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Anticipating Israel’s Counter-Attack: Make the ‘One Democratic State’ Solution Mainstream Again
By Mazin Qumsiyeh & Alain Alameddine The settler-colonial apartheid state of Israel is facing unprecedented pressure on at least three fronts: The burden of its own internal contradictions which is taking it on the path […]
Friends of Al-Aqsa Launches Israeli Dates Boycott Campaign
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The UK-based organization Friends of Al-Aqsa (FOA) launched the campaign #CheckThe Label to encourage Muslims across Europe to boycott Israeli dates this Ramadan. “By choosing not to buy Israeli dates […]
Pro-Palestine Activists Call on Pret A Manger to Cancel Deal with Israel
By Palestine Chronicle Staff ‘University of Manchester Friends of Palestine’ and ‘Youth Front for Palestine’ led a demonstration on Wednesday through the Manchester streets and into the stores of food retailer Pret A Manger […]
German City of Frankfurt Cancels Roger Waters Concert over His Solidarity with Palestine
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The city of Frankfurt announced on Friday that it was canceling the forthcoming concert of Pink Floyd rock legend Roger Waters, accusing him of being “one of the world’s best-known […]
US Supreme Court Declines to Review Anti-BDS State Law
The US Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to review an Arkansas state law forcing contractors to pledge not to boycott Israel, leaving the anti-BDS state law to stay in place, The New Arab reported. The […]
South African Rugby Decision to Bar Israeli Team from Mzansi Challenge is Spot On
By Iqbal Jassat Having read the report on News24 that talks about a “backlash” against South African Rugby Union (SARU) for having the guts to annul the participation of an Israeli-based team at the forthcoming […]
Barcelona’s Struggle to Cut Ties with Israeli Apartheid (PHOTOS)
By Lyle Hausman It has been an unusually warm winter in Barcelona, with clear skies that have allowed a dazzling sun to push temperatures up, at times into the low twenties. But on Tuesday, January […]
#PretAPartheid: Activists Target Pret A Manger for ‘Complicity in Israeli Abuses’
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The UK-based organization Friends of Al-Aqsa (FOA) has launched a campaign in response to the food franchise chain Pret A Manger’s decision to open more than 40 branches in Israel […]
Pro-Palestinian Activists Celebrate 12 Years of BDS Successes in Adelaide, Australia
By Margaret Cassar A huge amount has changed in the twelve years since we started our weekly BDS actions, organized by the Australian Friends of Palestine Association (Afopa), in the heart of Adelaide, Australia. People […]
Palestinians Call for Zara Boycott Due to Israeli Franchisee’s Support for Ben-Gvir
Palestinian citizens of Israel have called for a boycott of Spanish clothing giant Zara after the franchise holder for its Israeli stores hosted notorious far-right extremist Itamar Ben-Gvir at his home. Joey Schwebel, the Canadian-Israel […]
Canada Permits Abuse against Pro-Palestinian Voices
By Paul Salvatori There’s a new report out. And it’s troubling. Very. Authored by Sheryl Nestel and Rowan Gaudet of Independent Jewish Voices (IJV) Canada, “Unveiling the Chilly Climate: The Suppression of Speech on […]
Following Boycott Pressure, Uruguayan National Football Team Cancels Trip to Israel
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Pro-Palestine activists in Uruguay celebrated a major victory on Wednesday as their country’s football team officially announced that they were not going to play in Israel as was previously scheduled. […]
Israeli Media Attack Nobel Prize Winner for Backing Boycott of ‘Apartheid’ Israel
Israeli media attacked French author Annie Ernaux, who won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature, for showing solidarity with the Palestinian cause. Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem Post said that she called “to boycott Israeli cultural […]
BDS Victory: Sydney Festival Halts Foreign Government Funding after Mass Boycott
The board for one of Australia’s biggest cultural festivals announced on Tuesday the immediate suspension of investments from foreign governments, a year after the event was rocked by controversy over funding from the Israeli embassy. […]
Booking.com to Add Travel Warning to Listings in Illegal Jewish Settlements
The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) National Committee (BNC) welcomed the announcement by the online travel agency Booking.com to add a travel warning to accommodations located inside illegal Jewish settlements. According to the Dutch […]
Activists Worldwide Mark #BoycottPUMA Global Day of Action
Thousands of activists around the world participated on Saturday in the #BoycottPUMA Global Day of Action. against the sportswear company’s sponsorship of the Israeli Football Association and the resulting complicity in the Israeli apartheid regime […]
BDS National Committee: Energy Deals with Israel Violate EU Policies
The European Union’s energy deals with Israel violate the block’s own policies and obligations under international law, according to the Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), the broadest Palestinian civil society coalition that works to lead and […]
Musicians, Artists Withdraw from Berlin Music Festival over Israeli Partnership
Several American, English, and French singers have pulled out of Berlin’s Pop Kultur Festival due to the event’s partnership with the city’s Cultural Department of the Embassy of Israel, the Middle East Monitor reported. French […]
Roger Waters Pays Tribute to Palestinian Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh during Concert
The legendary star of Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, recently paid a tribute to slain Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh during a concert in New York. The 78-year-old songwriter and composer displayed Abu Akleh’s name across […]
Without Palestine, There is No Arab Unity: Why Normalization with Israel Will Fail
By Ramzy Baroud It seemed all but a done deal: Israel is finally managing to bend the Arabs to its will, and Palestine is becoming a marginal issue that no longer defines Israel’s relations […]
Arab League Pledges to Boycott Israel to End Occupation, Salvage Two-State Solution
The Arab League on Monday pledged to boycott Israel as a means to press Israel to end the occupation and salvage the two-state solution, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The final communiqué of […]
Egypt and Israel Fencing Match Sparks Outrage (VIDEO)
A fencing match between Egypt and Israel in a qualifying match for the World Championships in Cairo over the weekend sparked outrage online, with activists saying the Egyptian athlete should have boycotted the bout, The […]
Ben & Jerry’s Sues Parent Unilever to Freeze Sale of Israeli Business
Ben & Jerry’s sued its parent Unilever Plc on Tuesday, to block the sale of its Israeli business to a local licensee, saying it was inconsistent with its values to sell its ice cream in […]
Pro-Palestine Organizations Urge British Prime Minister to Scrap Anti-BDS Bill
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A group of UK-based anti-apartheid organizations, led by Friends of Al-Aqsa (FOA), have submitted a petition to Downing Street urging the British Prime Minister to scrap the anti-BDS Bill and […]
Chomsky on Israeli Apartheid, Celebrity Activists, BDS and the One-State Solution
By Ramzy Baroud & Romana Rubeo This is, according to the Italian socialist Antonio Gramsci, the ‘interregnum’- the rare and seismic moment in history when great transitions occur, when empires collapse and others rise, and […]
Connecting the Dots: The Liberationist Ethos of the Mapping Project
By Omar Zahzah Many of us can recall some of the most famous sayings of the revolutionary Palestinian intellectual Ghassan Kanafani, but current events are also providing each one of us dedicated to Palestinian liberation […]
US Civil Liberties Union Takes BDS Freedom to Court
A civil liberties advocacy group announced plans to head to the US Supreme Court after a state appeals court ruled this week that boycotts – historically safeguarded under the First Amendment to the US Constitution’s […]
Will Defiance Of Press Code by Jewish Report Have Zero Consequences?
By Iqbal Jassat Has the South African Jewish Report failed to recognize that its messy reaction to the finding against it by the Press Council of South Africa has turned into a public relations nightmare? […]
International Filmmakers Call out Doc Edge for ‘Art-Washing’ Israel’s Racism, Apartheid
International filmmakers have called out the Documentary Edge Festival for its “art-washing” of Israeli racism and apartheid against Palestinians. In a letter signed by a number of filmmakers such as Cole Yeoman, Gabriel Shipton, David […]
In Photos: BDS’ Israeli Apartheid Week in Gaza Emphasizes Cultural Resistance
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement’s branch of the Gaza Strip organized a festival on June 16, to mark the Israeli Apartheid Week. Several cultural activities, including Dabke dances […]