BDS News - December 2014

Welcome to the December 2014 BDSmovement.net newsletter, published by the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC).

With or without new “nation-state” law, Israel is a settler-colonial apartheid state

Israel is neither a democratic state based on the rule of law, nor a temporary occupying power as defined in international humanitarian law, but is is a criminal regime of settler colonialism and apartheid, explains a statement published by the Palestinian BDS National Committee on the occasion of UN Human Rights Day.

Elbit Systems loses key Brazil deal over Palestine protests

The Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul has cancelled a major collaboration deal with Israeli military company Elbit Systems in the wake of protests over the firm’s role in oppression of Palestinians

US student workers’ union becomes first US labor union to back BDS

Student workers at the University of California have voted by a landslide to support the Palestinian-led boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel.

No Association with Occupation!

Take action to demand that the European Union suspends the EU-Israel Association Agreement, the main framework for the very close relationship between the EU and Israel. More than 300 unions, NGOs and grassroots groups from across Europe have called for the agreement to be suspended.

Tell the UN: Don’t reward Israel for Gaza massacre

Take action now to urge UN officials to stop Israel from profiting from Gaza’s destruction

Major campaign success against G4S in the US

Durham has become the first U.S. municipality to boycott a company because of its role in Israel's crimes.

Olive Declaration of UN conference of local governments and civil society organisations in support of Palestinian rights

The UN-backed International Conference of Governments and Civil Society Organizations in Support of Palestinian Rights has called for municipalities to take action in support of Palestinian rights

Costly pro-Israel PR campaign fails to stop UC Los Angles divestment

The University of California at Los Angeles is the sixth of nine undergraduate campuses in the UC system to call for divestment

Boycott RE/MAX protests flood the US during Week of Action

Palestinian solidarity activists across the US have flooded RE/MAX offices, demanding that the real estate giant cease its activities in illegal, Jewish-only settlements