Category: Reports

  • BDS victory against Ahava in UK

    31 March 2011 | Anna Stevens In a victory for the BDS movement, the UK flagship store of Ahava has been forced to relocate after years of protests and direct action. Ahava, an Israeli company which sells cosmetic products produced in the illegal settlement of Mitzpe Shalem has been a target for protesters in the…

  • Launch of new BDSmovement.net website as part of Global BDS Day of Action

    31 March 2011 | Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) In celebration of the Global BDS Day of Action, the Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) has launched a new www.BDSmovement.net website. Designed specifically with the grassroots, bottom-up nature of our rapidly growing movement in mind, the website will showcase user-submitted articles and videos from BDS groups…

  • Palestinians commemorate Land Day

    30 March 2011 | International Solidarity Movement Today Palestinians in Israel, West Bank and Gaza commemorated Land Day with demonstrations and strikes. The 30th March marks the date when in 1976 the Israeli government announced plans to expropriate thousands of dunums of land for ‘security and settlement purposes’, sparking strikes and marches in Arab towns…