Official account of the Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC). We're the Palestinian leadership of the global Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions (BDS) movement.
#BlockTheBoat
: The live blog
Follow and join the global mobilization to stop the MV Kathrin, illegally carrying military supplies for apartheid Israel’s ongoing genocide against 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza.
Together, we can stop deadly cargo!
Boycott Disney’s Snow White movie!
Disney’s 2025 film Snow White stars Gal Gadot, who has organized screenings of an Israeli military propaganda movie that attempts to justify the unjustifiable: Israel’s ongoing, livestreamed genocide against 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza. 🧵
Many companies are complicit in Israel’s genocidal war against 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza. All peaceful popular efforts, including boycott and divestment, to hold these entities accountable for their support of Israel’s crimes against Palestinians are justified.
#BDS
BREAKING: With an overwhelming majority, and for the first time in 42 years, the UNGA today voted for imposing sanctions on Israel!
The world’s global majority affirmed that the historic ruling by the ICJ triggers the legal obligation of all states to end complicity in Israel’s
The BDS movement condemns far-right “activists” exploiting the genocide of our people as a means to dramatically increase followers and paid subscriptions on social media platforms.
McDonald's Israel supports Israeli army with free meals during the ongoing
#GazaGenocide
, while McDonald's Malaysia bullies Palestine solidarity activists with a SLAPP lawsuit.
Escalate the
@McDonalds
boycott now!
#BoycottMcDonalds
Samsung Next, the innovation arm of the Korean technology giant, Samsung, is shutting down its Tel Aviv operations, yet another strong indicator of the dramatically declining confidence in the Israeli economy.
🚨 BREAKING 🚨
The Mayor of Barcelona has suspended all institutional ties with Israel, including its twinning agreement with Tel Aviv, until Palestinian human rights are respected.
We call on institutions worldwide to follow suit and end ties with apartheid Israel!
.
@McDonalds
is bowing to BDS pressure by getting rid of its genocide-feeding Israeli franchisee. But this won’t stop the boycott because it’s doing it exactly the wrong way.
Many of you have written to ask us about the accuracy of lists of companies being spread on social media.
We have put together this definitive explainer to help focus our collective efforts on ending complicity with Israel's apartheid regime.
#BDS
URGENT: Israel has now announced the imminent use of “extreme force” against Palestinians in Rafah in the occupied Gaza Strip.
Palestinians urge mobilizations worldwide to stop the ethnic cleansing plan and the ongoing US-Israeli genocide!
#CeasefireNow
!
We welcome all boycotts of companies complicit in Israeli apartheid & in Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. However, we specifically ask you to follow & amplify the call to boycott
@PUMA
,
@AXA
,
@HP
,
@Siemens
,
@CarrefourGroup
,
#Sodastream
,
#Ahava
& Israeli produce.
London's biggest
@Eurovision
screening party has cancelled its 2024 edition over the participation of genocidal Israel.
We salute the Rio for courageously standing on the right side of history.
We urge all
#Eurovision2024
party venues to cancel!
#BoycottEurovision2024
BREAKING: MAJOR BDS VICTORY!
McDonald’s Malaysia drops $1M lawsuit against
#BDS
Malaysia after baseless claims!
The BDS movement calls for an escalation of the boycott of McDonald’s everywhere until its parent company ends its ties with McDonald’s Israel.
#BoycottMcDonalds
Week 299. Malmö says NO to genocide! People from all over Sweden are gathering in Malmö this week, where Eurovision is taking place, to protest against Israel’s participation in the competition and to demand a
#FreePalestine
and
#CeasefireNow
! Yesterday we were tens of thousands
#BDS
pressure works! Tech giant
@Intel
has halted construction of a new $25 billion factory in Israel, according to Israeli financial media sources.
Intel still remains deeply complicit in feeding Israel’s genocidal war chest, so let’s escalate our
#BoycottIntel
campaign!
You can't stand with Palestinians and refuse to listen to them. That's not how it works, Bambie Thug. The call for solidarity is to
#BoycottEurovision2024
nothing else will do.
11,000+ have signed our petition asking
@alexander_olly
to heed the call from Palestinians to withdraw from Eurovision because of the refusal of its organisers to remove genocidal Israel from the competition.
Add your name here:
#BoycottEurovision2024
"It is not a war, it is a genocide."
Brazilian President
@LulaOficial
denounces Israel's genocidal war against Palestinians in Gaza.
Enough is enough. Governments must demand a ceasefire now to stop the killings and impose a military embargo on Israel.
McDonald's CEO admits
#BoycottMcDonalds
is working, as several markets are experiencing a "meaningful business impact."
McDonald’s Israel has provided free meals to soldiers carrying out
#GazaGenocide
.
Let’s show
@McDonalds
what boycotts can do!
@AOC
We, Palestinians, have called for international solidarity through Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS), inspired by the movement that helped end apartheid in South Africa.
We would love to see you joining our call to hold Israel accountable and achieve justice.
The
#BDS
movement just updated the list of boycott, pressure, divestment and exclusion campaigns!
Ending all state, corporate and institutional complicity with Israel is more urgent than ever. Act now! Escalate all
#BDS
campaigns to end
#GazaGenocide
!
Many of you have written to ask us about the accuracy of lists of companies being spread on social media.
We have put together this definitive explainer to help focus our collective efforts on ending complicity with Israel's apartheid regime.
#BDS
Palestinians call for intensifying pressure on
@Disney
and
@MarvelStudios
until they entirely and permanently drop the racist anti-Palestinian character of Ruth Bat-Seraph (aka Sabra).
Boycott
@DisneyPlus
,
@Marvel
merchandise and all screenings of
@CaptainAmerica
.
Targeting complicit companies can help stop Israel’s
#GazaGenocide
.
#BDS
calls for a boycott of Israeli and international companies that are complicit in Israel's genocide in Gaza, apartheid and other violations of Palestinian human rights.
#BoycottIsraeliApartheid
McDonald's Israel supports Israeli army with free meals during the ongoing
#GazaGenocide
, while McDonald's Malaysia bullies Palestine solidarity activists with a SLAPP lawsuit. Escalate the
@McDonalds
boycott now!
.
@GretaThunberg
joins the Palestinian call to Boycott Chevron: Chevron is fueling Israeli genocide and apartheid, as well as environmental devastation.
As Israel bombs hospitals, homes, and schools, Chevron is supplying it with energy and funding its genocidal war chest. Join
The
#BDS
movement recently updated the list of boycott, pressure, divestment & exclusion campaigns!
Ending all state, corporate & institutional complicity with Israel is more urgent than ever. Act now! Escalate all
#BDS
campaigns to end
#GazaGenocide
!
Approx 1.4 million Palestinians are currently sheltering in Rafah, 600,000 of them are children.
According to UNICEF nearly all of them are either "injured, sick, malnourished, traumatized, or living with disabilities." As genocidal Israel threatens "extreme force" the world
We call on supporters to launch creative, strategic initiatives to appeal to all
@Eurovision
participants to refuse to be complicit in the
@EBU_HQ
's whitewash of apartheid Israel’s genocide against 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza.
#BoycottEurovision2024
BREAKING: Following the refusal of dock workers in Barcelona to load weapons destined for Israel ALL workers at the port are now refusing to send arms to Israel.
#CeasefireNOW
#GazaGenocide
WE DIDI IT!
In a major BDS win for human rights activists against financial institutions complicit in Israel’s 76-year-old regime of settler colonialism, apartheid and now genocide, French multinational insurer
@AXA
was forced to sell its investments in all major Israeli banks.
BREAKING: Norway’s second largest asset manager, Storebrand, divested holdings in
@IBM_Corporation
worth $141 million due to their supply of a biometric database to Israel "used to implement apartheid" and "discrimination and segregation of Palestinians".
#BDS
focuses on a specific number of the most complicit targets in order to maximize our impact. We call for boycotts & divestment against
@CarrefourGroup
,
@Siemens
,
@PUMA
& others, due to their proven complicity in Israel’s violations of Palestinian human rights.
McDonald's CEO admitted
#BoycottMcDonalds
is working, as several markets are experiencing a "meaningful business impact."
McDonald’s Israel has provided free meals to soldiers carrying out
#GazaGenocide
.
Let’s show
@McDonalds
what boycotts can do!
DIVESTMENT NEWS: Hayward, California votes to remove Intel, Hyundai, Caterpillar, and Chevron from its investment portfolio. All four companies are complicit in Israel's human rights violations. It's time for other US cities and institutions to divest from genocide and apartheid!
The Hayward City Council voted to divest the city’s stock ownership stakes in four companies that have ties with Israel — apparently the first city in the Bay Area to take such a measure.
Targeting complicit companies can help stop Israel’s
#GazaGenocide
.
#BDS
calls for a boycott of Israeli and international companies that are complicit in Israel's genocide in Gaza, apartheid and other violations of Palestinian human rights.
#BoycottIsraeliApartheid
What Save the Children means to say but is too terrified to is:
Due to ISRAEL's genocidal bombing, more than 10 PALESTINIAN children per day, on average, have lost one or both legs in Gaza. Name the crime. Shame the perpetrator.
More than 10 children per day, on average, have lost one or both of their legs in Gaza since conflict erupted three months ago -
@Save_GlobalNews
Lifetimes of pain management and medical care will be needed
URGENT: Israel is brutally & indiscriminately bombing Palestinians in Gaza & have cut all communication.
We call on global leaders to call for an immediate
#CeasefireNOW
in order to stop
#GazaGenocide
. We call on supporters to mobilize! If not now, when?
The
#BDS
movement recently updated the list of boycott, pressure, divestment & exclusion campaigns!
Ending all state, corporate & institutional complicity with Israel is more urgent than ever. Act now! Escalate all
#BDS
campaigns to end
#GazaGenocide
!
BREAKING: Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, with assets valued at $1.3 trillion, will reportedly end investments in firms tied to apartheid Israel's illegal settlement enterprise in the OPT.
The decision is influenced by the
@UN
list of 112 companies tied to settlements.
Direct your eyes at Rafah, but don’t stop there. Learn what you can do to help stop Israel’s genocide against 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza.
#AllEyesOnRafah
While Israel continues its genocidal aggression against Palestinians in occupied and besieged Gaza and uses starvation as a weapon of war, Carrefour-Israel provided thousands of packages to Israeli soldiers while they participated in the
#GazaGenocide
.
#BoycottCarrefour
Anyone profiting from Israel’s genocide against 2.3M Palestinians in the besieged & occupied Gaza Strip is a genocide enabler.
"They are not allies. Racism of all kinds has no place in our struggle for liberation." - Mahmoud Nawajaa, the General Coordinator of the
#BDS
movement.
We’re not falling for it. By directly acquiring the 200+ Israeli branches, McDonald’s has become more, not less, complicit in Israel’s genocide and underlying system of apartheid. McDonald’s’ move to gain more “control over its brand” won’t cut it.
After 5.5 months of Israel's
#GazaGenocide
against Palestinians, UNSC finally demands immediate
#CeasefireNow
, promising to end Israel's use of starvation as a weapon.
Let’s escalate all
#BDS
campaigns to compel Israel to stop the genocide and to
#DismantleApartheid
.
The Belgian city of Ghent announced that it will not purchase from companies that profit from Israel's system of occupation and oppression of Palestinians in the occupied territory.
Canada joins the list of countries that will cease arms exports to Israel. We must stop Israel's
#GazaGenocide
! Perpetrators of genocide must be held accountable and the Canadian government should issue arrest warrants for Israeli leaders inciting genocide!
Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East
By 204-117, Canada’s Parliament just voted for an end to military exports to Israel. Other key demands, including recognition of the State of Palestine, were dropped from the final watered-down motion. See CJPME’s full statement:
#BDS
welcomes a lawsuit at the
@IntlCrimCourt
(ICC) seeking arrest warrants for Israeli leaders, for war crimes & the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.
We call for maximizing int'l pressure on the ICC to fulfill its duty to urgently stop
#GazaGenocide
.
#ICComplicity
#ICC4Israel
REMINDER: Israel’s murder of 1,661 Palestinian children in Gaza and its massacre of civilians have been enabled by Western leaders.
#GazaGenocide
is being carried out with US and European arms, financing and political support for Israel’s colonial and apartheid regime.
BDS works! USS, the UK’s biggest private pension fund, has divested over $100M of Israeli assets, including Israel Bonds, following sustained pressure from its members.
This marks yet another instance in recent months of institutions divesting from Israel’s genocidal regime and
Thank you
@lorde
4 respecting the Palestinian picket line, cancelling your concert in Israel & standing up 4 human rights. As was the case w/ artists who respected the S. African call 2 boycott apartheid, your decision puts you on the right side of history
We strongly condemn the hypocrisy and complicity of the colonial West for, once again, ignoring Israel's decades-long oppression against Palestinians and attacking Palestinian armed resistance as if "violence" just began this morning.
#ColonialHypocrisy
“Now we’re supposed to be in the safe area, but you can hear the bombs behind us. All of our houses are bombed. Nothing is left.” Hear these desperate voices from Gaza, as
@SalmaCNN
reports.
🛑 Belgium becomes the first European country to call for "an immediate ceasefire to allow humanitarian aid" to Gaza.
All states should call for an immediate ceasefire, humanitarian aid, &
@UN
protection for Palestinians in Gaza now!
Stop
#GazaGenocide
While we face a US-Israeli unfolding genocide, nothing gives Palestinians as much hope as the overwhelming solidarity mobilizations worldwide and the meaningful pressure to end complicity with apartheid Israel to stop the
#GazaGenocide
.
Historic ruling: ICJ finds Israel guilty of apartheid against Palestinians & its military occupation & annexation of Palestinian Territory as illegal.
We for maximizing pressure on all states to impose immediate targeted sanctions on Israel inc a comprehensive
#MilitaryEmbargo
.
The BDS movement calls for immediate pressure on all States to support the updated resolution tabled at the UN General Assembly calling for
#SanctionIsrael
.
A vote is expected in a few days.
Israel blows up a United Nations school in Gaza. UN buildings are internationally protected. This is an attack on the international community.
Israel is a pariah regime that must be sanctioned.
We, Palestinians, have called for international solidarity through Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS), inspired by the movement that helped end apartheid in South Africa.
We would love to see you joining our call to hold Israel accountable and achieve justice.
McDonald's reports a global drop in sales for the first time in over three years!
#BDS
is working!
McDonald's Israel provided free meals for Israel's forces during
#GazaGenocide
against 2.3 million Palestinians, and the company with its dozens of branches has for decades fed
The US & Europe are more than just complicit in Israel’s genocidal war against 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza, they are active partners in
#GazaGenocide
!
World leaders supporting Israel’s genocide and war crimes against Palestinians should face criminal prosecution.
#BDSworks
!
Activists have forced French multinational insurer
@AXA
to divest from Elbit Systems, Israel’s largest weapons manufacturer, and from ALL major Israeli banks. These banks are the backbone of Israel’s illegal settlement enterprise on occupied Palestinian lands.
Palestinians call on venues & event organisers to cancel
@Eurovision
screening parties and instead hold Apartheid-Free or Genocide-Free alternative
#Eurovision
events, including teach-ins/workshops/panels about Israel’s cynical pinkwashing & artwashing.
"I have ordered a complete siege on the Gaza Strip. There will be no electricity, no food, no fuel, everything is closed. We are fighting human animals and we act accordingly.” - Israeli "defense" Minister.
Apartheid Israel is officially committing genocide
#StopIsraeliGenocide
Israeli Minister threatens to nuke the 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel’s genocidal intent is clear and widespread alongside its indiscriminate bombing and massacres of civilians.
@IntlCrimCourt
@KarimKhanQC
must issue indictments NOW to stop
#GazaGenocide
Palestinians are deeply grateful to South Africa for showing meaningful solidarity with Palestinians against apartheid Israel’s
#GazaGenocide
like no other state has.
The ICJ must urgently act to stop the genocide and to save the shattered credibility of international law.
SOUTH AFRICA APPROACHES THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE UNDER THE GENOCIDE CONVENTION WITH RESPECT TO ACTS COMMITTED BY ISRAEL IN THE CONTEXT OF ITS ATTACKS ON GAZA
South Africa is gravely concerned with the plight of civilians caught in the present Israeli attacks on the
Instead of terminating the franchise agreement altogether, it’s buying all its Israeli restaurants, pouring more money into Israel’s war coffers during its
#GazaGenocide
against 2.3m Palestinians.
As the
@Eurovision
final opens in Malmö, contest organisers the European Broadcasting Union (
@EBU_HQ
) are responsible for the most controversial edition of the competition ever 🧵
The
#BDS
movement applauds Malaysia's bold decision to ban Israeli shipping co. ZIM and vessels with Israeli flags from its ports.
This response to Israel's ongoing
#GazaGenocide
against 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza sets a powerful example of holding Israel to account.
In a meaningful response to Palestinian appeals for ending complicity, a firm from Kerala, India has suspended uniform supply to Israeli police until peace is restored in the region.
URGENT: Israel is openly threatening to commit another war crime by bombing another hospital in Gaza.
Over 400 patients, many of whom are in intensive care are being treated in Al-Quds Hospital. A further 14,000 Palestinians are sheltering inside the hospital!
#CeasefireNOW
!
🚨
@Palestinercs
has received serious threats from the occupation authorities to immediately
#evacuate
Al-Quds Hospital in the
#Gaza
Strip, since it going to be
#bombarded
.
📢We urge the international community to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe.
#SaveAlQudsHospital
The BDS movement condemns Google’s repression of its workers protesting the company’s shameful complicity in Israel’s
#GazaGenocide
against 2.3 million Palestinians.
We salute the meaningful and principled solidarity of the
@NoTechApartheid
campaigners.
We call on institutions
Evidence from the ground, including eye witness reports from Palestinians in Gaza, and numerous photos and videos like the one below, strongly indicate apartheid Israel is using white phosphorus in heavily populated civilian areas in Gaza.
#GazaUnderAttack
#StopIsraeliGenocide
The
#BDS
movement recently updated the list of boycott, pressure, divestment & exclusion campaigns!
Ending all state, corporate & institutional complicity with Israel is more urgent than ever. Act now! Escalate all
#BDS
campaigns to end
#GazaGenocide
!
Virtually all Israeli companies are complicit to some degree in Israel’s system of occupation and apartheid. We focus our boycotts on a SMALL NUMBER of companies and products for MAXIMUM IMPACT.
JUST NOW: Athletes competing for a spot on the US Olympic team at the US Olympic Trials finished their race today showing solidarity with Palestine and called for an end to US support of the US-Israeli genocide of Palestinians.
#BanIsrael
BREAKING: Jordan’s most popular coffee brand, Al-Ameed, closes 13 of its branches in Carrefour stores. The
#BDS
campaign against
@CarrefourGroup
for its complicity in Israel's apartheid &
#GazaGenocide
is growing!
#BoycottCarrefour
!
Historic defeat for Israel!
ICJ rules Israel is plausibly committing
#GazaGenocide
and orders Israel to stop committing genocidal acts.
We applaud South Africa's moral leadership and call for urgent
#BDS
pressure to make US-Israel axis actually stop the genocide.
#IsraelOnTrial
BREAKING: Colombia, one of the most important destinations of Israeli weapons, suspends all arms imports from Israel! Thank you
@petrogustavo
!
Colombia's president:
"The world must block Netanyahu. Colombia suspends all arms purchases from Israel."
Who is next?
Pidiendo comida, mas de 100 palestinos fueron asesinados por Netanyahu. Esto se llama genocidio y recuerda el Hocausto así a los poderes mundiales no les guste reconocerlo.
El mundo debe bloquear a Netanyahu. Colombia suspende toda compra de armas a Israel.
Following years of
#BDS
campaigns
@benandjerrys
has announced it will end sales of its ice cream in Israel's illegal settlements on stolen Palestinian land.
We warmly welcome their decision but call on Ben & Jerry's to end all operations in apartheid Israel.
#BDSsuccess
BREAKING: South Africa recalls diplomats from Israel citing its indiscriminate bombing of Palestinian schools & clinics & banning humanitarian aid. South Africa also warns, the position of the Israeli ambassador is "becoming very untenable."
#GazaGenocide
As Israeli war planes bombard the besieged Palestinian population in Gaza, murdering 198 & injuring 1,610+ in just the last few hours, we call on our supporters to show immediate & meaningful solidarity with Palestinians now.
Escalate all
#BDS
campaigns now!
#GazaUnderAttack