The Palestinian Boycott Divestment and Sanctions movement for freedom, justice and equality continued to grow in scale and impact in 2019
The pro-Israel move by the Boris Johnson-led government in the country is being viewed as an attempt to deny Labour-controlled local bodies’ right to boycott Israeli products
In this section, we discuss how we can build demand for a military embargo on Israel connecting it to struggles against militarization in the global south.
Part 1: http://peoplesdispatch.org/2019/01/13/israels-military-occupation-of-palestine-and-its-ties-with-global-south-part-1/
In this section, we discuss the nature of Israel’s military occupation of Palestine and how it is sustained by its ties with regimes in the global south, fostering militarism in the latter as well.
Michele from the French Jewish Union for Peace talks about the BDS movement in France, and engaging with the Jewish community in countering Israeli propaganda, and reflects on the causes and future of the Yellow Vests movement
She talked about the different economic and cultural boycott campaigns BDS is running, and the success it has had.
Since 2005, the Palestinian-led global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement has paved the way for grassroots mobilization in this direction.
Just as artistes refused to play for apartheid South Africa, they must also not lend their voice to Israel’s apartheid, occupation and settler-colonialism.
Here’s a short-list of moments in 2018 demonstrating growing recognition of Israel’s crimes against the Palestinian people and inspiring efforts around the world to hold Israel accountable for its gross violations of human rights.
Public hearing discusses the export of Israeli military technology and methodology to various Latin American countries and how repressive forces in these countries are using such methods
