suspend all institutional ties with Israel.
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.
The Students’ Representative Council motion expresses "solidarity with the Palestinian people living under an Apartheid state" and supports the Palestinian call for BDS "to achieve freedom, justice and equality for Palestinians."
Scholars gathered at the XIV Mercosur Anthropology Conference in Rio de Janeiro pass motion recognizing BDS as a counter-hegemonic tool "against regimes based on colonialism and apartheid state practices."