report (125) of the Boycott Department of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Report (125) of the Boycott Department of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
International organizations
International Parliament:
§ The boycott campaigns denounced the election of the head of the Israeli delegation to the Knesset, Danny Danon, to membership in the Anti-Terrorism Committee of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. (IPU).
International Languages Organization:
§ Languages International has canceled the organization's next conference in the Israeli occupation government, due to the violations it is committing against the Palestinian people.
At the international level:
United States of America:
§ 206 members of the American Anthropological Association called on their Executive Council to vote on the decision to boycott Israeli academic institutions, stating that Israeli academic institutions are complicit in the system of oppression practiced by the Israeli occupation state against the Palestinians.
§ A number of US lawmakers in New Hampshire have called for support for an anti-boycott bill that would ban state funds from being used to contract or invest in companies that support the BDS movement.
§ A delegation from the Israeli Knesset went to Bahrain to participate in a parliamentary conference to be held in the capital, Manama, as it is the first time that a delegation from the Knesset goes to Bahrain on an official visit since the signing of the normalization agreement between the two sides.
§ In a hearing before Congress, the former US ambassador to Israel, Daniel Shapiro, called for advancing normalization agreements with the Israeli occupation state and strengthening them with countries, especially Saudi Arabia.
§ 255 American Jewish businessmen who have invested millions of dollars in the Israeli occupation state sent a letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, warning that they will stop investing if the Israeli government implements the legal amendments.
Canada:
§ Zionist lobbies in Canada organized an incitement campaign against the candidate of the Canadian Democratic Party, Sarah Gama, for the position of regional parliamentarian in the "Hamilton" Center, because of her solidarity and support for the Palestinian cause.
§ Dozens of students demonstrated in front of the office of the Minister of Education in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, rejecting the Park West school's decision to prevent Palestinian students from wearing the keffiyeh during an event for cultural diversity in the school.
Mexico:
§ The People's Observatory for Human Rights in Mexico organized a public meeting as part of the activities of the Anti-Apartheid Week, to introduce the Israeli violations committed against the Palestinian people
France:
§ France 24, the French channel, suspended the work of the Palestinian journalist, Leila Odeh, under the pretext of what she called "anti-Semitism." The Palestinian Media Forum called for a boycott of France 24 to reverse its decision.
§ The French League for Human Rights criticized the visit of the far-right Israeli minister, Bezalel Smotrich, to Paris.
§ Supporters of the Israeli occupation state pressured French officials to criminalize the Palestine League will win in France.
§ Activists in the Palestine Will Win League organized a stand at the "Pigatelli" station in the French city of Toulouse, as part of the activities of the international campaign to liberate the bodies of the martyrs being held by the Israeli occupation state.
Belgium:
§ Belgian MP Simon Motkin called for imposing sanctions on the Israeli occupation state, for committing war crimes against the defenseless Palestinian people.
Spain:
§ Barcelona's deputy mayor, Laura Perez, confirmed that the people of Barcelona "are so close to the Palestinian cause that they gave us a popular initiative to suspend our relationship with Israel. This is supposed to be a warning to the oppressor, so we understand it as a symbolic gesture that shows our city's solidarity with the Palestinian people."
Italy:
§ Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini supported what was said by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who asked Italy to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of the Israeli occupation state.
Ireland:
§ The Irish "Sinn Fein" party is preparing to prepare a project to withdraw Irish investments from companies that invest in Israeli settlements.
Indonesia:
§ Activists in boycott campaigns called for the expulsion of the Israeli national team from the World Cup finals in Indonesia.
§ The Coordination of Resistance to Zionism and Normalization, in partnership with the Action Group for Al-Aqsa (Indonesia), held an online forum entitled "Indonesia Against Normalization".
Pakistan:
§ Pakistan's Foreign Minister, Balawil Zardari Bhutto, confirmed during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters that his country will not normalize with the racist regime in the occupying state of Israel.
South Africa:
§ The South African Parliament voted on the decision to reduce the level of diplomatic relations with the Israeli occupation state, in light of the continuous Israeli violations against the Palestinian people.
Niger:
§ US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken visited Ethiopia and Niger to discuss a number of important files, most notably the peace agreement between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front, and normalization between Niger and the Israeli occupation government.
On the Arab level:
Saudi Arabia:
§ Saudi Arabia refused to issue entry visas for an Israeli delegation to participate in the conference of the United Nations World Tourism Organization without disclosing the reasons.
§ The former Saudi intelligence chief, Prince Turki Faisal, said, "The conditions are known, which are the creation of a sovereign Palestinian state with recognized borders with Jerusalem as its capital and the return of refugees. These are the kingdom's conditions that were laid down in the" Arab initiative "launched by the late King Abdullah."
§ The global boycott movement called on the "MBC" group to immediately withdraw from an agreement between its "Shahid" platform and the Israeli company "Partner", and called for a boycott of Shahid.
Bahrain:
§ 23 political and civil societies called for the "cancellation of the "Communication for Innovation" conference with the Israeli occupation state in Bahrain.
§ A delegation from the Jewish Alliance group arrived in the Kingdom of Bahrain on an official visit, during which it met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani. The delegation of the Republican Jewish Alliance group was headed by Norm Coleman, former US Senator.
§ The Israeli ambassador to Bahrain, Eitan Nae, said that the relations between the Israeli occupation state and Bahrain will take time, pointing out that there are fears of a lack of economic investments between the two countries.
§ Blade Ranger and Alpha Solar, one of the leading energy providers in Bahrain, signed a new strategic partnership, which was announced at the Communication for Innovation conference in Manama, organized by the Israeli Start-Up Nation Central.
UAE:
§ Dozens of Israeli companies participated in the World Police Summit in the Emirates, to discuss providing solutions for "homeland security and policing for a range of areas."
§ Abdullah Al Shamsi, Acting Director General of the Abu Dhabi Investment Office, described the Emirati-Israeli relations as a "beautiful marriage."
§ The Hebrew University launched an accredited course for the first time, titled "The Political Geography of the United Arab Emirates," offered by the Department of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies.
§ Participants in the speech festival organized by opponents of normalization in Morocco called for intensified efforts to bring down normalization with the Israeli occupation state, which has become a threat to the internal security and social fabric of the Kingdom.
Sultanate of Oman:
§ Ehud Yaari, a Jewish orientalist, revealed that the decision of the Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq, to open the Sultanate's airspace to Israeli planes faces several crises.
Qatar:
§ An investigative investigation revealed that an Israeli security company was spying on the residents of Qatar, through the use of targeted and massive advertisements through the “Instagram” application, through which it collects personal data, e-mail and phone numbers.
Morocco:
§ An Israeli media delegation arrived in Morocco at the invitation of the Press and Information Club of Enezgane, with the aim of expanding normal relations between Morocco and the Israeli occupation state.
Mauritania:
§ The Mauritanian government officially denied the existence of any arrangements to restore diplomatic relations with the Israeli occupation state, during a press conference held in the capital, Nouakchott, following an extraordinary meeting of the government.
Libya:
§ The Libya Against Normalization Coalition called for participation in the Libya Against Normalization Forum, in order to enhance awareness of the Palestinian cause, reveal the racist policies of the Israeli occupation state, and evoke the struggle of the people of Libya in supporting Palestine and Al-Aqsa.
Egypt:
§ The Egyptian city of Sharm el-Sheikh hosted a security meeting between the Israeli occupation state, the Palestinian Authority, the United States, Jordan and Egypt, with the aim of preventing escalation in the West Bank during the month of Ramadan.
Jordan:
§ Jordanian citizens organized a "stand of anger" near the Israeli occupation embassy in Amman, in protest against Tel Aviv's measures towards Jordanian detainees in its prisons.
§ The Jordanian national campaign to drop the gas agreement with the Israeli occupying state demanded the investment of sovereign local alternatives in energy and water, and its liberation from existing dependence and association with the Israeli occupation.
§ The head of the Agricultural Traders Syndicate, Louay Baybars, denied the leakage of vegetable seeds and agricultural products from the Israeli occupation state to Jordan and their use by Jordanian farmers.
Palestine:
§ Media sources reported that the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working towards normalizing relations with Mauritania, Somalia, Niger and Indonesia.
§ The boycott movement appreciated the position of the scientist, Sophie Grace Chappelle, for her initial decision to withdraw from the conference to be held in the Israeli occupation state, entitled "Anti-theory in the Philosophy of Science and Ethics."