Britain’s Largest Student Union Endorses Boycotting Israel

According to activists, the campaign at Manchester “aims to connect our university to this global movement for justice and equality, and calls on the university administration to end its ties with businesses and institutions that are particularly complicit in violations of Palestinian human rights.”

Middle East Monitor
By Middle East Monitor
Image of students celebrating after the University of Manchester’s Student Union Senate voted to pass a motion in support of BDS on 11th December 2016 [@IsraelWC/Facebook]

The largest student union in Britain has officially endorsed the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, in a significant success for Palestine solidarity activists. The University of Manchester’s Student Union Senate voted last Thursday to pass a motion in support of BDS. The motion won the backing of 60 per cent of the SU Senate,

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Boycott On Aisle Three: Avoid These 6 Products That Support Israeli Apartheid

From hummus to feta cheese to dates, your grocery list can be a means of supporting the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement.

Kit O'Connell
By Kit O'Connell
Israeli dates in a grocery store marked with the yellow boycott stickers.

AUSTIN, Texas --- The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, which supports an end to Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine, is growing fast, in part because of how easy it is for people to participate. One of the simplest ways to support BDS is by making the right choices at the grocery store. More Americans than ever support

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Pro-Israel Lobby Pushes Back Against Boycott Movement

As the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement gains notable traction, the pro-Israel lobby and representatives of 25 countries met recently to discuss how to push back.

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese

The “exponential” growth of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement -- as defined by Israeli Justice Minister Tzipi Livni last December -- has led to equally expanding pushback. For example, a bill that would deny state funding for New York state colleges and universities that support the Israeli boycott was withdrawn from the state

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