As Palestinians we warmly welcome the historic vote of the American Anthropological Association (AAA) membership to support our call to boycott Israeli academic institutions complicit in Israel’s regime of military occupation, settler colonialism and apartheid.
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Oscar winner Jane Campion (Best Director, 2021), and Basque filmmaker Estíbaliz Urresola Solaguren are among those to ask for their films to be withdrawn from the Jerusalem Film Festival, which ends tomorrow. At least three other directors, from the US and UK, also did so. Campion's 1989 film Sweetie, and Urresola's debut feature 20,000 Species of Bees, were expected to screen at the festival this week.
More than 300 businesses, cultural and sports associations, trade unions, and movements throughout Italy have declared themselves Israeli Apartheid Free Zones and pledged to fight all forms of racism and discrimination.
18 July 2023 - On the United Nations declared Nelson Mandela day, 250 civil society organizations, movement and networks worldwide, including the Palestinian-led BDS movement, marked the occasion by launching a new campaign with a statement calling on the UN to “investigate Israel’s regime of apartheid” as a necessary step to “dismantle apartheid.”
On July 20, the Women’s World Cup kicks off in Australia and Aotearoa / New Zealand. The spotlight will be on women’s football as well as gender equity on and off the field. Palestinian women footballers will be cheering on their colleagues from around the world, though with a heavy heart, as they continue to struggle against Israeli apartheid that kills their dreams, hopes and futures.
The UAE dictatorship commits innumerous crimes against UAE citizens and migrant workers, horrific human rights violations, perpetrates war crimes in Yemen, and maintains a
Yes, it’s a fact. Our 9 year old BDS movement website is on the verge of collapse and desperately needs replacement. With your support, we can transition to a more powerful, state-of-the-art tool for our activism. We have a vision for a brand new website that can enable us to cope with the massive, and fast growing, number of visits and requests that we are experiencing. Millions more are learning about BDS, with many expressing interest in getting involved in supporting Palestinian liberation through effective BDS campaigning.
Finally, Israel’s opposition leaders, not just its leading economists and business executives, are admitting that under the current government, the most far-right, fundamentalist and corrupt ever, apartheid Israel is facing a serious economic crisis and fast becoming a #ShutDownNation. So why is the mainstream Western media still silent about this?
As the broadest coalition in Palestinian society that is leading the global BDS movement for Palestinian rights, we appreciate Orlando Pirates recognizing the Palestinian plight.
Today marks 18 years since the historic call from the largest Palestinian coalition to boycott, divest from, and sanction Israel’s regime of military occupation, settler-colonialism and apartheid. On this anniversary we acknowledge the many dark days that have cast a shadow over our hearts. This year alone, Palestinians everywhere have faced escalating Israeli massacres, atrocities, siege, pogroms, airstrikes and unmasked genocidal calls.
On Saturday, June 24, 2023, the #BoycottPUMA Global Day of Action let PUMA know the campaign will only continue to grow until it ends complicity in Israeli apartheid. From Kuala Lumpur to Paris, from Tokyo to Berlin, from Kuwait City to London, actions were held at PUMA shops and retailers, at human rights festivals, football matches and anti-racist football tournaments.
The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI), a founding member of the Palestinian-led BDS movement, urges participating artists to demand Pop-Kultur Berlin festival publicly clarify its current partnership with the embassy of apartheid Israel.