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in FIFA BOYCOTT, Post, SPORTS BOYCOTT

Sean Jacobs, editor of Africa is a Country and co-editor of “Apartheid Israel: The Politics of an Analogy” together with Aubrey Bloomfield of the New School in New York City have written that: “This may be the year in which sport, especially soccer, emerges as the next frontier in the global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions…

PRESS RELEASES; FIFA: Give Israeli Settlements the Red Card

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in FIFA BOYCOTT, Post

Israel set up six soccer clubs on stolen Palestinian land. The illegal outposts are an obstacle to peace and are condemned by everyone from the European Union to the USA. Palestinians aren’t allowed into the stadiums, let alone allowed to play football there! Now, FIFA is investigating whether these teams should be allowed to participate…

PRESS RELEASES: BLACK LIVES MATTER (BLM) DECLARES WAR ON ‘ISRAELI APARTHEID’ AND BACKS BDS BOYCOTT

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#BlackLivesMatter has declared war on what it terms Israeli “Apartheid”. The movement has prodcued a detailed policy platform with six focus areas, one of which includes full support for the international BDS boycott of Israel. #BlackLivesMatter (BLM) is the activist movement originating in the African-American community campaigning against USA police brutality, state violence and systemic inequality and…

PRESS RELEASES; SIGN & SHARE: PETITION CALLING ON FIFA TO GIVE ISRAELI SETTLEMENTS THE RED CARD

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in FIFA BOYCOTT, Post, SPORTS BOYCOTT

Israel has set up six soccer clubs in illegal Israeli settlements on illegally occupied Palestinian land. FIFA laws prohibit using another country’s land without consent, and South African FIFA official, Tokyo Sexwale, is part of a FIFA investigation as to whether these teams should be allowed to participate in international football. The illegal Israeli settlements are not…

PRESS RELEASES: Ibiza municipality endorses BDS against Israel

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in GOVERNMENT SANCTIONS, Post

The council agreement essentially declares the area of Santa Eulalia a “Space Free of Israeli Apartheid” and calls on the municipal government to execute the boycott agreement. A municipality in the renowned Spanish island of Ibiza has passed a resolution endorsing the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement, TheJerusalem Post has learned. According to ACOM, an Israeli…

Lebanese Delegation Refuses to Share Bus With Israeli Athletes at Rio Olympics

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The Lebanese team barred the Israeli athletes from boarding the shuttle. An Israeli coach expresses ‘shock’ over the ‘diplomatic incident.’ The Lebanese delegation to the Rio Olympics barred Israeli athletes from boarding a bus the two teams were meant to take to the opening ceremony on Friday, an Israeli coach says. According to sailing coach…

Olympics 2016: Saudi Judo Competitor Forfeits Match to Avoid Israeli Opponent

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Joud Fahmy, a Saudi Arabian judo athlete refused to participate in her first-round match at the Summer Olympics in Rio Sunday, reportedly to avoid an Israeli competitor in the next round. It has been speculated that Fahmy may have withdrawn from the match to avoid fighting 25-year-old five-time Israeli, Gili Cohen. Fahmy would have had…

Egyptian Hero Islam Mahmoud has withdrawn from the Olympics after refusing to compete against an Israeli competitor. That’s solidarity with the Palestinians…….

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Egyptian Hero Islam Mahmoud has withdrawn from the Olympics after refusing to compete against an Israeli competitor. That’s solidarity with the Palestinians…….

Palestinian comedian and entertainer Amer Zahr on the Palestinian team at the opening of this year’s Olympics:

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“The flag of ‪#‎Palestine‬ was carried into the Olympics by a [Palestinian] woman. To us Palestinian men, this is no surprise. We have known for quite some time that our women are in charge. Also, Palestine has sent two swimmers to the Olympics, despite the fact that there are no Olympic-sized pools accessible to our…

PRESS ALERT: Deputy Minister in the South African Presidency to walk for Palestinian children at 702 Walk the Talk

Jul 27, 2016

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in GOVERNMENT SANCTIONS, ISRAELI APARTHEID WEEK SA, Post, Press, SPORTS BOYCOTT

22 July 2016 Deputy Minister in the South African Presidency, Cde. Buti Manamela, will be walking for Palestinian children at the upcoming 702 Walk the Talk taking place in Johannesburg on Sunday 24 July. Manamela will form part of a team led by the human rights and Palestine solidarity organization BDS South Africa. The BDS…

VIDEO: CELEBRATING 11 YEARS OF THE SUCCESSFUL BDS BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL

Jul 14, 2016

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in Events, GOVERNMENT SANCTIONS, ISRAELI APARTHEID WEEK SA, Post

Click here to watch Video We are humbled. Thank you to all our friends, comrades and partner organizations who joined us this part weekend at the opening of our new Johannesburg offices and event to mark the 11th anniversary of the international non-violent BDS boycott of Israel movement (launched by Palestinians on 9 July 2005). The Palestinian-led boycott,…

PRESS STATEMENT South African Church backs Palestinian struggle and adopts BDS boycott of Israel

Jul 14, 2016

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in CHURCH BOYCOTT, Post

14 July 2016 The human rights and Palestine solidarity organisation BDS South Africa warmly hails the United Congregational Church of Southern Africa (UCCSA) for its support of the oppressed Palestinians. The UCCSA, at its recent 8th South African Synod Conference in George this past weekend, passed a robust resolution in support of the Palestinian struggle…

PRESS STATEMENT: South African Church backs Palestinian struggle and adopts BDS boycott of Israel

Jul 14, 2016

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in CHURCH BOYCOTT, Press

14 July 2016 The human rights and Palestine solidarity organisation BDS South Africa warmly hails the United Congregational Church of Southern Africa (UCCSA) for its support of the oppressed Palestinians. The UCCSA, at its recent 8th South African Synod Conference in George this past weekend, passed a robust resolution in support of the Palestinian struggle…

BDS SA wishes Muslim members and community a happy Eid

Jul 5, 2016

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