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PACBI Statement

"Stop the Massacre in Gaza – Boycott Israel Now!"

This latest bloodbath, although far more ruthless than all its predecessors, is not Israel‘s first. It culminates months of an Israeli siege of Gaza that should be widely condemned and prosecuted as an act of genocide against the 1.5 million Palestinians in the occupied coastal strip.

December 27, 2008
PACBI Statement

Public Launch of the Palestinian Civil Society Strategic Position Paper Towards the UN Durban Review Conference

Today, the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, Palestinian civil society, represented by the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Campaign National Committee (BNC), launches its strategic position paper as a basis for anti-racist intervention at and beyond the UN Durban Review Conference. This Position Paper summarizes the findings of UN human rights mechanisms and independent experts, who have raised concerns that Israel‘s regime may amount to institutionalized racial discrimination and/or apartheid, as well as their substantial recommendations.

November 29, 2008
PACBI Statement

Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) launches Global BDS Movement Website

BDSmovement.net will bring together news, campaign materials and resources from Palestinian and global activists in a single site to support, coordinate, and provide information, updates and analysis about the international BDS movement. The website draws on the full range of actions and initiatives, to bring together Palestinian and international actors striving to strengthen the movement.

July 10, 2008
PACBI Statement

Palestine's Boycott National Committee Salutes the Canadian Union of Postal Workers on their Historic Decision to Boycott the Israeli Apartheid Regime

Delegates to the annual convention of the CUPW, representing over 50,000 postal workers, voted overwhelmingly in support of resolution 338/339. This resolution states that the union will work "… with Palestinian solidarity and human rights organizations to develop an educational campaign about the apartheid nature of the Israeli state and the political and economic support of Canada for these practices." Israel‘s apartheid policies and practices have resulted in the near collapse of the Palestinian economy, resulting in massive loss of work and livelihood.

April 18, 2008