BOYCOTT ACTIONS GROWING GLOBALLY
Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) puts pressure on Israel to comply with international law and is growing rapidly across the world. bdsmovement.net
- BANKING: Thousands of Barclays customers have closed their accounts in protest. Barclays funds £6 billion in shares and loans to nine Israeli defence companies. palestinecampaign.org
- FILM: Over 8,000 film workers signed a Film Workers for Palestine pledge to boycott Israeli film institutions linked to Palestinian genocide and apartheid. filmworkersforpalestine.org
- MUSIC: 400 musicians including Massive Attack, Primal Scream, Kneecap, Björk and Orbital joined No Music for Genocide to block listeners in Israel. nomusicforgenocide.org
- SPORT: Football governing bodies FIFA and UEFA pressured to ban Israel from international competition.
- US: Washington State divested $62 million from Caterpillar, which supplies Israel with armoured tractors for house demolitions.
- ITALY: Prime minister Meloni suspends defence agreement due to elections and public opposition to Israel’s regional aggression.
- SPAIN: Prime minister Sanchez, an outspoken critic of Israel, has cancelled an ammunition contract from Israel’s IMI Systems after public outrage.
- NEW ZEALAND: High Court ruled government investments in settlement-linked companies Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia and Motorola illegal and must be cancelled.
- EUROVISION: Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and Netherlands have boycotted the Eurovision Song Contest against Israel’s participation.
Three things to do
read…
The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine (Profile Books), by Rashid Khalidi uncovers the past to understand the present.
watch…
Israelism docu-film follows American Jews questioning unconditional support for Israel and false historic narratives.
listen…
This Is Palestine podcast hosted by Diana Buttu, a Palestinian-Canadian lawyer, advocating for justice through a political lens.
