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Society for the Study of Social Problems Votes by Majority To Support BDS
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Society for the Study of Social Problems Votes by Majority To Support BDS, Motion Falls Short Due To Rules Change

A majority of SSSP members stand in solidarity with Palestinian academics and support the call from Palestinian civil society for effective measures to hold Israel accountable for its denial of the fundamental human rights of millions of Palestinians.

Academic Boycott
August 26, 2020
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SSSP BDS Resolution Co-Sponsors
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Let's amplify the Global South call for Sanctions On Apartheid Israel

Please help us amplify this inspiring Global South initiative in solidarity with Palestinians.

August 19, 2020
Mahmoud Nawajaa is free
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#FreeMahmoud: Mahmoud Nawajaa is FREE!

Thanks to sustained international pressure, Palestinian human rights defender and BDS coordinator Mahmoud Nawajaa was released after being held without charge by Israel for 19 days. 

Right To Boycott
August 17, 2020
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Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC)
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Leading artists condemn Israeli raids on Palestinian cultural centres and call for sanctions

As response to Israeli raids, 60+ musicians, artists, writers and filmmakers say Britain should support Palestinians' call for targeted and lawful sanctions

Cultural Boycott
Military Embargo
Sanctions and governments
August 12, 2020
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Artists for Palestine UK
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Tens of Arab Leaders call for sanctions on Israel to counter apartheid and illegal annexation

Former Prime Ministers, Ministers and diplomats; prominent cultural and civil society figures - call for “a broad range of effective sanctions” to counter Israeli apartheid and illegal annexation

Sanctions and governments
August 12, 2020
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Lakhdar Brahimi Initiiative
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University of Manchester divests nearly £2m from companies complicit in Israel’s oppression of the Palestinian people

Following campaigns, university divests from Booking.com, Caterpillar, CEMEX and many more complicit companies

Economic Boycott
Student solidarity
August 6, 2020
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Palestine Solidarity Campaign UK
Italian Regional and City Councils Call for Sanctions Against Israel’s Annexation Plans and Violations of International Law
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Italian Regional and City Councils Call for Sanctions Against Israel’s Annexation Plans and Violations of International Law

The Emilia Romagna Regional Council and the Turin City Council respond to the call from more than 70 Palestinian civil society organizations for effective countermeasures to stop Israel’s illegal annexation of the occupied West Bank and its grave human rights violations.

Local governments
Sanctions and governments
August 5, 2020
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BDS Italy
Luton Town kicks out Israeli occupation sponsor Puma
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Luton Town kicks out Israeli occupation sponsor Puma

Following engagement with local Palestinian rights supporters over Puma's support for illegal Israeli settlements, UK Championship League club Luton Town FC drops Puma.

Red Card Israel
Boycott Puma
July 29, 2020
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Electronic Intifada
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Biggest Dutch Pension Fund ABP Divests from Israeli Banks

ABP, the biggest pension fund in the Netherlands and among the five biggest in the world, announced in June that it would divest from the Israeli banks Leumi and Hapoalim.

Economic Boycott
July 22, 2020
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BDS NL
Psychologists for Social Responsibility votes by over 80% to endorse BDS
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Psychologists for Social Responsibility Votes by Over 80% To Endorse BDS

We, Psychologists for Social Responsibility, support the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions BDS movement to support equality and justice for Palestinians.

Academic Boycott
July 15, 2020
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Psychologists for Social Responsibility