SodaStream to close West Bank plant - Direct action prevents Israeli ships from docking
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NOVEMBER 2014 NEWSLETTER
Welcome to BDS News, the BDSmovement.net newsletter published by the Palestinian BDS National Committee, a broad coalition of Palestinian organisations that leads and supports the Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.
As international donors gathered in Cairo on October 12 for a conference to rebuild Gaza after the devastation inflicted by Israel in its 51-day assault last summer, the Palestinian Boycott Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC) delivered a petition signed by over 60,000 people including Nobel Laureates, artists and public intellectuals, to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon calling on the UN and governments around the world to take immediate steps to implement a comprehensive and legally binding military embargo on Israel.
G4S loses out on Irish government contract
The Irish Palestine Solidarity ran a campaign calling on the government not to grant a major contract to G4S over the company's role in Israel's prisons and checkpoints.
More than 300 European organisations call for suspension of EU-Israel Association Agreement
More than 300 human rights groups, trade unions and political parties from across Europe have called for the EU to hold Israel accountable for its massacre of Gaza earlier this year by suspending the EU-Israel Association Agreement, the main treaty between the EU and Israel
SodaStream to close illegal settlement factory in response growing boycott campaign
Major Israeli exporter SodaStream has announced it will close its factory that is based in the illegal Israeli settlement of Mishor Adumim following a high profile boycott campaign against the company that has seen retailers across Europe and North America drop SodaStream products and the company's share price fall by more than half.
The BDS campaign must continue because Sodastream has yet to close its factory, and because the company is to benefit from Israel's forcible displacement of Palestinians in the Naqab.
Block the Boat activists declare victory after Israeli carrier cancels all ships to Oakland
The incredible Block the Boat mobilisations have now suceeded in preventing Israeli ships from the Zim shipping company from unloading cargo in Oakland, Los Angeles, Seattle and Tacoma.
On 28 October, San Francisco Bay Area activists organizing to block the unloading of Israeli shipping vessels declared their most significant victory yet: Israel’s Zim Integrated Shipping Services appears to have cancelled all future shipments to the Oakland Port.
The Palestinian BDS National Committee recently welcomed the actions as an inspiration to the BDS movement.
Kuwait government takes landmark decision to boycott 50 firms over role in apartheid
The government of Kuwait has announced that it will not deal with 50 companies over their role in Israeli violations of international law. The companies include Volvo, Dexia and Veolia.
Kuwaiti authorities recently excluded Veolia from a contract worth $750m $750m contract and “all future contract,” over its role in the illegal Jerusalem Light Rail project
Israel excluded from Italy military exercises
The Israeli air force has been removed from the list of armed forces now taking part in multinational military training exercises on the Italian island of Sardinia following a campaign by anti-war activists.
A group of 21 organisations in Gaza have issued a moving appeal for solidarity and impactful BDS campaigning:
"Our battle to hold Israel accountable for its fresh war crimes and crimes against humanity has begun. The outcome of this battle to end Israeli impunity will determine whether Israel’s latest assault will be yet another stage in Israel’s “incremental genocide” of Palestinians or the turning point that will bring an end to Israel’s status as an entity above the law—the world’s dangerous pariah. The outcome of this battle depends on you."
Read and share our guide on how to join the BDS movement and make an impact.
State backed Israeli band faces lively protests in Chile and Argentina
Perfomances by Israeli band Mayumana were protested in Santiago and Buenos Aires over its close relationship with the Israeli government.Jordan civil society demands boycott of Israel
The Jordan BDS Movement, known in Arabic as Alurdun Tuqate’, has published a statement calling for a boycott of Israel that has been signed by more than 60 civil society organisations. Published by the Palestinian BDS National Committee
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