Boycott, Divest, Sanction (BDS) is a Palestinian-led movement for freedom, justice, and equality. It is a key organizing strategy against Israeli apartheid, occupation and genocide. It allows everyone, every day, to use their purchasing and investment choices as a form of protest and to compel businesses to align with international human rights standards and laws. Below are helpful resources and information so you can participate in BDS.
BDS Resources
Priority Targets of the Palestinian-led BDS National Committee (BNC)
| Chevron |
Extracts gas claimed by Israel in the eastern Mediterranean. Potentially complicit in Israel’s pillage of Palestinian gas reserves off the shore of the occupied Gaza Strip, a war crime under international law. Also complicit in Israeli’s illegal siege of Gaza that prevents Palestinians from accessing the sea. |
| RE/MAX |
Markets and sells property in illegal Israeli settlements built on stolen Palestinian lands, thus enabling Israel’s colonization of the occupied West Bank. |
| Amazon and Google |
Together, signed a $1.2 billion contract called Project Nimbus with Israel. It advances Israel’s technology for government and military surveillance, unlawful data collection, and targeting of Palestinians for displacement or death. In protest, 1200 tech workers and students pledged not to work for Google or Amazon. Up to 48 Google and Amazon workers in the No Tech for Apartheid group have been fired. |
Organic Grassroots Boycotts Endorsed by the BNC
| Starbucks |
Attacked its workers union over one tweet in solidarity with Palestine after Oct. 7th. Claimed the workers were supporting terror. Filed a federal lawsuit against the workers’ union attempting to get them to abandon their union name and logo. |
| McDonalds |
Gave over $1.5 million worth of free meals to Israeli soldiers since Oct. 7th, 2023. |
| Coca-Cola |
There has been a grassroots-led international boycott against Coca-Cola for decades (#BoycottCoke). Coca-Cola Israel has owned dairy farms, a regional distribution center, cooling houses and an industrial plant on illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank and on occupied Syrian Golan. A subsidiary produces wines from grapes sourced in occupied land. |
| Pizza Hut |
Pizza Hut, KFC and Taco Bell are owned by Yum! Brands, which is an investor in Israeli startups. |
| Burger King |
Burger King Israel provides free food and drinks to Israeli soldiers. |
