End Bds
Know Thy Enemy
We don’t need to fight antisemitism—we need to fight BDS.
In Gaza, our enemy is Hamas. Hamas also sits on the BDS board. Alumni of Hamas run BDS-linked NGOs worldwide, hijacking and militarizing the advocacy space. BDS mobilize local groups to act against Israel in every organization, competition, company, union, city, and country. Their strategy is bottom-up.
The BDS campaign (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions) against Israel began at the NGO Forum during the Durban Conference in 2001. At this forum, hundreds of non-governmental organizations adopted a strategy of leveraging boycotts and other forms of political pressure to achieve the complete isolation of Israel as an “apartheid state.”
Dozens of organizations are involved in the boycott campaign, which is funded to the tune of tens of millions of dollars, euros, and pounds, mainly provided directly by European governments and indirectly through aid frameworks that are structurally biased against Israel. Since the decision-making process regarding this funding is secret, in violation of democratic norms, many details remain unknown.
Leaders of the BDS campaign often claim that their goals focus on the occupation and the settlements, but these claims are false. In fact, many activists admit that these boycotts are not merely “a strategy to end 42 years of military occupation of the West Bank and Gaza,” but are aimed at Israel as a whole. For example, As’ad Abu Khalil, a central activist in the U.S., wrote that “there should be no debate on this matter. Justice and freedom for the Palestinians are incompatible with the existence of the state of Israel.”
Ahmad Mour, a writer and prominent supporter of the BDS campaign, stated that “any ending has no meaning if it does not include the dismantling of the Jewish state itself… BDS is indeed aimed at ending the Jewish state.”
Omar Barghouti said that “the only ethical solution is a single democratic, secular, and civic state in historic Palestine” (October 2012), meaning “a single-nation state in which, by definition, Jews would live as a minority” (December 2003).
As seen in many statements by BDS supporters and in the declaration of the NGO Forum at the Durban Conference in 2001, the goal of this campaign is the elimination of Israel as a Jewish state—while using the rhetoric of human rights, accusations of war crimes and apartheid, and demonization to isolate Israel.
Key BDS Platforms
Strategy, Ideas & Training — Beautiful Trouble
Provides toolkits, guides, and workshops professionalizing grassroots efforts.
10 Main BDS Campaign Categories
https://bdsmovement.net/campaigns#2
Coordinates global campaigns targeting companies, cultural institutions, and governments.
Mobilization — Action Network
Digital platform for petitions, volunteer coordination, events, and scalable grassroots movements.
Technology Hub — Tech for Palestine
Connects technologists to create tools and digital campaigns that amplify BDS impact.
Social
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Fight BDS 10 main categories
1. Economic Boycott
BDS position: Pressures Israeli businesses and international partners to sever ties.
Pro-Israel opposite: Economic Partnership — Strengthening ties with Israeli, Jewish, and allied businesses and global partners, supporting workers, innovation, and coexistence.
2. Cultural Boycott
BDS position: Delegitimizes Israeli cultural contributions worldwide.
Pro-Israel opposite: Cultural Exchange — Celebrating Israeli creativity and fostering collaboration with Jewish and allied artists worldwide.
3. Student Solidarity
BDS position: Misrepresents Israel’s security and educational efforts.
Pro-Israel opposite: Student exchange — Promoting accurate understanding of Israel’s achievements in education and its right to self-defense, supporting Jewish and allied students.
4. Say No to Pinkwashing
BDS position: Portrays LGBTQIA+ progress in Israel as propaganda.
Pro-Israel opposite: Israel Pride — Highlighting that Israel is the only safe country in the Middle East where LGBTQ+ rights are legal and protected.
5. Academic Boycott
BDS position: Isolates Israeli universities from global collaboration.
Pro-Israel opposite: Academic Freedom — Supporting open dialogue, research, and collaboration between Israeli, Jewish, and allied academic institutions.
6. Right to Boycott
BDS position: Frames Israel as an aggressive apartheid state committing genocide.
Pro-Israel opposite: Right to Exist — Recognizing the attacks on Israel as part of the global caliphate plot designed to undermine the West.
7. Trade Union Solidarity
BDS position: Uses unions to pressure institutions against Israel.
Pro-Israel opposite: Union Support for Cooperation — Encouraging labor solidarity to focus on their work and care for their people.
8. Greenwashing Apartheid
BDS position: Misrepresents Israel’s environmental and sustainability efforts.
Pro-Israel opposite: Environmental Leadership — Highlighting Israel’s real innovations in water management, agriculture, and sustainability.
9. Local Governments
BDS position: Encourages municipalities to pass anti-Israel resolutions.
Pro-Israel opposite: Stay Local — BDS are terrorists, and dealing with international conflict is not your job.
10. Sports Boycott
BDS position: Targets Israeli athletes and organizations under false claims.
Pro-Israel opposite: Sports Exchange — Supporting fair participation of Israeli, Jewish, and allied athletes while fostering international sportsmanship and collaboration.
