Global BDS News
Dublin, Ireland: IPSC ‘Boycott Israeli Goods’ protest targets Jervis Shopping Centre
On Saturday 27th February 2010, members and supporters of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign took to the streets of Dublin asking consumers and retailers to boycott Israeli Apartheid products in solidarity with the Palestinian people who continue to suffer incalculable misery at the hands of the Israeli state. The action marked the beginning of international Israel
Apartheid Week.
BNC Statement in Support of Israeli Apartheid Week
Occupied Palestine, 1 March 2010 - The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC) salutes the organizers of Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW), which will take place in over 40 cities this year.
An Open Call for Volunteer Researchers and Writers!
In 2005, over 170 Palestinian civil society organizations united behind a call to the world to impose Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) on Israel until it complies with international law. Now, the Palestinian BDS Campaign National Committee (BNC) is calling on YOU to write for the BDS campaign!
Call for Action: Join the National Day Against Agrexco on March 6th 2010!
(French call attached in PDF)
The BDS National Committee (BNC) strongly endorses the National Day Against Agrexco/Carmel on March 6th 2010, launched by the large French Anti-Agrexco Coalition and salutes the Coalition for its principled position and deeply appreciated solidarity.[1]
500 Artists Against Israeli Apartheid
Montreal [Artists Against Israeli Apartheid] February 25th 2010 - A call from Montreal artists to support the international campaign for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions against Israeli apartheid…
Historic Student Divestment Resolution Passed at University of Michigan, Dearborn
University of Michigan - Dearborn Student Government
General Assembly Resolution # 2010-003
Whereas, this wise body has been known to be one of strong moral and social conscience and has in the past supported justice and international law, and
EU court: West Bank goods are not Israeli
25 February 2010 [Associated Press] - EU high court says Israeli goods made in West Bank fall outside of EU-Israel trade accord.
BNC Responds to French Prime Minister: BDS promotes justice and universal rights
25 February 2010 - The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC) is deeply disturbed by the inaccurate and inflammatory insinuations made by French Prime Minister, Francois Fillon, during his speech at the annual dinner of the Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions (CRIF), February 3, 2010.[1]
12 arrested for disrupting Israeli ambassador at UC Irvine
Gary Robbins [College Life] 8 February 2010 - Twelve people were arrested this evening during a raucous lecture at UC Irvine where Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren came to talk about U.S.-Israel relations.
Urgent: Stop the Wall offices raided
Eyewitnesses told Stop the Wall that yesterday night at 1 am some 10 military jeeps, hummers and an armoured bus belonging to the Israeli military and their intelligence services invaded Ramallah and came to the Stop the Wall offices.
Badil publishes paper on coporate accountability as BDS resource
BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights has released new working paper under the title: “Principles and Mechanisms to Hold Business Accountable for Human Rights Abuses: Potential Avenues to Challenge Corporate Involvement in Israel’s Oppression of the Palestinian People.”
Pressure continues on Veolia and Alstom to halt light rail project
Adri Nieuwhof [The Electronic Intifada] 5 February 2010 - French transport giants Veolia and Alstom are involved in the construction and running of a light rail line which connects West Jerusalem to several illegal settlements in or surrounding occupied Palestinian East Jerusalem.
Israeli Ambassadors: “Economic Investments Are Also Central To National Security and the Political Field”
Israeli ambassadors identify the promotion of economic relationships at the highest level as a central pillar of their work, which can also assist them in advancing political relations. In a meeting with The Marker, they break their silence about the calls for boycott of goods from Israel, and talk about the struggle against them.
Video: Freeze Flashmob to promote Boycot Israel in Dutch supermarket
It was a busy Thursday night on the 28th of January in the big supermarket Albert Heijn in Utrecht (Holland). A group of Dutch activists surprised the management with a Freeze Flashmob in the middle of the shop.
Danske Bank Divests from Elbit and Africa-Israel
25 January 2010 [Copenhagen Post] - Africa Israel Investments and Elbit Systems have been added to Danske Bank’s list of companies that fail to adhere to its Socially Responsible Investment policy.
PACBI Calls for Boycott of the 2010 Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival
The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) and the Palestinian Students‘ Campaign for the Academic Boycott of Israel (PSCABI) call on students, lecturers and film-makers to boycott the 13th International Student Film Festival, scheduled for June 2010 in the city of Tel Aviv.
