Weekly demonstrations against the Wall occurred this Friday in the villages of Ma’sara, Ni’lin and Bi’lin. In Ma’sara, a large demonstration comprising hundreds of people marched from the center of the village to the area where the Wall is isolating their lands. Soldiers did not allow the people access, and closed the road with barbed […]

(This call was launched at the WSF 2009 in Belém.) In December 2008, Israel decided to mark the 60thanniversary of its existence the same way it had established itself: perpetrating massacres against the Palestinian people. In 23 days, Israel killed more than 1,300 and injured over 5,000 Palestinians in Gaza. The irony of history is […]

The village of Jayyous was once again the site of a spirited demonstration which was met with brutal force by Occupation forces. At least 500 demonstrators from Jayyous and surrounding areas gathered in the village to join in the weekly protest, making it the largest one in recent weeks. However, Occupation forces countered this mobilization […]

Irish civil society and trade unions have voiced thier support of BDS following the assault on the Gaza Strip. A number of groups and individuals from Irish civil society have again called for BDS, while the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) is set to launch a boycott of Israeli goods. A full-page advertisement was […]

South African dockworkers from the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) achieved a victory when they stood firm by their decision not to offload the Johanna Russ, a ship carrying Israeli goods to South Africa, despite both threats to COSATU members from sections of the pro-Israeli lobby and severe provocation. The Johanna Russ, […]

Fifty-five New York rights advocates called on the city’s shoppers to boycott Israeli diamond mogul and settlement-builder Lev Leviev. The pre-Valentine’s Day protest was the 13th demonstration held in front of Leviev’s Madison Avenue jewelry store since it opened in November, 2007. Many New York shoppers paused to look at the heart-shaped signs and a […]

In recent weeks, the Basque Country has seen a significant amount of BDS activities. Collectively, people throughout the country have come together and sent out the message that BDS is the most effective manner of pushing for the dismantling of apartheid in Palestine. ***image1***Demonstrations calling for BDS have taken place in at least 30 cities, […]

Last week, students from Strathclyde University in Glasgow, Scotland scored a victory for the BDS movement when they occupied the main administration building overnight. Activists forced the university to agree to several of their demands, including a boycott of Eden Springs. The occupation began after a rally for Gaza, when students entered the McCance building […]