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Official account of the Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC). We're the Palestinian leadership of the global Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions (BDS) movement.

This is Israel’s deliberate policy of ongoing Nakba. To maintain business as usual with the genocidal state of Israel or any of its complicit companies and institutions is to be complicit too. We need you to channel your rage, frustration, and grief into effective, strategic BDS action now.

A large intersectional coalition is fighting to get Palantir out of the UK's NHS, keeping patient data safe from the AI weapons and surveillance company. The UK government is feeling the heat. It’s time to turn it up.

The Palestinian-led BDS movement calls for forming broad intersectional coalitions to lead contract exclusion campaigns, peaceful disruptions, and other creative forms of pressure on institutions contracting Palantir around the world.

42 years ago, Mary Manning — a 21-year-old Dublin cashier — refused to ring up South African grapefruit. She was suspended. Ten colleagues walked out with her, and their strike lasted almost three years, until Ireland became the first Western country to ban apartheid goods.

United Auto Workers (UAW) becomes first major US trade union to vote to divest from Israel Bonds. We call on unions across North America to follow the UAW's lead, & to join forces with workers across the country & world who refuse to be complicit in atrocity crimes & grave human rights violations.

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The often mentioned $3.8 billion the US sends to Israel each year in military funding, as part of its MOU, is only a tiny fraction of the real cost that US taxpayers actually pay to finance and arm Israel’s endless wars of aggression, war crimes, military occupation, apartheid and genocide.

Breaking: Major BDS victory as Brazil’s direct oil exports to Israel drop to zero. The direct route is closed. The back door isn't. One step at a time — our pressure continues.

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To mark 21 years of BDS here is just a sampling of the remarkable BDS impacts achieved in the first half of 2026 — proof that organizing strategically and acting collectively can bring us closer to ending Israel's genocide and dismantling its regime of settler-colonial apartheid. loom.ly/Uby_XbY

The power of BDS: Our impact so far in 2026

Organizing strategically and acting collectively brings us closer to ending complicity in Israel's genocide and apartheid.

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1,000 days of Israel’s genocide against Palestinians. 1,000 days of genocidal complicity. 1,000 days of escalating BDS pressure. Boycott, divest and sanction. Until Israel’s genocide ends. Until Palestine is free.

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“Google’s aiding of Israel’s genocide against Palestinians exposes company and its leadership to potential legal liability.” Abolitionist Law Center, Center for Constitutional Rights, and Tech Justice Law notify Google’s leadership in historic move of legal accountability.

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New bill in US Congress proposes unprecedented merger between US and Israeli military industries. Now is the time to escalate BDS campaigns to push for a comprehensive two-way US military embargo and lawful sanctions on Israel.

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After Italy’s groundbreaking move to block military steel moving through its ports from being transferred to genocidal Israel, pressure intensifies on the Spanish state, Morocco and Egypt to follow suit. The BDS movement calls for escalated popular pressure to block the genocidal boats.

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Speaking to an investigation by the Italian TV channel Rai 3 into illegal oil transfers to Israel by Italian companies, UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese confirms: states and companies have an obligation not to fuel Israel's genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.

This is only the latest in a series of revelations closely linking Israel to drug cartels, military juntas, and death squads throughout Latin America's history, as well as to the plundering of common resources and to systems of surveillance and repression.

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Solidarity groups in South Korea and Scotland are leading a joint campaign, building grassroots power to end the complicity of Dana Petroleum-KNOC in Israel’s genocide, apartheid and illegal occupation. Join us as we demand Dana Petroleum – KNOC withdraw from this illegal consortium.

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It is a good symbolic step for Ireland to ban 2 of the most fanatic ministers in Israel's genocidal gov. When will the Irish gov, however, comply with the ICJ rulings & end its shameful complicity in Israel's genocide, apartheid & military occupation against the Palestinian people? loom.ly/fTB41iE

Ireland imposes travel ban on Israeli ministers Ben-Gvir and Smotrich

Irish Taoiseach Martin says the ministers have shown 'a desire to see the elimination of Palestinians from Palestine'.

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Vivid Sydney festival drops Airbnb as a sponsor for 2026. However, two British literary festivals continue to art-wash Israel’s illegal military occupation and apartheid against Palestinians by accepting Airbnb funding: Hay Festival and Wigtown Book Festival. Escalate BDS pressure now.

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“We do not load death.” Dockworkers’ unions from more than 35 ports sign joint declaration calling for an end to Israel’s genocide and apartheid against Palestinians and for a day of international struggle of dockworkers in October.

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Roundup: #StopElbit Global Week of Action against Elbit 20 - 25 April. BDS calls for continued pressure worldwide to shut down Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems for its role in Israel’s genocide and apartheid against Palestinians. #StopElbit Read more: loom.ly/GdxRs70

Roundup: #StopElbit Global Week of Action

BDS calls for continued pressure worldwide to shut down Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems for its role in Israel’s genocide and apartheid against Palestinians.

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