How European Cities are Breathing New Life into the BDS Movement

April saw a flurry of activity in European cities rapidly advancing their own boycott procedures against Israel, with Barcelona, Liège, and Oslo all chilling their relations with Israel’s apartheid government.

Ramzy Baroud
Por Ramzy Baroud
European Cities BDS Feature photo

A succession of events starting in Barcelona, Spain, in February, and followed in Liège, Belgium, and Oslo, Norway, in April sent a strong message to Israel: The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS) is alive and well. In Barcelona, the city's Mayor canceled a twinning agreement with the Israeli city of Tel Aviv. The

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By Refusing To Host Israel, Indonesia Shows Us How to Defeat Apartheid

FIFA recently punished Indonesia for boycotting Israel, a country that consistently shoots soccer players in the knees so that they are unable to play in international sporting events

Miko Peled
Por Miko Peled
Indonesia Israel FIFA Feature photo

Palestinians are being killed in record numbers. Racist, hate-filled fanatic Zionists are invading the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Palestinian worshipers are being terrorized by Israeli forces. Yet it is Indonesia that is being penalized internationally merely for engaging in discussions about not allowing an Israeli soccer team to play on its soil. The

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A medida que el Reino Unido firma un acuerdo comercial con Israel, las conexiones de Rishi Sunak con el estado del apartheid están bajo escrutinio

Mientras se critica a Israel por los abusos contra los derechos humanos, algunos critican al Rishi Sunak del Reino Unido por profundizar los lazos militares con el estado del apartheid. Jessica Buxbaum revela cuán profundos son esos lazos.

Jessica Buxbaum
Por Jessica Buxbaum

In March, the United Kingdom and Israel signed an agreement strengthening ties in trade, technology, and the military. Known as the 2030 Roadmap for UK-Israeli Bilateral Relations, the British government lauded the deal as boosting the economy, but activists say it makes the U.K. complicit in apartheid while ignoring the realities on the

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The Price of Solidarity: Palestine, Indonesia and the Entitlement of Western “Human Rights” Activism

The Indonesian government’s refusal to host the Israeli team as part of the Under-20 World Cup highlights the hypocrisy of Western human rights activists, argues Dr. Ramzy Baroud.

Ramzy Baroud
Por Ramzy Baroud
Indonesia U20 World Cup Israel Feature photo

Some readers were unimpressed when I excitedly shared the news on social media that Indonesia had refused to host the Israeli team as part of the Under-20 World Cup,  scheduled from May 20 to June 11 in Indonesian cities. Though any news related to Palestine and Israel often generates two sharply different kinds of responses, the latest act of

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La respuesta histérica de Israel a “Farha” prueba la efectividad de la película

"Farha" ni siquiera menciona a Israel, el pueblo judío o el sionismo, entonces, ¿por qué los funcionarios israelíes exigen que Netflix abandone la película y llaman a boicotear el servicio de transmisión?

Miko Peled
Por Miko Peled
Farha Film Feature photo

If you watched the 2021 movie “Farha,” you will relate to the following story. I had a quiet evening and decided to watch the film on Netflix. I was pleased to see that there was no Israeli funding involved, as there often is even for Palestinian films. The movie opens with lovely scenes from rural Palestine and young girls playing around. One

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Qué sigue para el movimiento contra la guerra, con Brian Becker

Brian Becker se une al presentador de Behind The Headlines, Lee Camp, para hablar sobre la historia de la organización contra la guerra en los Estados Unidos y lo que le espera al movimiento contra la guerra en 2023.

Lee Camp
Por Lee Camp
Brian Becker Feature photo

Brian Becker's commitment to social and economic justice began at a young age, shaped by his religious upbringing and his desire for fairness and equality for all people. Throughout his career, he has been a vocal critic of U.S. imperialism and the capitalist system, which he sees as inherently exploitative and oppressive. His advocacy for

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