As we approach the 18th birthday of the BDS movement for Palestinian rights, we take a look back at some highlights in our struggle for Palestinian rights in the first half of 2023:
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The Palestinian Federation of Unions of University Professors and Employees (PFUUPE) and the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) are honored to have The Association of Black Anthropologists (ABA) standing alongside us in the universal struggle for freedom, justice and equality.
The Association of Black Anthropologists hereby endorses the Resolution to Boycott
AXA profits from war crimes and the crime against humanity of apartheid The French multinational insurance giant AXA continues to invest $15.6M in Israeli banks, Bank Hapoalim (US$ 6.53), Leumi Bank (US$ 5.63M), Israel Discount Bank (US$ 3.08M) and Mizrahi Tefahot Bank (US$ 600K).
Israel’s massacres, siege, and land theft against our people are escalating. It has killed at least 158 Palestinians already this year, including many children. Yet, the fact that its government is the most far-right, fundamentalist and sexist ever – with a proud fascist component – gives us an unprecedented opportunity to dramatically build our people power to reach the S in BDS – targeted, lawful sanctions.
You won’t believe what PUMA’s new CEO said in front of 200 shareholders in May. BDS! You can’t make this stuff up. As he was talking about the Better Cotton Initiative, or BCI, he said BDS instead by mistake. The BDS slip by PUMA’s CEO is yet another sign that PUMA is alarmed by the growing boycott campaign over its complicity in Israeli apartheid. PUMA is feeling the pressure. And it’s about to increase!
The US Secretary of Justice just said what in a recent White House meeting? “Blacks are buying apartments in white towns in the South and this is driving white people out of these towns, because they don't want to live with Blacks. One must ensure there are Judges who understand this in the Supreme Court.”
The Belgian city of Verviers has become the latest city in Europe to cut its “ties with the Israeli apartheid regime” to “strengthen its support for the Palestinian people.”
The US and the European Union seem currently to be the most active regulators of spyware. Yet, their bureaucratic and legislative processes aim to rule the ways in which these powers can profit from and control the market of this dangerous weapon, which is mainly dominated by Israeli companies and technology. At this stage, it is crucial that we organize pressure to stop the EU from marketing Israeli and other spyware in order to protect communities across the globe.