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Vermont Towns Vote To Cut Ties With Israeli Apartheid

March 7, 2025 Michael Arria, Mondoweiss. Resist! BDS Movement, Democracy, Israel, Palestine, Palestine Solidarity, Vermont, Victory

On Tuesdays voters across the state of Vermont passed a number of non-binding resolutions declaring their towns and cities “apartheid-free communities.” The effort, organized by the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), passed in Brattleboro, Winooski, Newfane, Plainfield, and Thetford. The question appeared on nine ballots on Town Meeting Day. Vermont is the first state in the country where municipalities have voted to cut economic ties with Israel. The pledge affirms a commitment to freedom, justice, and equality for the Palestinian people, opposes all forms of bigotry, and pledges toward ending “support to Israel’s Apartheid regime, settler colonialism, and military occupation.”

Minnesota Movement For Divestment From Israel Resists Repression

March 6, 2025 Fight Back! News. Resist! BDS Movement, Israel, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Palestine, Palestine Solidarity, Repression

Minneapolis, MN — On Saturday, March 1, more than 60 Twin Cities community members gathered to attend a “State Board of Divestment” speak-out event hosted by the Minnesota Anti-War Committee in a Minneapolis community center. Minnesota’s State Board of Investment (SBI), a large public fund managed by state officials Governor Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison, State Auditor Julie Blaha, and Secretary of State Steve Simon. It currently invests approximately $5.4 billion in apartheid Israel, Israeli companies, weapons manufacturers that sell to Israel’s military, and other companies that prop up Israel’s apartheid system.

Solidarity Movement Wins County Divestment From Israel Bonds

February 28, 2025 Martha Grevatt, Workers World. Resist! BDS Movement, Cleveland, Divestment, International Solidarity, Palestine

Cleveland- For almost a year the Cleveland Palestine Action Community, local chapters of the Palestinian Youth Movement and Students for Justice in Palestine and other solidarity activists have waged a concerted battle to pressure Cuyahoga County officials to divest county funds from Israel Bonds. The county’s investment stood at $16 million when the struggle began in April 2024, following a hard-fought win with the Cleveland City Council passing a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Solidarity organizations employed a range of tactics, including packing County Council meetings and calling for divestment during “public comment,” mass phone calling and emailing Council members...

City University Of New York Union Votes To Divest From Israel

January 28, 2025 Olivia Wood, Tatiana Cozzarelli and James Dennis Hoff, Left Voice. Resist! BDS Movement, CUNY, Higher Education, Israel, New York City (NYC), Palestine, Palestine Solidarity, Unions, Victory, Worker Rights and Jobs

Thursday night, delegates of the Professional Staff Congress (PSC-CUNY), the union representing faculty, graduate assistants, and many staff titles at the City University of New York (CUNY), voted 73-70 in favor of a resolution for the union to divest from Israeli companies and government bonds, identify other potential investments for divestment, and recommend that the Teachers Retirement System (TRS) pension plan also divest its $100 million invested in Israeli companies and bonds. This is an important victory for CUNY workers and the movement for Palestine, setting an example for the broader labor movement.

Activists Demand Denver Divest From Investments In Israel

January 14, 2025 Alex Binder, Unicorn Riot. Resist! BDS Movement, Ceasefire, Colorado, Denver, Gaza, Israel, Palestine, Palestine Solidarity, Protests

Denver, CO — The first Denver City Council meeting of the new year on January 6 was met with dozens of activists calling for the city to divest from Israel and pass a resolution demanding a permanent and enforceable Gaza ceasefire. During the 30-minute public comment session, the activists used two three-minute allotted times to concurrently read aloud the demands within the resolution they were seeking. This was not the first time pro-Palestinian activists have asked for a ceasefire resolution from the city. In January 2024, council members Shontel Lewis and Sarah Parady, in collaboration with their constituents, co-sponsored a resolution which ended up being voted down the next month.

Supercomputer Talks Between Israel, Amazon, And Google Collapse

January 4, 2025 Palestine Chronicle, Orinoco Tribune. Resist! Alphabet, Amazon, BDS Movement, Gaza, Genocide, Google, Human Rights, Israel, Palestine, Project Nimbus, Science and technology

In a significant shift, talks between the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) and tech giants Amazon and Google regarding the development of a government supercomputer have collapsed. Following the breakdown in negotiations, the Israeli government has opened up the project to other bidders, signaling a shift toward an alternative technological partnership. As reported by Globes, the tender for the supercomputer project is valued at NIS 290 million (approximately $79.4 million), with the winning bidder set to receive a government grant of NIS 160 million ($44 million).

Coalition Wins Victory For The BDS Movement In California

December 28, 2024 Vish Soroushian, Mondoweiss. Resist! BDS Movement, California, Israel, Palestine, Palestine Solidarity, Victory

Organizers and workers from across Alameda County, California, scored a major victory for the BDS movement on December 10th, successfully pressuring the Board of Supervisors to vote to develop an ethical investment policy that, when implemented, could move tens of millions of dollars in investments out of companies profiting off of Israel’s genocide and system of apartheid. The County Treasurer, who is an independent elected official, also announced that he had already dropped $12 million in bonds in Caterpillar (CAT), which directly profits from Israeli apartheid and the ongoing genocide, after sustained organizing from county residents and organizations requesting him to do so. He further pledged to dump the county’s remaining CAT bond, worth $20 million.

Across The Middle East, The BDS Movement Is Thriving

December 24, 2024 Farah Awadalla, Waging Nonviolence. Resist! BDS Movement, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Palestine Solidarity

In the bustling streets of Cairo, a bold banner hangs outside the Writers’ Syndicate, confronting passersby with a piercing statement: “Every pound you spend on their products returns as a bullet in your brother’s back.” This message critiques the economic and political ties between the listed multinational products and Israel. The visual captures the spirit of a region-wide movement, where ordinary people are transforming everyday choices into acts of defiance against forces that fuel war and perpetuate conflict.

Protests Highlight Maryland’s Ties To Israeli Tech And Defense Systems

December 20, 2024 Kaela Roeder, Technically. Resist! BDS Movement, Israel, Maryland, Weapons Maker

More than a year after the Oct. 7 attacks that spurred Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, some Maryland residents have continued protesting Israel’s conduct in the conflict. Like others around the world demonstrating in solidarity against Israel’s ongoing occupation of Palestinian territories and the tens of thousands killed, these protestors have illuminated the local dimensions of this international issue. Much of their attention has fallen on an organization using public and private resources to facilitate economic exchange with Israel — including with companies developing tech for its military actions.

Pittsburgh’s East End Food Co-op Workers Push To Boycott Israel

December 9, 2024 Kate Daher, Mondoweiss. Resist! Anti-war Movement, BDS Movement, Cooperatives, Israel, Palestine, Palestine Solidarity, Pittsburgh, Unions

At the November meeting of the Pittsburgh East End Food Co-op (EEFC) Board of Directors, UE local chief shop steward Fritz Geist read aloud a petition organized by union and co-op members advocating for a member-owner referendum to boycott Israeli-sourced products in the store. Inspired by the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divest, and Sanctions (BDS) movement and acting in line with the international union’s (United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America) solidarity with Palestine, the local co-op workers launched their BDS campaign last July after they voted to end the co-op’s relationship with Israeli products.

Wisconsin Students Charge UW Board Of Regents With Genocide

December 9, 2024 Fight Back! News. Resist! Anti-war Movement, BDS Movement, Campus Movement, Israel, Madison, Palestine, Palestine Solidarity, Student Activism, Wisconsin

Madison, WI – In a show of student power, nearly 50 protesters marched into the UW board of regents meeting Thursday, December 5, to put Palestine and divestment on the Finance Committee agenda. This latest militant action comes after a large-scale administration failure to uphold the Madison and Milwaukee encampment agreements on disclosure and divestment from apartheid Israel. Despite the freezing temperatures, the students opened with a rally outside the event hall. During the rally, SDS and Freedom Road Socialist Organization member Kayla Patterson told the crowd, “The simple truth is that the board of regents stands on the wrong side of history.

Protest Of State Board Of Investment Demands Divestment From Israel

December 7, 2024 Meredith Aby, Fight Back! News. Resist! BDS Movement, Divestment, Israel, Minnesota, Palestine, Palestine Solidarity, St. Paul

St. Paul, MN – On December 5, 45 people protested outside of the Minnesota Senate Building in 15-degree weather to demand that members of the board vote to divest the state of Minnesota from investments in Israel. The protest, held ahead of the board’s December 10 meeting, was organized by the Free Palestine Coalition. Andrew Josefchak, a member of the MN Anti-War Committee, spoke to the crowd, “Minnesota’s State Board of Investment invests $5.4 billion of our money in genocide and apartheid. That’s $5.4 billion of a pension fund that union workers across Minnesota bargained for, fought hard for, waged strikes for.

World’s Largest Sovereign Wealth Fund Drops Israeli Telecom Giant

December 5, 2024 News Desk, The Cradle. Resist! BDS Movement, Israel, Norway, Palestine, Palestine Solidarity

Norway's sovereign wealth fund has sold all its shares in Israeli telecom giant Bezeq, citing the company's presence in illegal West Bank settlements. “The company (Bezeq), through its physical presence and provision of telecom services to Israeli settlements in the West Bank, is helping to facilitate the maintenance and expansion of these settlements,” the Norwegian's funds ethics council stated in its recommendation for the divestment. “By doing so, the company is itself contributing to the violation of international law,” the report adds.

Over 800 Euro Banks Invest In Companies Supporting Illegal Settlements

November 30, 2024 News Desk, The Cradle. Educate! BDS Movement, Big Banks, European Union (EU), Gaza, Illegal Settlements, Israel, Palestine

The Don’t Buy into Occupation (DBIO) coalition has issued its 2024 report highlighting the international companies and financial institutions that are actively involved with illegal Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. The DBIO coalition is a joint project between 24 Palestinian, regional, and European organizations. The newly released report shows that over the past three years, “822 European financial institutions (including banks, asset managers, insurance companies, and pension funds) had financial relationships with 58 companies that are actively involved with illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT).”

US Activists Call For Black Friday Boycott

November 29, 2024 Middle East Monitor. Resist! BDS Movement, Black Friday, Comsumerism, Israel, Palestine

Activists across the United States are urging a boycott of so-called “Black Friday” this year as a form of protest against the US government’s continued military and financial support for Israel, including a recent $680 million arms deal. According to Wafa news agency, the campaign seeks to pressure the government to end US complicity in Israel’s genocide against the Palestinians. By refraining from shopping on one of the biggest retail days of the year, activists aim to hit the profits of major corporations with political influence. The goal is to out pressure on these businesses to advocate for an immediate ceasefire and an end to arms shipments, and to push for the delivery of humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians in Gaza, particularly those suffering in the heavily impacted northern region of the enclave.

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