"Briefing – BDS: a Legitimate Human Rights Movement to be Respected and Protected by States" (BDS Movement, May 11, 2016): click here!
Individuals, groups, associations, local councils and public institutions participating in BDS campaigns in Palestine and elsewhere are human rights defenders. They are entitled to protection and support by governments and national authorities in accordance with the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders.
Belal DABOUR: "BDS doesn't hurt Palestinian settlements workers" (The New Arab, May 7, 2016): click here!
Israel claims that boycotting settlement products harms Palestinian workers, but if it leads to long-term liberation, it's a choice Palestinians should be allowed to make, writes Belal Dabour.
On February 22 of this year, the House of Commons passed a motion condemning the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement initiated in 2005 by Palestinian civil society. The BDS movement is a non-violent, global campaign which encourages organizations, activists and citizens to apply economic pressure on Israel “until Palestinian rights are recognised in full compliance with international law.”
The Alliance of Baptists is examining its investments to determine if the church has bought shares in firms profiting from the Israeli occupation. The probe follows a decision taken at the church’s annual meeting in St. Louis last month to support the Palestinian call for boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel.