🌍 Main Global Hubs of BDS

BDS operates as a decentralized network: coordinated by the BNC

đź”´ Major Hubs (Largest, Most Active)

  1. Ramallah, West Bank – Headquarters of the BNC, central coordination, major campaigns.

  2. London, UK – Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), largest European hub.

  3. Paris, France – BDS France, major campaigns, strong media visibility.

  4. United States (multi-city) – Boston, New York, San Francisco, Chicago; SJP chapters and faculty networks.

  5. Toronto / Montreal / Vancouver, Canada – Canadian BDS coalitions, student and union support.

đźź  Medium Hubs (Regional Influence)

  1. Gaza Strip, West Bank cities – Grassroots and civil society campaigns.

  2. Berlin, Germany / Other European cities (Amsterdam, Brussels, Rome, Madrid) – National and EU-level coordination via BNC Europe.

  3. South Africa (Cape Town, Johannesburg) – Strong civil society activism, historical solidarity roots.

  4. Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland – University campaigns and civil society networks.

  5. Beirut, Lebanon – NGO-led campaigns, student activism.

  6. Cairo, Egypt / Amman, Jordan – Grassroots activism, student campaigns, consumer boycotts.

🟢 Smaller but Notable Hubs

  1. Rabat, Morocco / Tunis, Tunisia – Public campaigns, corporate boycotts, student activism.

  2. Kuwait City, Kuwait – Symbolic and grassroots boycott activism.

  3. Latin America (Buenos Aires, São Paulo, Santiago) – Solidarity networks, export boycotts.

#StopBDS

Financial abuse is a form of coercive control in which one person restricts another’s access to money and resources, laying the groundwork for physical abuse. This dynamic—where control through deprivation normalizes and escalates into violence—finds a structural parallel in the public sphere.

Financial, cultural, and political boycotts, known as “non‑violent jihad” or anti‑normalisation policies (established by the Arab League in the 1940s), foster social exclusion, moral delegitimization, and dehumanization that contribute to an environment in which violent jihad—or, simply put, violent attacks on Jews—becomes a reality.

While many engaging in boycott rhetoric do not intend physical harm, recent events show that sustained economic and cultural exclusion of Jews, Israelis, and allies has repeatedly been part of the patterns leading to violence. In this sense, the private is public—patterns of exclusion and control that threaten individuals in abusive relationships also manifest collectively, shaping narratives that imperil Jewish safety.

Recent violent events against Jews illustrate this danger: the October 2025 car and knife attack on a synagogue in Manchester, England; the May 2025 shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C.; and, today, the December 2025 mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach.