Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions
Cultural Boycott
Following the lead of the anti-apartheid movement and its boycott of cultural institutions and activities connected to the apartheid system, Palestinian culture-makers are calling for a cultural boycott to communicate to Israel that its occupation and oppression will not be rewarded with normalized relations. (Added 25 May 2005)

  • Read the text of the Palestinian civil society call for academic and cultural boycott


    Overview
  • Why an academic boycott of Israel is necessary, Lawrence Davidson (3 January 2007)
  • The Embarassment of the Wretched, Ran HaCohen (26 December 2006)
  • John Berger and 93 other authors, film-makers, musicians and performers call for a cultural boycott of Israel, PACBI (15 December 2006)
  • 600 Attend Landmark BDS Conference in Toronto, CAIA (10 October 2006)
  • The Case for Boycotting Israel, Virginia Tilley (7 August 2006)
  • Palestinian Filmmakers, Artists and Cultural Workers Call for a Cultural Boycott of Israel, various undersigned (4 August 2006)
  • The case for cultural boycott, The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) (12 October 2005)
  • Boycotting Israel Put High on the Agenda, The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) (25 May 2005)


    Film
  • San Francisco Queers Say No Pride in Apartheid, QUIT! (29 May 2007)
  • John Berger and 93 other authors, filmmakers, musicians and peformers call for a cultural boycott of Israel, PACBI (15 December 2006)
  • Palestinian filmmakers in support of cultural boycott, various undersigned (24 October 2006)
  • Boycotting Myself?, Juliano Mer Khamis (22 October 2006)
  • Suspending my signature from the cultural boycott petition, Elia Suleiman (19 October 2006)
  • Edinburgh International Film Festival Returns Israeli Money in response to Boycott Plans, various (2 August 2006)
  • Film festival drops Israel as sponsor to protest attack, Jim Quilty (21 July 2006)
  • Letter from Palestinain filmmakers to Locarno International Film Festival 2006, various (18 July 2006)
  • Open Letter to Slavoj Zizek, PACBI (27 June 2006)
  • Open Letter to Actress Sharon Stone, Palestinian civil society members (21 March 2006)
  • Palestinian Filmmakers Question EU Audiovisual Grant, Palestinian Film Collective (16 March 2006)
  • Palestinian Film Professionals Question Euromed Funding Initiative in Open Letter, The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) (13 February 2006)


    Music
  • Open Letter to Rolling Stones: Boycott Israeli Apartheid, Various Undersigned (21 May 2007)
  • LA activists to protest Israel Philharmonic, Women in Black - LA (31 January 2007)
  • John Berger and 93 other authors, filmmakers, musicians and peformers call for a cultural boycott of Israel, PACBI (15 December 2006)
  • We Don't Need no Occupation, We Don't Need no Racist Wall! Roger Waters Challenges Israel to tear down its colonial Wall, PACBI (25 June 2006)
  • Black Eyed Peas: Celebrating South African freedom while normalizing Israeli apartheid, Maureen Clare Murphy and Nigel Parry (12 June 2006)
  • A Stinging Tribute to an Apartheid State: An Open Letter to Sting Urging him to Cancel his Israel Gig, PACBI (6 June 2006)
  • Roger Waters Refuses to be Another Brick in Israel's Wall, PACBI (19 April 2006)
  • Open letter to Pink Floyd's Roger Waters, various undersigned (18 March 2006)


    Architecture
  • Letter to the Organizers of the 10th International Architecture Exhibition at the Venice Biennale, PACBI (3 September 2006)
  • Building an edifice on blackmail, Saree Makdisi (10 March 2006)
  • British architects and planners boycott Israeli construction companies, F.A.S.T. (16 February 2006)


    Cultural festivals, events and projects
  • "New Territories" curator not transparent regarding Israeli government sponsorship, Alexandra Handal (21 March 2007)
  • Bay Area Queers: World Pride Should be Cancelled, QUIT! (31 July 2006)
  • Estee Slaughter Kicked Out of LGBT Festival, QUIT! (26 June 2006)
  • Call to Boycott World Pride in Jerusalem 2006, QUIT! (18 May 2006)
  • Dublin protest mark Ireland-Israel World Cup qualifying match, Nigel Parry (6 June 2005)
  • US Gays Launch Boycott of Jerusalem Gay Pride, QUIT! (13 May 2005)
  • Between South Africa and Israel: UNESCO's Double-Standards, Omar Barghouti and Jacqueline Sfeir (3 March 2005)


    Sports
  • Kick Apartheid Out of Football, The Big Campaign (21 March 2007)


    Related Links
  • Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel
  • BY TOPIC: Academic Boycott



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