Artistic Director of Portuguese National Theater Joins Cultural Boycott of Israel In the NewsCultural Boycott

The artistic director of the D. Maria II National Theater, Tiago Rodrigues, canceled his participation in the Israel Festival, scheduled to take place in Jerusalem next month, and announced his decision to join the cultural boycott of Israel, according to a statement released by the theater today.

May 18, 2018 By:  Lusa

The Indian Boycott HP PledgeAction AlertBoycott HP The India Boycott HP PledgeMay 15, 2018 By:  BDS India

Tell Argentina and Lionel Messi: There is #NothingFriendly About Israel Shooting Palestinian FootballersAction AlertCultural BoycottRed Card IsraelSign the petition urging the Argentina national football team to cancel its "friendly" match with Israel.May 15, 2018 By:  Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)

Palestinians on US Embassy Opening in Jerusalem & 70 Years of the Ongoing NakbaUpdateMilitary Embargo

The Trump administration’s decision to open the US embassy in Jerusalem as Palestinians commemorate 70 painful years of displacement signals that it’s giving Israel freer reign than ever to try to push Palestinians out of their homeland. But a growing alliance of progressive communities around the world gives Palestinians hope that together they can, and will, end the ongoing assaults on Palestinian life, and create a better world for all.

May 14, 2018 By:  Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC)

Boycott Pop-Kultur Festival 2018UpdateCultural Boycott

The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel calls for the boycott of Pop-Kultur Berlin, until it drops Israel’s sponsorship.

May 9, 2018 By:  Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)

Israel propaganda festival canceled at French universityIn the NewsEconomic BoycottCultural BoycottAcademic Boycott

A festival to promote Israel at the University of Lille was canceled following a campaign by supporters of Palestinian rights.

February 20, 2018 By:  The Electronic Intifada

Why scientists should boycott IsraelIn the NewsAcademic Boycott

The scientific community needs to understand that it has a role to play, and boycotts have proven effective in fighting apartheid, in both its South African and Israeli incarnations, and the normalization that is crucial to its existence.

February 9, 2018 By:  The Electronic Intifada

Durham, North Carolina First US City to Ban Police Exchanges With IsraelIn the NewsMilitary EmbargoLocal governments

Durham, North Carolina is the first US city to ban its police department from participating in international exchanges with the Israeli military or police. Supporters of the ban say that violent and racist Israeli tactics not only violate Palestinian human rights, but also hurt Black and Brown communities when imported to the United States.

April 16, 2018 By:  Demilitarize from Durham2Palestine (D2P) Coalition

Palestinians: Giro d'Italia fueling Israel's lethal repressionUpdateRelocate the Race

Israeli military forces continue implementing their shoot-to-kill-or-maim policy against Palestinian protesters in Gaza while its secret police threatened Palestinians protesting the Giro d’Italia cycing race in the occupied Palestinian West Bank and within present-day Israel.

May 5, 2018 By:  Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)

#ShameOnGiro: Let’s Give Giro d’Italia a Reality CheckAction AlertRelocate the Race

As millions around the world follow the famed cycling race, join social media actions to to spoil the party and give Giro d'Italia a reality check!

May 3, 2018 By:  Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)

European Parliament Members Urge World Cycling Body to Sanction Israeli Federation Over Human Rights Violations, Require Giro d’Italia to #RelocateTheRaceIn the NewsRelocate the Race

29 elected European officials write to Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and Union Européenne de Cyclisme (UEC) over Israeli member organization and Giro d'Italia's involvement in violations of international law and Palestinian human rights.

February 2, 2018 By:  Members of European Parliament

George Washington University Students Vote To Divest From Companies Complicit in Violations of Palestinian RightsIn the NewsEconomic BoycottMilitary EmbargoStudent solidarity

The student senate successfully passed “The Protection of Palestinian Human Rights Act". It demands the university divest from corporations that "provide goods and services to Israeli military forces" used "to bomb hospitals in Gaza, bulldoze Palestinians’ homes, construct illegal Apartheid walls, and further suppress and violate Palestinian human rights."

April 24, 2018 By:  Divest This Time At GW, impact

General Union of Palestinian Women Thanks Pussy Riot for Canceling Show in Tel Aviv, Urges Withdrawal from International Writers' Festival in JerusalemIn the NewsCultural Boycott

The largest Palestinian women's coalition thanks the Russian feminist punk collective for heeding their fans' appeals, and urges members to withdraw from Israeli government-sponsored writers' festival.

April 26, 2018 By:  The General Union of Palestinian Women

No Art-Washing of Israel’s Massacre in Gaza: Boycott the SERET Film and TV Festival PACBI StatementCultural Boycott

SERET is an Israeli Government-sponsored propaganda film festival in the UK

April 25, 2018 By:  Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)

Natalie Portman Rejects Israel Prize in Light of its Crimes in GazaUpdateCultural Boycott

In a statement the Hollywood star said “[r]ecent events in Israel have been extremely distressing to her and she does not feel comfortable participating in any public events in Israel” and that “she cannot in good conscience move forward with the ceremony.” 

April 20, 2018 By:  Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)

Palestinians say “Their Independence, Our Nakba”UpdateEconomic BoycottCultural BoycottAcademic BoycottMilitary EmbargoApartheid Free ZonesLocal governmentsSanctions and governments

"Their Independence is our Nakba. The ethnic cleansing of 750,000 to one million indigenous Palestinians 70 years ago and turning them into refugees to establish a Jewish-majority state in Palestine is no cause for celebration. The Nakba is not a crime of the past, it is ongoing. We commemorate by asserting our right to return home and to live in freedom and dignity."

April 19, 2018 By:  Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC)

UK Government Should Cancel Prince William’s Visit to Apartheid IsraelUpdateMilitary EmbargoSanctions and governments

Prince William’s scheduled trip to Israel this summer would contravene seven decades of British policy against official visits to Israel by the royal family. Despite many invitations, the royal family has avoided visits to avoid giving a royal stamp of approval to Israel’s decades-old violations of Palestinian human rights. As Israel’s far-right government intensifies its violations of international law, this is no time to change this precedent. The UK should pressure Israel to end its violations of Palestinian rights and cancel Prince William's trip. 

April 18, 2018 By:  Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC)

Over 500 Latin American Artists Endorse Cultural Boycott of IsraelUpdateCultural Boycott

Well-known Latin American artists including Doctor Krápula, Patricia Ariza, Álvaro Rodríguez, Lina Meruane, and Jesús Abad Colorado have pledged not to perform or exhibit in Israel, in support of Palestinian rights

April 19, 2018 By:  Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)

Palestinian Artists Thank Latin American Colleagues for Supporting the Cultural Boycott of IsraelIn the NewsCultural Boycott

Palestinian artists and performers welcome the statement from more than 500 Latin American cultural figures taking a stand for Palestinian rights.

April 19, 2018 By:  Palestinian Performing Arts Network (PPAN)

50+ NYU Student Groups Endorse Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement for Palestinian Human RightsIn the NewsEconomic BoycottAcademic BoycottStudent solidarity

A broad coalition of student groups at New York University votes to endorse BDS, calling on NYU to divest from companies complicit in the Israeli occupation and pledging to boycott Israeli academic institutions and conferences sponsored by Israel.

April 9, 2018 By:  Medium