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7 September 2012
Issues first raised by boycott, divestment and sanctions movement are now being taken up by European governments. Read more about EU considering ban on settlement trade, Israeli media reports
9 August 2012
Private security giant turns into a toxic brand in Britain. Read more about Energy firm ditches occupation profiteer G4S
11 July 2012
Signatories to the open letter to the European Commission include Gérard Toulouse, a member of the French Academy of Science, Malcolm Levitt, a member of the UK Royal Society, and renowned philosopher Slavjoj Zizek Read more about 250 European academics call for exclusion of Ahava and Israeli arms companies from EU research projects
19 June 2012
The father of Palestinian national footballer Mahmoud Sarsak, who is set to be released by Israel on 10 July following a three month hunger strike, has said that it is “unbearable” that Israel will host the tournament “while it routinely arrests, tortures, imprisons and kills Palestinians, including football players, without consequence” Read more about Whitewashing apartheid, European football federation claims Israel tournament "will bring people together"
19 June 2012
A major victory for the campaign to boycott Israel has been achieved in Norway. Read more about Norway's pension fund divests from Israel's largest real estate firm
11 June 2012
The Palestinian Trade Union Coalition for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions has issued a statement of solidarity with European trade unions resisting public spending cuts and job losses and restated its support for proactive BDS campaigns and a boycott of the Histadrut. Read more about Palestinian labor expresses solidarity with European trade unions resisting austerity, supporting BDS measures
17 April 2012
The call for action came as it emerged that the European Parliament has decided not to renew a contract with the Danish-British corporation following pressure from campaigners for Palestinian rights Read more about Palestinian organisations call for action against G4S over role in Israeli jails
3 April 2012
Over 50 actions took place across 23 countries Read more about Palestinian rights activists join BDS Global Day of Action commemorating Land Day
1 March 2012
Student solidarity groups from more than twenty UK universities held Israeli Apartheid Week events last week, raising awareness of the apartheid analysis and building boycotts, divestment and sanctions (BDS) on campus Read more about UK student movement takes huge step forward during Israeli Apartheid Week
17 February 2012
The BDS National Committee (BNC), the Palestinian civil society coalition that leads the BDS movement, has called on activists to use the BDS Global Day of Action to take action to highlight the success of the movement and mobilise for the World Social Forum Free Palestine due to take place in Port Alegre, Brazil, in November 2012 Read more about BDS Global Day of Action to mark Land Day on March 30
Michael Deas is a Palestine solidarity organiser based in the UK.
He was formerly a campaigns officer with the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC), the Palestinian civil society coalition that acts as the Palestinian reference of the movement for boycotts, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel until it complies with international law.
You can get regular BDS updates from the BNC by following @BDSmovement. Michael Tweets from @michaeldeas