UNITED NATIONS LETTER TO FIFA OVER ISRAELI SOCCER CLUBS
A senior United Nations official, Wilfried Lemke (the UN special adviser on sport for development and peace) has written to FIFA to rei...
21
Oct
15
Aug
THE NATION MAGAZINE: ITS TIME TO KICK ISRAEL OUT OF SOCCER
Sean Jacobs, editor of Africa is a Country and co-editor of "Apartheid Israel: The Politics of an Analogy" together with Aubrey Bloomf...
15
Aug
PRESS RELEASES: BLACK LIVES MATTER (BLM) DECLARES WAR ON ‘ISRAELI APARTHEID’ AND BACKS BDS BOYCOTT
#BlackLivesMatter has declared war on what it terms Israeli "Apartheid". The movement has prodcued a detailed policy platform with six ...
15
Aug
PRESS RELEASES; SIGN & SHARE: PETITION CALLING ON FIFA TO GIVE ISRAELI SETTLEMENTS THE RED CARD
Israel has set up six soccer clubs in illegal Israeli settlements on illegally occupied Palestinian land. FIFA laws prohibit using anot...
11
Aug
Lebanese Delegation Refuses to Share Bus With Israeli Athletes at Rio Olympics
The Lebanese team barred the Israeli athletes from boarding the shuttle. An Israeli coach expresses 'shock' over the 'diplomatic incide...
11
Aug
Olympics 2016: Saudi Judo Competitor Forfeits Match to Avoid Israeli Opponent
Joud Fahmy, a Saudi Arabian judo athlete refused to participate in her first-round match at the Summer Olympics in Rio Sunday, reporte...
11
Aug
Egyptian Hero Islam Mahmoud has withdrawn from the Olympics after refusing to compete against an Israeli competitor. That’s solidarity with the Palestinians…….
Egyptian Hero Islam Mahmoud has withdrawn from the Olympics after refusing to compete against an Israeli competitor. That's solidarity ...
11
Aug
Palestinian comedian and entertainer Amer Zahr on the Palestinian team at the opening of this year’s Olympics:
"The flag of #Palestine was carried into the Olympics by a woman. To us Palestinian men, this is no surprise. We have known for qui...
27
Jul
PRESS ALERT: Deputy Minister in the South African Presidency to walk for Palestinian children at 702 Walk the Talk
22 July 2016
Deputy Minister in the South African Presidency, Cde. Buti Manamela, will be walking for Palestinian children at the upcom...
04
Apr
South African Runner wins annual Palestine Marathon in Bethlehem
PRESS STATEMENT: South African Runner wins annual Palestine Marathon in Bethlehem
04 April 2016
BDS South Africa joins other NGOs and S...