Report (134) of the Boycott Department of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine

Report (134) of the Boycott Department of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine

at the level of international organizations

General Union of Arab Journalists:

§ The General Federation of Arab Journalists affirmed its total rejection of all aspects of normalization with the Israeli occupation state, especially media normalization, indicating its full solidarity with Palestinian journalists.

The Arab Organization for the Protection of Nature:

§ The Director of the Arab Organization for the Protection of Nature, Maryam Al-Jaaj`a, withdrew from a meeting called for by the European Union in the Italian city of Bari, after learning of the presence of a delegation representing the Israeli occupation state.

European Union:

§ Media sources revealed that the European Union is tightening the application of customs tariffs on products of Israeli settlements built on the occupied Palestinian lands in 1967.

§ The European Union, led by the European Commission responsible for international trade, announced new legislation in Brussels, contributing to the boycott of Israeli products in the West Bank and Golan Heights.

United nations:

§ The former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, confirmed that the Israeli occupation state's treatment of the Palestinians amounts to the crime of apartheid, "apartheid," as this came in an exclusive interview conducted with him by the American "Associated Press" agency, during his visit to the Middle East.

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights:

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights issued an updated list of companies and institutions operating in settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

at the international level

United States of America:

§ The American New York Times revealed US President Joe Biden's efforts to sign a Saudi-Israeli normalization agreement, amid calls for guarantees to protect Saudi Arabia from any military attack, in addition to a Saudi-American partnership to enrich uranium.

§ Lara Al-Shehhi, a Palestinian academic at Georgetown University and a psychologist, is facing an incitement attack by Israeli lobbies on charges of anti-Semitism.

§ American journalist Abby Martin confirmed the unconstitutionality of the anti-normalization decision, and appealed her case to the Georgia court on the basis of conditional immunity, after the court rejected a lawsuit she filed against American law professors who refused to contract her to speak at an academic conference.

§ A group of Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of California, Berkeley, USA, was incited by the Israeli lobby, accusing them of "anti-Semitism".

§ The US Florida agency responsible for governmental and local investment in ESG has opened an investigation against the investment company "Morning Star" and its subsidiary, "Residalitics", regarding their practice of boycotting Israeli settlement goods.

§ The American administration stopped scientific and technical cooperation with Israeli scientific institutions located outside the occupied Palestinian territories in 1948.

Britain:

§ A British government bill was introduced, with the aim of preventing the imposition of a boycott of Israeli goods, and Michael Gove, the Minister responsible for local government in the Cabinet, stated that "a boycott of Israeli goods leads to anti-Semitic rhetoric".

§ The Palestine Solidarity Campaign in Britain renewed its call to continue its action against Barclays Bank, due to its investment of more than one billion pounds sterling in companies that provide the Israeli occupation state with weapons to be used against the Palestinians.

§ Sierra Club workers from the Progressive Workers Union (PWU) in Britain issued a resolution of solidarity with the Palestinian people for their liberation from the Israeli apartheid regime.

Australia:

§ The Australian Labor Party (ALP) called on the Australian federal government to recognize the state of Palestine.

France:

§ Activists of the BDS movement in Paris organized a stand in front of the headquarters of the “Puma” company, as part of the activities of the International Day of Action against “Puma”.

Germany:

§ Germany withdrew its signature on a US condemnation memorandum against the UN Human Rights Council Investigation Committee, as the memorandum deals with the situation in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

On the Arab level

Saudi Arabia:

§ Media sources said that the Israeli occupation state intends to support Riyadh's candidacy to host Expo 2030, with the aim of beginning the normalization of relations between Saudi Arabia and the Israeli occupation state.

§ A report issued by the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-se) revealed that major amendments were made by Saudi Arabia to the content of textbooks, including Jews, Christians, and the Palestinian cause.

§ Amos Hochstein, US President Joe Biden's energy and infrastructure advisor, visited Saudi Arabia and discussed normalization files through talks with senior Saudi officials.

§ Saudi Arabia refused to sign a document to allow UNESCO members to attend meetings of the World Heritage Committee, including representatives of the Israeli occupation state.

The UAE:

§ The Emirati "Edge" group for defense military technology in the United Arab Emirates is in talks with the Israeli company "Elbit Systems" in Britain. For the development of automated vehicles (RCV).

Bahrain:

§ The Israeli Minister of Tourism, Haim Katz, arrived in Bahrain at the invitation of the Bahraini Minister of Tourism, Fatima Al-Serafi, with the aim of strengthening tourism relations between the two countries.

Sultanate of Oman:

§ The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman, Saeed Badr Al-Busaidi, said that his country is setting basic conditions before fully normalizing relations with the Israeli occupation state.

§ Media outlets announced that the Omani Foreign Minister, Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi, had made preparations to visit the Temple Mount, and it was reported that his office had contacted the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs to coordinate the visit.

Morocco:

§ The Moroccan Liaison Office in the Israeli occupation state, in partnership with the "Center for Jewish Impact", organized a meeting entitled "Strengthening cooperation in the field of water between Morocco and Israel".

§ The Moroccan website "Lodisk" reported that Morocco had received Israeli-manufactured Merkava tanks, without mentioning the number of tanks.

§ The Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, and his Moroccan counterpart, Omar Hilal, met with the President of the United Nations General Assembly, Chava Qureshi, at the United Nations headquarters in New York, to discuss a resolution on global preparedness to deal with epidemics.

§ The Moroccan Armed Forces announced the purchase of an attack drone known as "SpyX", produced by the Israeli company "Blue Bird", which specializes in aerospace industries.

Palestine:

§ The Palestinian National Committee to Boycott Israel called on Arab and Palestinian institutions to refrain from participating in the twenty-eighth annual United Nations Climate Change Summit (COP), which is hosted by the UAE.

§ The BDS movement called for a boycott of the American HATD institution, because of its exploitation of the weakness and poverty of the Palestinian health system in order to serve normalization with the Israeli occupation state.

§ The Palestinian National Committee to Boycott Israel called on the Emirati Majid Al-Futtaim group to end its partnership with the French “Carrefour” group, due to the company’s involvement in Israeli crimes.