NBC refuses to receive petition calling for end to occupied Jerusalem shoot
8 May 2014
More than 5,000 people called on the network to end its involvement in the action series DIG which will be set and shot in eastern occupied Jerusalem.
Activism and BDS Beat
US State Department says boycott an “acceptable” tactic
7 May 2014
The US State Department has endorsed boycott as an “acceptable” way for US citizens to express their views and take action over what they see as violations of human rights in other countries.
Wesleyan student fund bars investment in Israeli-occupation profiteers
5 May 2014
Divestment resolution has teeth, as Wesleyan student government holds the country’s first student-controlled endowment fund.
Pink Floyd members strike nerve with call on Rolling Stones to boycott Israel
2 May 2014
“Playing Israel now is the moral equivalent of playing Sun City at the height of South African apartheid,” Pink Floyd founders say.
Starbucks warned it could face boycott if it invests in Israel's SodaStream
29 April 2014
Media reports say that Starbucks may buy a stake in occupation profiteer SodaStream.
Graduate students vote to divest at University of New Mexico
28 April 2014
Divestment resolution created a strong coalition of solidarity, say student activists in Albuquerque.
Palestinians call for refusal of Israel army service
28 April 2014
Palestinian youths in Israel have few opportunities. With many benefits tied to army service, Israel may be banking on desperation driving some youths into the army’s hands.
Bill Gates refuses to accept responsibility for aiding Israel's prisons
25 April 2014
Foundation ignores own policy guidelines on avoiding investment in “egregious” activities.
Divestment passes at University of California at Riverside
25 April 2014
This was the second time the student senate at UC Riverside passed a divestment resolution.
New campaign resource boosts efforts to burst SodaStream's bubble
23 April 2014
SodaStream spent $180 million in marketing last year but is feeling the pressure from the growing boycott campaign.