Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) refers to an international economic campaign initiated by the July 9, 2005, call of 171 Palestinian non-governmental organizations “… for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel Until it Complies with International Law and Universal Principles of Human Rights.”

The three stated goals of the campaign are:

1. An end to Israel’s “occupation and colonization of all Arab lands”, as well as “dismantling of the Wall;”

2. Israeli recognition of the “fundamental rights of the Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel to full equality;” and,

3. Israeli respect, protection, and promotion of “the rights of Palestinian refugees to return to their homes and properties as stipulated in United Nations General Assembly Resolution 194.”

In January 2005 the Occupied Palestine and Syrian Golan Heights Advocacy Initiative (OPGAI) presented a call for boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel to the 5th World Social Forum in Porto Alegre, Brazil (26 January and 31 January).

The launch of the campaign coincided with the first anniversary of the International Court of Justice ruling on the Israeli West Bank barrier.

In one of the first boycott campaigns the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) worked closely with the British Committee for Universities of Palestine (BRICUP) which lobbied the Association of University Teachers (AUT) to adopt an academic boycott of Israeli universities.

PALESTINIAN INTERNET RESOURCES, ORGANIZATIONS & ARTICLES

Global BDS Movement / Free Gaza Movement / Boycott Israeli Goods
Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign / Students for Palestine / Israelis for Palestine
Jews for Justice For Palestinians / The Electronic Intifada / Palestinian Solidarity Project
United Palestianian Appeal / Human Rights Watch: Israel and the Occupied Territories
If Americans Knew / Gaza Group
Amnesty International: Israeli/Occupied Palestinian Territories Human Rights
Palestinian Campaign for the Academic & Cultural Boycott of Israel
How Much Aid to Israel? / End the Occupation / Who Profits?

Goldstone Report (Full PDF) / Wikipedia: Gaza War/Operation “Cast Lead”
Wikipedia: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict / In a Nutshell: Israeli Palestinian Conflict
Understanding the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

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