Abir Kopty in US: Palestinians must reach out to African American community
13 June 2013
Activist and writer was interrogated by Israel for article criticizing Israel’s attempts to recruit Palestinian Christians to army.
Activism and BDS Beat
National conference focuses on West Bank boycott efforts
10 June 2013
Palestinian Authority faces backlash, as popular conference denounces normalization, and plans boycott expansion in West Bank.
Palestinian Authority minister flees criticism at boycott conference
8 June 2013
Jawad Naji’s thugs later beat up a Palestinian boycott activist who publically denounced Mahmoud Abbas.
Video: Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert called “war criminal” in heart of Washington establishment
7 June 2013
Protesters aimed “to challenge Olmert and interrupt the Wilson Center’s complicity with the ongoing normalization of Israeli occupation, settler colonialism and apartheid.”
Palestine solidarity activists take over G4S meeting, catch occupation profiteer by surprise
7 June 2013
The G4S chief executive and his board were confronted with their complicity in the crimes of Israel’s occupation.
New Israeli plan calls for more “intelligence” gathering to disrupt BDS movement
1 June 2013
The Israeli government-hosted fourth international conference of the Global Forum for Combating Anti-Semitism has produced an “Action Plan” for fighting boycott, divestment and sanctions.
BDS Roundup: Alice Walker, Roger Waters call on Alicia Keys to cancel Tel Aviv show
30 May 2013
A roundup of recent global actions related to the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement.
London protest outside UEFA congress to call for cancelation of Israel tournament
19 May 2013
European activists are mobilizing for mass protest outside UEFA’s annual congress.
UC Santa Cruz students to administration: Break the institutional silence on lecturer's hate speech
14 May 2013
A lecturer at UC Santa Cruz, who was caught making racist remarks, has initiated yet another round of attempts to smear and legally harass students.
Anti-Palestinian activist heaps praise on campus BDS campaigners
14 May 2013
Alarmist attack by StandWithUs staffer on campus BDS activists only highlights the growing strength of divestment campaigns on US campuses