The World Without Walls delegation, formed of leaders in the movement against the US/Mexico border wall has arrived in Palestine to build connections with Palestinians impacted by the Israeli Apartheid Wall and Latinx and indigenous communities impacted by the US/Mexico border wall. The delegation came to Palestine in response to an invitation issued by […]
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Yabous Cultural Center, Jerusalem, shut down by Israeli police
On Monday August 28, 2017, Israeli police and intelligence forces stormed Yabous Cultural Center located in Al-Zahara Street. The Center was forcibly shut down by Israeli forces in Occupied East Jerusalem on the excuse of banning a lecture about Al-aqsa mosque. The Occupation Forces closed the Center between the hours of 16:00 and 22:00. The Civic Coalition for […]
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People in defense of their homes and homeland
Friday 25th of August, al Walaja has continued its resistance to defend its existence with a mass protest to protect their homes from Israeli demolition. Hundreds of Palestinians gathered after Friday prayers at the village mosque, west of Bethlehem city. The protesters marched towards one of the homes threatened with demolition in Ain Juwaiza area and […]
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Stop Arming Israel week of action targets HSBC and Elbit
At least 28 different actions took place across the UK from 1st to 7th July 2017 calling for an immediate two-way arms embargo against Israel. Activists closed down factories and two branches of HSBC bank, held public meetings, took action online and distributed 1000’s of information flyers. Check out this round up put together by […]
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French appeal to AXA: Stop investment in Elbit Systems and Israeli banks!
70 french organizations, associations, parties and unions have published a call to AXA to respect international law and cut ties with Israel’s colonial and apartheid policy. Through its subsidiary, AB, AXA maintains investments in Elbit Systems, a major Israeli weapons manufacturer accused of providing the illegal white phosphorus containing shells used by the Israeli army […]
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Please check out BDSmovement.net in Arabic
The Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) is excited to announce the full launch of our new bi-lingual BDSmovement.net website. We launched a version of the site last year and we’re delighted that the site is now fully online in both Arabic and English. Our new What is BDS? page explains our movement, its key demands and central […]
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From Palestine To India: We Have A Common Future Of Solidarity
Nostalgia has no space in realpolitik. However, in the case of Modi’s visit to Israel – billed as a milestone by both governments – we remember India’s legacy of solidarity and support for the Palestinian struggle for freedom, justice and equality and wonder which path India is taking now. For us Palestinians as well as […]
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200+ Latin American Orgs Urge Mexican Multinational Cemex To End Complicity In Israeli Crimes
Over 200 Latin American organizations, coalitions, social movements and personalities published a July 9 letter addressed to the Board of Directors of Cemex, the Mexican multinational company, calling on it to end the company’s complicity in Israel’s human rights violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. July 13, 2017, Occupied Palestine — More than 200 Latin American organizations, […]
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Khirbet Tana – a silenced struggle against expulsion
Khirbet Tana has been under Israeli attack for long in the attempt to expel the Palestinian population from their lands and colonise the areas with settlements. Challenging Israeli home demolition, residents have taken to reform and inhabit caves and are leading an inspiring struggle for dignity and rights. Representatives from the Land Defense Coalition spent […]
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New impulse for the #StopElbit campaign from France
As every year, BDS France protested Elbit System’s presence at France’s biggest military exhibition. The action took place by the Elbit Systems stall on Saturday 24, June, during the Paris Air Show. Elbit Systems is one of the main profiteers from Israel’s apartheid Wall and wars against the Palestinian people and exports this expertise around […]