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This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Abbreviation BDS Formation 9 July 2005 (2005-07-09) Founder Omar Barghouti, Ramy Shaat Type Nonprofit organization Purpose Boycotts, political activism General Coordinator Mahmoud Nawajaa Main organ Palestinian BDS National Committee Website bdsmovement.net A BDS ...
Comprehensive is here defined as a boycott that is not tied to a particular industry (e.g weapons embargo) or exclusive to goods from the Israeli settlements. The list does not include organizations that support BDS' right to call for a boycott of Israel but does not themselves support the boycott.
The Combating BDS Act is an anti-BDS bill passed by the Senate in the 116th United States Congress intended to counter the BDS movement's call for boycotts, divestment and sanctions against Israel. The bill was introduced in January 2019 on the first day of the 116th session of Congress in a package of four bills related to the Middle East.
Spain's third largest city, Valencia, passed a resolution to boycott Israeli citizens and companies. It declares that the city is "free of Israeli apartheid”, and calls for it to formally follow the BDS movement. [54] A Spanish court found the resolution to be discriminatory and illegal a year later. It has since been annulled. [55]
Opposition to Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (1 C, 23 P) Pages in category "Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total.
The resolution also established the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid. [1] The committee was originally boycotted by the Western nations, because of their disagreement with the aspects of the resolution calling for the boycott of South Africa.
Many criticised disinvestment because of its economic impact on ordinary black South Africans, such as British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who described sanctions and disinvestment as "the way of poverty, starvation and destroying the hopes of the very people – all of them—whom you wish to help."
Disinvestment from Israel is a campaign that aims to use disinvestment to pressure the government of Israel to put "an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories captured during the 1967 military campaign." The disinvestment campaign is related to other economic and political boycotts of Israel.