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Activism and BDS Beat

News about popular struggle, international solidarity and boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) activism

Arizona's border walls "resemble Palestine," says student activist

American taxpayers are paying for massive walls and militarization, from the US-Mexico borderlands to Israel’s occupation of Palestine.

Palestinian football icons speak out against European championship taking place in Israel

Mahmoud Sarsak and Honey Thaljieh voice opposition to UEFA allowing Israel to host Under-21s tournament.

One struggle: students defend Palestinian and Latin@ rights

Arabs and Mexicans are being harassed in the US, just as Palestinians are being harassed by Israeli forces.

Student senate at UC Berkeley passes resolution condemning lecturer's Islamophobic hate speech

A unanimous vote at UC Berkeley’s student senate on Wednesday night condemns recent hate speech by a University of California lecturer.

BDS Roundup: Israel boycott motion passed in Scotland county

The latest news and action campaigns taking place within the global movement for boycott, divestment and sanctions.

How Israel derails the promising careers of Palestinian football stars

As the careers of Palestinian football players are disrupted by Israeli occupation, the pressure on UEFA to cancel the under-21 championship in Israel continues.

Police to charge U of Oregon instructor in violent assault on student Palestine activists caught on video

Shocking video shows University of Oregon instructor assaulting student activists at mock checkpointing highlighting similarities of Palestine with US-Mexico border region.

After hard-fought battle, students celebrate divestment vote victory at UC San Diego

The vote is another indicator of growing support for divestment among students, which is why Zionist groups have vigorously opposed such resolutions whenever they have been proposed

UEFA should cancel football tournament in Israel, says former French sports minister

Israeli restrictions on Palestinian footballers led to Marie-George Buffet calling on the European body to reconsider its plan to host the 2013 European Under-21 championship in Israel

UK students resist Israeli diplomats' campus offensive, despite repression

Israeli ambassadors have dispatched their “explainers” to campuses across the UK to combat activism such as Israeli Apartheid Week, but with decidedly mixed results.

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