About the BDS Global Day of Action

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BDS Global Day of Action is one day each year when activists shine a light on the necessity to end the occupation of Arab lands and apartheid policies placed on non-Jewish citizens by the nation-state of Israel. When this event began in 2009, it included a March to Jerusalem. Today the BDS Global Day of Action is acknowledged in over 100 countries by people of all faiths, including Jewish, Christian, and Muslim.

BDS Global Day of Action coincides with Palestinian Land Day on March 30 each year. Land Day is the day in 1976 when Palestinians formerly protested the nation-state of Israel's confiscating of their land without compensation and by force, illegal under international law. This event stood out in 1976; Israeli forces killed six unarmed civilians marching against land confiscation and another 100 wounded.

The BDS movement is a call for equal rights and justice and has nothing to do with the chosen national religion of the state or its people. All aspects of BDS will cease when the state of Israel:

1) Ends its occupation and colonization of all Arab lands occupied by the state of Israel beginning in June 1967.

2) Dismantles its wall, now ten times longer than the Berlin Wall.

3) Recognizes all people's fundamental rights (with full equality) under its influence regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, or origin.

4) Respect, protect, and promote the rights of Palestinian refugees seeking to return to their homes and properties as stipulated in UN Resolution 194.

The BDS movement uses non-violent means to pressure the state of Israel into ending its apartheid, segregation, and racially applied policies within the state and its territories by withholding revenues and preventing the profiting from the occupation, denial of human rights, and violence through the following tactics:

1. Boycott products and companies (Israeli and international) that profit from violating Palestinian rights. Boycotting includes avoiding participation or support of Israeli sporting, cultural and academic events and institutions that facilitate or promote the occupation and colonization of all Arab lands occupied since June 1967.

2. Divesting from stocks, 401K, and pension funds that support companies facilitating or promoting the occupation and colonization of all Arab lands occupied since June 1967.

3. Sanctions are a diplomatic and economic tool that removes privilege and financial, military, and political support from the nation-state until it conforms with international law.

The BDS National Committee administers BDS Global Day of Action. It includes NGOs, faith groups, activists, legal associations, educational alliances, unions, and human rights organizations.

This day will continue each year until the occupation ends and all people in historic Palestine and the state of Israel have equal rights regardless of faith, origin, color, or race.
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Newsweek Magazine, in August 2018, produced a short film (4 1/2 minutes) explaining the origins of the 100-year battle between the Israelis and Palestinians and why it continues. You can watch it here:

https://video.newsweekgroup.com/transcoder/480p/152/palestinian_solidarity_-_final.mp4