The BNC have published two new documents, take a moment to read and share them within your network! 1. Q&A on Palestinian popular resistance https://www.bdsmovement.net/2015/qa-palestinian-popular-resistance-13440 A new resource to help media, activists and supporters of the Palestinian struggle get to grips with the ongoing developments in Palestine. 2. Call out: Turning the tide against Israel’s criminal […]
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UK activists protest against Instro Precision at Manston Airport in Kent
PROTESTERS have staged a demonstration at Manston airport over Broadstairs firm Instro Precision's proposed move to the site. Anti-arms campaigners claim the company is a manufacturer of unmanned drones used in Israel's massacre of Gazans in summer 2014. Continue reading!
Boycott Israel Now! Call from the BDS National Comittee
Whether the current phase of Israel’s intensified repression and Palestinian popular resistance will evolve into a full-fledged intifada or not, one thing is already evident—a new generation of Palestinians is marching on the footsteps of previous generations, rising up en masse against Israel’s brutal, decades-old regime of occupation, settler colonialism and apartheid. Click here […]
A reminder from War on Want: G4S and the British complicity in Israels’ violence.
1.10.2015 Israeli police continue their violent crackdown on Palestinians protesting at Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem. The British private security firm G4S has contracts equipping and providing services to the Israeli police and prisons, making G4S complicit in this violence. Al Aqsa mosque is one of the holiest sites in Islam. For centuries, Muslims around the […]
No to drones of Israeli origin for the French army!
In the framework of the programme to re-equip its army, France will take a decision by the end of 2015 on which model of drone it intends to purchase. In this arms race, we are glad to note that at least one Israeli corporation has already been excluded: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). However, we are […]
UK Campaigners to Close Elbit Systems Factory on Gaza War Anniversary
London Palestine Action, a Palestinian solidarity network based in London that thrives on creative action against Israeli apartheid, particularly through the usage of BDS campaigns, has organized a peaceful protest to be held on the 6th of July, 2015 at the Elbit factory in Shenstone near Birmingham. The protest will transform the area surrounding […]
Let us harness solidarity into action to end international support for Israel’s crimes
The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC), the broad coalition of Palestinian civil society organisations that works to support the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement, warmly salutes all those organizing events and actions to mark the UN Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. A little over three months since the […]
Earth Day Network Cuts Ties with SodaStream After Palestinian Rights Groups Decry Greenwashing Campaign
April 21, Washington, DC- On the eve of Earth Day, groups working for Palestinian rights globally are celebrating Earth Day Network’s decision to end its partnership with SodaStream, whose main production factory is located in an illegal Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank. Earlier this month, SodaStream, which markets its home carbonating devices […]
Pressure mounts against G4S
Bill Gates slammed over links to Israel prison Palestinian human rights organisations have criticised Bill Gates after it emerged that his charitable foundation is heavily invested in G4S, a private security company that helps Israel run prisons at which Palestinian political prisoners are held without trial and subjected to torture and provides equipment […]
The First Week against Mekorot: initiatives against Israeli water apartheid across the globe
Activists announce: Portugal free from Mekorot! After Argentinian activists stop 170 million deal with Mekorot, campaigners plan for more Activists start protesting Mekorot delegates at water conferences Dozens of protests and media initiatives across the globe The mobilization for the First Week against Mekorot, Israel’s national water company, has been marked by two victories […]