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The Official Subreddit Of The Boycott, Divestment, And Sanctions Movement

This is the official Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) subreddit.

This subreddit is intended as a place for civil discussions, news, commentary, analyses, etc. pertaining to the BDS Movement against the on-going Israeli Occupation of Palestine.

RESOURCES:

Official BDS Movement website

Occupation 101

Omar Barghouti - BDS - The Global Struggle For Palestinian Rights

Sherry Wolf - Israel's Apartheid State


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Palestinian Civil Society Calls for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel Until it Complies with International Law and Universal Principles of Human Rights July 9, 2005

  • In light of Israel’s persistent violations of international law; and Given that, since 1948, hundreds of UN resolutions have condemned Israel’s colonial and discriminatory policies as illegal and called for immediate, adequate and effective remedies; and
  • Given that all forms of international intervention and peace-making have until now failed to convince or force Israel to comply with humanitarian law, to respect fundamental human rights and to end its occupation and oppression of the people of Palestine; and
  • In view of the fact that people of conscience in the international community have historically shouldered the moral responsibility to fight injustice, as exemplified in the struggle to abolish apartheid in South Africa through diverse forms of boycott, divestment and sanctions; and
  • Inspired by the struggle of South Africans against apartheid and in the spirit of international solidarity, moral consistency and resistance to injustice and oppression;
  • We, representatives of Palestinian civil society, call upon international civil society organizations and people of conscience all over the world to impose broad boycotts and implement divestment initiatives against Israel similar to those applied to South Africa in the apartheid era. We appeal to you to pressure your respective states to impose embargoes and sanctions against Israel. We also invite conscientious Israelis to support this Call, for the sake of justice and genuine peace.
  • These non-violent punitive measures should be maintained until Israel meets its obligation to recognize the Palestinian people’s inalienable right to self-determination and fully complies with the precepts of international law by:
  • 1. Ending its occupation and colonization of all Arab lands and dismantling the Wall
  • 2. Recognizing the fundamental rights of the Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel to full equality; and
  • 3. Respecting, protecting and promoting the rights of Palestinian refugees to return to their homes and properties as stipulated in UN resolution 194.

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Does someone have a list of official movies/series boycotts that BDS sustains?

A couple of weeks ago I've seen that BDS officially sustained the Scream 7 boycott and I was wondering if there was any way, or a list even better, to know which media that are going to come out BDS asks precisely to boycott. If anyone would be so kind to me to provide an answer, I'll take it.

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2025/02/04
13:09 UTC

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Help Ablaa and her family evacuate Gaza

Ablaa asked me to share this link. Please donate and if you can't, share. https://www.gofundme.com/f/abla-a-mothers-search-for-hope-amidst-gazas-rubble

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2025/02/04
04:38 UTC

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Use this to protect ur privecy on yt and not supporitng yt (google)

its a yt alterntive that is Open source
doesnt support google if u use it
and very nice
https://freetubeapp.io/

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2025/02/03
13:32 UTC

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British red cross

For a while I've been wanting to do some volunteering to try and gain some work experience and to feel like I'm giving back to the community, and I have a charity shop nearby that belongs to British Red Cross (I'm in the UK). I know that, either way, it's a charity, and I wouldn't exactly be paying them anything, but I know that some charity's stances can be questionable/too neutral sometimes. So my question is, does British Red Cross support Palestine fully? I tried researching it, but everything seemed kind of neutral and ambiguous I guess.. And I just wanted some clarity. Thank you in advance!

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2025/02/03
13:18 UTC

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Is the Palestinian Authority Israels Police Man in the Occupied Territories

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2025/02/03
12:34 UTC

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DJ Raphi

Hello! DJ Raphi makes videos that a lot of teachers and parents use for their kids. DJ Raphi is Israeli and did work with the IDF. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael_Nathan

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2025/02/03
00:18 UTC

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Yosef needs your help to leave Gaza to seek medical treatment.

Donation protected My name is Marie Kerbiriou, I am an engineer in France and I am fundraising on behalf of Farah and his son, Joe. The aim of this fundraiser is to ensure the family's daily survival. The family's daily survival requires 50 dollars a day just to eat and drink 100 per blanket. The family is living in the rubble of their former home. The family is in North Gaza, cut off from all humanitarian aid.

These are their words :

Hello, I am Farah. Joe is my son, an eight-year-old child, born in the most beautiful city in the world, Gaza.

Here is what Joe want to tell to you : I love my school, my friends and my teacher. I love my toys, I always preserve them and take good care of them so they don’t break. My mother used to keep my toys when I was a child, when I was one day old, and until now. I learned from my mother how to take care of our little house, it is the most beautiful and warmest place in the world. My brother used to share my room, and my window overlooked the Al-Rimal neighborhood, which my father told me no longer exists, along with my house and school. I asked him about my toys, and he told me that they had burned and that I had to grow up to help him protect my little sisters.

On October 7, everything changed - everything. The stones, trees, houses, roads, buildings, even the amusement park that I loved more than anything else disappeared. We woke up that morning to a terrifying sound that I had never heard in my life, and now that scene cannot leave my mind. The sky that morning looked like stars were falling to the ground. I remember that day well, the day I was injured in the head as a result of the direct shelling on us and our beautiful home. The shrapnel in my head still hurts me every night. I ask my mother and father why I was injured and why my head hurts? Why is there no doctor to treat us or medicine to heal us and relieve my pain and remove the scar from my head?

I left my house carrying my pajamas and a football, hoping to return after a few days, but I discovered that it was over, and that there was no return to that city. We were displaced more than once, so many times that I cannot remember them all. Some nights we slept in the street with no roof to protect us, and other nights we slept in tents with the rain pouring down on us and the wind tearing the tent apart. We went through all those stages without food or drink. The water was very polluted, and one time I got hepatitis.

Now, in Gaza, everything is expensive. We need around 50 dollars each day, just to drink and eat ! We also need blankets... Please help us survive each day.

‏Leaving Gaza is the hardest part. Unfortunately, they ask us for huge sums of money to leave. They ask each one of us for $5,000, but now the crossing is closed so we wait.

I want to live a decent and happy life, go to my school, and play my favorite football. Help me build a happy and beautiful life.

Thanks to everyone who helped me and listened to my story. I love you all 02/02/2025 update As of 02/02/2025 Yosef is need to leave Gaza as soon as possible to seek urgent care after developing holes in his heart he has recently lost consciousness multiple times now and needs 3900.

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2025/02/02
07:50 UTC

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David Barsamian Interviews Richard Forer About Blaming the Victim

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2025/02/02
04:10 UTC

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Sneakers/athletic shoes & apparel: avoid Diadora

I was looking for new sneakers and saw someone recommend Diadora. They look great, and seemed BDS friendly.

I did a little digging and found they are the current (2024-2025) and longtime kitmaker for Hapoel Haifa (for most of the team’s existence starting in 1987). They are also the current (2024-2025) kitmaker for Ironi Kiryat Shmona since 2023. Previously, they were kitmaker for Maccabi Tel Aviv for a number of years.

For me, this is a no-brainer boycott. Wanted to let people know since they popped up a few times on different threads as a safe company.

Sources:

https://www.footballkitarchive.com/maccabi-tel-aviv-kits/

https://www.footballkitarchive.com/ironi-kiryat-shmona-kits/

https://www.footballkitarchive.com/hapoel-haifa-kits/

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2025/02/02
00:13 UTC

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Liri Albag says she proposed the captivity clip and refused to enter tunnels

Israeli media called the released video with hostage Liri Albag "psychological warfare." After her release, Albag revealed shooting the video was her suggestion. So who was the real psychological warfare warrior? And the fact that they agreed and respected her choice not to be in tunnels

Source : The Times of Israel

14 Comments
2025/02/01
23:26 UTC

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University of Michigan - Michigan Review POLL: Do you support SAFE's protest for Palestinian liberation?

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2025/02/01
06:00 UTC

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ChatGPT exposed Anthropic

BDS needs to see this, in case many have missed it. But apparently, all AI chatbot companies in the US appear to be working with defense contractors, tied to Israel, forcing us practicing BDS to work with Chinese based AI companies. Here is a screenshot of GPT putting Antrhopic in front of the bus.

OpenAI also censors a bit and is also complicit, so GPT doesn't mention Israel, but we all know what "war crimes" it is talking about.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1iewbjc/chatgpt_brutally_attacks_anthropic/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

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2025/02/01
02:43 UTC

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Check my boycott website

Website: brands2boycott.org Reddit community: r/brands2boycott Instagram: @brands.2.boycott TikTok: @brands2boycott

Brands2Boycott are dedicated to fighting zionist oppression and ending the narcissistic control that israel has over the world particularly Palestine. We provide current lists of ties to israel which are created through our extensive research into brands and people affiliated with israel.

If you have any suggestions for our website please let us know particularly if you’re Palestinian!

Much love ❤️

10 Comments
2025/02/01
00:37 UTC

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Is it safe to use Microsoft rewards?

For those unaware, Microsoft owns a search engine called bing where it has a feature called “Microsoft rewards” where you can earn rewards like gift cards by using it. It doesn’t involve any kind of direct payment. If it safe to use?

2 Comments
2025/01/31
20:36 UTC

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Alternatives to Nespresso pods (Original Line)

Hi all,

I don't want to keep buying Nespresso pods for obvious reason, but I also don't want to throw away my machine bc it's just really quick and convenient as someone who works full time and goes to school.

I've dug pretty hard for an alternative to their pods (Original Line) and almost every option comes up as non-BDS compliant. Even Illy and Lavazza aren't compliant ugh. Nothing is authentic anymore, it's all owned by some megacorp now.

After a ton of research I found a company called The Cru Kafe which seem ethically sourced and are even organic. I tried a few from them and it wasn't bad, so I don't mind continuing to get my pods from them. The problem is that they had to ship from the UK and it was like $15 for shipping to the US...

I was wondering if anyone had any other alternatives they recommend?

8 Comments
2025/01/31
19:42 UTC

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