BDS Movement

Meeting Erupts In Protest Over Contract With Israeli Company

July 15, 2026 Meredith Aby, Fight Back! News. Resist! BDS Movement, City Council, Israel, Minnesota

St. Paul, MN – The Saint Paul Board of Water Commissioners, which governs the public water utility for the city and surrounding suburbs, voted on July 14 to renew Israeli tech company Waterfall Security Solutions’ contract for five years, after an hours-long public hearing. The chamber was full of people prepared to testify in what Chris Tolbert, the water board’s president, called the most well-attended meeting in the board’s history. Women Against Military Madness (WAMM) mobilized for the meeting, and over 50 people turned up to give testimony against the contract renewal.

Land Workers In Britain Launch BDS campaign

June 8, 2026 Ana Vracar, Breakthrough News. Resist! BDS Movement, Land Workers, Unions, United Kingdom (UK)

Seasonal laborers, horticulturalists, foresters, and other workers in the land trades sector in Britain have launched a boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign in support of the struggle of the Palestinian people. Announced by grassroots trade union Solidarity Across Land Trades (SALT), the campaign aims to diminish the flow of financing and goods to Israel and reduce the profits made by Israeli companies in Britain and the other way round. It also works to expose financial exchanges between Israeli companies and British land trades that contribute to the greenwashing of crimes against humanity.

BDS Organizers Share Tactics Of Successful Campaign Against Chevron

May 27, 2026 Fight Back! News. Strategize! BDS Movement, Chevron, New Orleans, Palestine

New Orleans, LA – A crowd of around 40 attended the NOLA Freedom Forum on May 15 to hear from local anti-war activists about their successful campaign to remove Chevron as a sponsor of French Quarter Fest. The activists, largely members of New Orleans Stop Helping Israel’s Ports (NOSHIP), presented “Stop Fueling Genocide: Chevron Out of French Quarter Fest Campaign” as a public summation of their efforts. The struggle, called the “Chevron Out of French Quarter Fest Coalition”, brought together anti-war activists, pro-Palestine organizers, local musicians, and a robust collection of organizations.

Italian Port Authorities Halt Israel-Bound Shipments Of ‘Military-Grade Steel’

May 19, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. Resist! Anti-Zionism, BDS Movement, Croatia, Foreign Relations, Gaza, Israel, Italy, Palestine, Weapons Embargo

Italian authorities are holding three shipments suspected of carrying military-grade steel from India to Israel after activists from the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement and No Harbour for Genocide (NHB) exposed their contents, Middle East Eye (MEE) reported on 18 May. According to the activists, the shipments amount to roughly 806 tonnes of military-grade steel and could be used to manufacture up to 17,458 artillery shells for the Israeli army. They said the cargo originated from R L Steels & Energy Limited in Aurangabad and was destined for IMI Systems, now known as Elbit Systems Land, in Ramat Hasharon.

Officials And Activists Are Working To Overturn Illinois’s Anti-BDS Law

May 11, 2026 Michael Arria, Mondoweiss. Strategize! Anti-BDS Law, BDS Movement, Illinois, State legislature

Since 2014, U.S. lawmakers have introduced over 200 bills targeting the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. The vast majority of these efforts have failed to pass, but more than 30 states have adopted anti-BDS laws. The first state-based measure to take specific action against Israel boycotts was passed in Illinois in 2015; 49-0 in the Senate and 102-0 in the House. “This historic legislation is an important first step in the fight against boycotts of Israel and I hope other states move quickly to follow our lead,” declared then-Governor Bruce Rauner after signing it into law.

Spain To Formally Call On EU To Suspend Agreement With Israel

April 21, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. Resist! BDS Movement, European Union (EU), Foreign Relations, Genocide, Israel, Spain

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced on 19 April that his government will formally propose that the EU suspend its Association Agreement with Israel. “A government that violates international law and, therefore, the principles and values of the EU cannot be our partner,” Sanchez said, speaking at a PSOE rally in the province of Huelva. “This Tuesday, the Government of Spain will take to Europe the proposal that the EU sever its association with Israel,” he stressed. Sanchez was careful to say that Spain’s stance is directed against the Israeli government and its policies, and not its citizens, saying, "We are a people friendly to Israel.”

Petition Triggers Formal Review Of EU–Israel Trade Deal

April 16, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. Resist! BDS Movement, European Union (EU), Fair Trade, Genocide, Israel, Trade

A European Citizens' Initiative calling for the full suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement surpassed one million signatures, just three months after its mid-January launch, organizers from the European Left Alliance announced on 14 April. “One million people have spoken: the EU must fully suspend its Association Agreement with Israel – the EU must stand for international law and stop its complicity with Israel’s genocide,” the organizers said in their statement. The petition demands the full suspension of the agreement over “violations of international law and human rights,” as well as Israel’s “genocide, occupation, and apartheid.”

Palestine Land Day Commemoration Demands: ‘FIFA – Move The World Cup!’

April 8, 2026 Will Hodgkinson, Workers World. Resist! BDS Movement, Boston, FIFA, Palestine, world cup

Boston — At a press conference on the front steps of Boston City Hall Plaza timed to coincide with Palestine Land Day, member organizations of the Boston Coalition for Palestine (BCFP) and allies announced today they are joining the international call to “Boycott the U.S.” for its war crimes in Cuba. Iran, Palestine, Venezuela and elsewhere. Speakers demanded that the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) move its scheduled 2026 World Cup games out of U.S. cities, including Boston, where Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) searches at the airports and kidnappings in the streets have created unsafe conditions for the world’s football fans, players and other travelers.

Calls Mount For ‘FIFA And World Cup Out Of The US!’

March 5, 2026 Steve Gillis, Workers World. Organize! BDS Movement, FIFA, ICE, Tourism, Trump Administration, United States

Antiwar and human rights activists in 11 U.S. cities — Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, New York/New Jersey, Philadelphia, San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle — are gearing up for a campaign to demand that Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) move World Cup soccer games out of the U.S. because of its war crimes around the world. For the world’s peace-loving peoples, the call to “Boycott the U.S.!” is especially poignant while marauding, masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other Dept. of Homeland Security storm troopers continue their war at home against the world’s immigrant workers, foreign-born students and tourists.

Scotiabank Subsidiary Fully Divests From Israeli Arms Firm

February 17, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. Resist! BDS Movement, Elbit, Israel, ScotiaBank, United Kingdom (UK), weapons

Scotiabank's subsidiary firm, 1832 Asset Management, has sold its remaining shares in Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems Ltd., according to regulatory filings reported on 16 February. The latest disclosure to the US Securities and Exchange Commission no longer lists Elbit among 1832’s holdings, ending an investment that once made the Canadian bank the company’s largest foreign shareholder. In a press release on Monday, No Arms in the Arts, a Canada-based arts coalition opposing institutional ties to the arms trade and Israel’s actions in Palestine, and Just Peace Advocates, a Canadian human rights organization, said the sale followed “more than two years of sustained organizing that made the bank’s investment a liability.”

Three Local BDS Campaigns Won Divestment Of Millions In Israeli Bonds

February 14, 2026 Joseph Mogul, Waging Nonviolence. Strategize! Apartheid, BDS Movement, Genocide, Israeli Bonds, Palestine, Zionism

On Nov. 19, 2025, members of Break the Bonds NC, a coalition of Palestine Solidarity organizations, spoke at a North Carolina Investment Authority board meeting to demand the state pension fund divest from all Israeli government bonds. Immediately after the meeting, the state treasurer’s office emailed a link of the pension’s holdings to Ari Rosenberg, a lead Break the Bonds NC organizer. The $6.7 million in Israeli bonds that had been there in June were no longer in the portfolio. Rosenberg was in disbelief that only five months since the campaign’s launch, the state had already completely divested.

Israeli State Literary Body Excluded From Bologna Fair

January 9, 2026 Middle East Monitor. Resist! BDS Movement, boycott, Cultural boycott, Israel, Italy

The organisers of a major international children’s book fair in Italy have barred an Israeli state-backed literary body from participating, in what is being seen as another indication of the growing cultural boycott of Israel, a state now almost universally accused by human rights experts and legal scholars of committing genocide against the Palestinian people. Haaretz reported that the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, the world’s largest and longest-running event dedicated exclusively to children’s literature, barred the Israeli Institute for Hebrew Literature from participating in this year’s fair, which is expected to attract tens of thousands of visitors from across the global publishing industry.

Holiday Shoppers Are Flexing Political Power Through Boycotts

December 19, 2025 Victoria Valenzuela, Waging Nonviolence. Educate! BDS Movement, Boycotts, DEI, Israel, Palestine, Palestine Solidarity

For 38 weeks straight, racial justice protesters have been gathering outside a Target in Washington, D.C. to call out the company for suspending its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts, aligning itself with the Trump administration’s attacks on DEI. To put additional pressure on the company, those advocates have been calling for “Target fasts,” in which people completely abstain from purchasing anything from Target. The boycott began in February, following Target’s suspension of DEI efforts, and was initiated by Until Freedom, a nonprofit organization dedicated to community activism and rapid response.

Why Have Israel Bonds Become A Target For The BDS Movement?

December 16, 2025 Michael Arria, Mondoweiss. Strategize! BDS Movement, Divestment, Genocide, Israel Bonds

Last month, Florida Atlantic University (FAU) announced that it will invest an additional $5 million in Israel Bonds, making the school the largest Israeli bondholder among universities worldwide. “This is a sound financial decision — but equally important, it is a statement of solidarity that reflects our vision for the future,” declared FAU president Adam Hasner in a press release. “As a leading university and a member of the South Florida community, we cannot ignore what is happening to Jewish students across the country, and we are proud of the steps we are taking to become the safest and most welcoming university for Jewish life in America.”

Public Broadcasters Quit Eurovision 2026 Over Participation Of Israel

December 5, 2025 Ana Vracar, People's Dispatch. Resist! BDS Movement, boycott, Eurovision, Israel, Journalists

At least four countries will withdraw from next year’s Eurovision Song Contest following a decision to allow Israel to compete. After a European Broadcasting Union (EBU) discussion in Switzerland this week, public broadcasters from Slovenia, Spain, Ireland, and the Netherlands issued statements denouncing the failure to address concerns over Israel’s participation in the contest, while Palestine solidarity movements elsewhere in Europe are demanding from more broadcasters to follow suit. “For more than a year, we have been warning that we cannot stand on the same stage with a representative of a country that has committed genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza,” said Ksenija Horvat

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