US BDS Victories

This is a list of 250+ boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) wins in the United States. Last updated December 2024.
Corporate Announcements
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Dec. 13, 2024 — After years of local pressure, linen retailer brooklinen discloses that it moved all production out of Israel in 2023.
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Dec. 2, 2024 — Ben & Jerry’s sues its parent company, Unilever, for silencing its support for Palestine and threatening to sue board members over the issue.
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Nov. 12, 2024 — 7-Eleven departs Israel, closing all eight of its stores.
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Oct. 31, 2024 — Barclays bank has divested from the weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems after activist pressure. Keep boycotting Barclays until it meets all demands.
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Oct. 29, 2024 — McDonald’s global sales saw its largest decline in four years, dropping 1.5% between July and September alone, citing BDS pressure as the reason.
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Oct. 11, 2024 — BDS target Chevron has halted expansion of an Israeli-claimed gas field in the Mediterranean. This is the time to drive even more pressure on Chevron to cancel this project and cut all contracts with apartheid Israel.
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Aug. 30, 2024 — Elbit-owned KMC Systems abandons its Cambridge, MA office mid-lease after months of weekly protests.
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Aug. 21, 2024 — French insurance giant, AXA, has divested its remaining $20 million from Israeli banks.
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Aug. 14, 2024 — Scotiabank halves its March 2023 investment in Elbit Systems. Keep pressuring until Scotiabank completely divests!
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June 19, 2024 — Intel halts a $25 billion factory project in Israel. The boycott on Intel remains so long as Intel remains complicit.
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June 1, 2024 — The security company that trains the Israeli occupation forces, G4S, has divested all business from apartheid Israel due to “reputational damage.”
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July 21, 2021 — Ben & Jerry’s announces their decision to stop selling ice cream in illegal Israeli Jewish-only settlements on stolen Palestinian land. Read the joint statement from our organizations, “Where We Stand on Ben & Jerry’s.”
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March 9, 2016 — G4S announces plans to leave Israel
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March 9, 2016 — Ahava Announces Factory Relocation Outside of Occupied West Bank
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Aug. 28, 2015 — Veolia divests completely from Israeli market
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Oct. 29, 2014 — SodaStream moves factory out of Palestinian West Bank
Academic Boycott
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Aug. 12, 2024 — The International Federation of Medical Student Associations (IFMSA) suspends Israel for two years over “lack of morals and humanitarian values.”
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April 15, 2024 – Pitzer College becomes first U.S. university to vote for a full institutional academic boycott of Israeli universities. Unfortunately, Pitzer College President Thacker vetoed the People’s decision.
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July 24, 2023 – Following the Association of Black Anthropologists’ endorsement, the American Anthropological Association becomes the largest academic association to boycott Israeli academic institutions.
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March 23, 2022 – Middle East Studies Association (MESA) passes BDS resolution – National
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March 11, 2022 – Georgetown University students block $30,000 in student funding toward an iTrek propaganda trip to apartheid Israel.
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May 2, 2019 – NYU Dept of Social and Cultural Analysis ends official relationship with Tel Aviv campus – New York, New York
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March 14, 2019 – Pitzer College Council votes more than 2:1 to suspend Study Abroad with Univ. of Haifa (vetoed by president) – Claremont, California
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November 28, 2018 – Pitzer College faculty votes to suspend study abroad in Israel – Claremont, California
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April 15, 2016 – CUNY Graduate Students Vote for Academic Boycott of Israel – New York, NY
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Jan. 14, 2014 & Nov. 10, 2015 – Green Party of the U.S. defends and endorses ASA and AAA boycotts of Israeli academic institutions
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November 15, 2014 – Peace and Justice Studies Association endorses BDS – International
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August 11, 2014 – Middle East Caucus of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies endorses BDS, academic and cultural boycott – International
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July 18, 2014 – Critical Ethnic Studies Association passes BDS resolution supporting academic boycott – International
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December 15, 2013 – Native American and Indigenous Studies Association endorses boycott of Israeli academic institutions
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October 24, 2013 – Association for Humanist Sociology Votes to Support the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel – International
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September, 2012 – Prominent academic Judith Butler reaffirms support for BDS
Boycotting & De-Shelving Products
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Nov. 22, 2024 – Israeli food giant Strauss Group sold their stake of Sabra to PepsiCo. The boycott isn’t over—keep pushing this brand, which bears the same name as the 1982 Sabra and Shatila massacre—off our shelves.
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April 21, 2014 – Earth Day Network cuts ties with Sodastream
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July, 2014 – Cambridge fixture Pemberton Farms stops selling Sabra following Boston BDS campaign – Cambridge, Massachusetts
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2014 – Balady Foods deshelves Sabra hummus – Brooklyn, New York
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Jan. 24, 2014 – KQED Public Radio Pulls SodaStream from Gifts to Donors – Bay Area, California
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Dec. 2013 – Harvest Coop deshelves Sabra following boycott Boston BDS campaign – Cambridge and Boston, Massachusetts
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January 2012 – Lincoln-Way High School deshelves Sabra hummus – Chicago, Illinois
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March, 2011 – National Cathedral gift store affiliated with Episcopal Church removes Ahava products after complaints from patrons – Washington, DC
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July 15, 2010 – Olympia Food Co-op removes Israeli goods from shelves; first US store to institute boycott – Olympia, Washington
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Jan. 18, 2010 – Costco stops selling Ahava
Campus
(See also Academic Boycott & Campus Labor Victories, listed separately)
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August 2024 – In a significant BDS student organizing win, San Francisco State University divests from Lockheed Martin, Palantir Technologies, Leonardo, and Caterpillar after 3-week student solidarity encampment
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Spring 2024 – The global student intifada uprising established solidarity encampments at about 150 college campuses. Despite police and Zionist brutality and cruel repression, students have remained undeterred, unafraid, and focused on materially divesting support for the genocide on Gaza. These brave students carry on the legacy of the 1980s student divestment movement against apartheid in South Africa. In Spring 2024 alone, students of conscience were victorious at:
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Pitzer College in Claremont, Calif. became the first U.S. institution to end its study abroad program in Israel. Former USCPR youth fellow, Anna, played an instrumental role in the student organizing for this BDS win.
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University of California Davis students led a historic divestment win from all BDS targets complicit in genocide.
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Evergreen State College, alma mater of martyr Rachel Corrie, agreed to work toward divesting from “companies that profit from gross human rights violations and/or the occupation of Palestinian territories”.
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University of California Riverside agreed to disclose the list of companies in its investment portfolio. UCR’s School of Business has cut ties with exchange programs in Israel.
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April 29, 2022 – The Harvard Crimson‘s editorial board supports BDS and a free Palestine – Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Dec. 22, 2021 – NYU student council endorses BDS, and 11 other BDS resolutions passed across U.S. college campuses – National
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March 5, 2019 – In revote, Swarthmore College Student Government votes for divestment from companies supporting Israel’s occupation – Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
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Dec. 6, 2018 – NYU Student Government passes divestment resolution – New York, New York
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May 23, 2018 – Associated Students of the University of Oregon pass BDS resolution by 2/3 margin – Eugene, Oregon
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April 27, 2018 – George Washington University passes senate divestment resolution – Washington, DC
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April 19, 2018 – Barnard College student body votes for divestment by wide margin – New York, New York
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April 12, 2018 – Fifty NYU groups pledge solidarity with the BDS movement, including academic boycott – New York, New York
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Spring 2018 – New York University Student Senate votes to boycott Israel study abroad program – New York, New York
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March 22, 2018 – Federation of Teachers at Los Rios, the largest community college in California, votes to divest from Caterpillar and G4S – Sacramento, California
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May 10, 2017 – Associated Students, Inc. Senate at Cal State University – Long Beach (CSULB) passes resolution to divest from Israel – Long Beach, California
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April 27, 2017 – Univ. of Wisconsin Associated Students of Madison approve divestment – Madison, WI
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April 25, 2017 – University of California at Riverside Student Senate calls for divestment– Riverside, California
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April 19, 2017 – Pitzer College passes new bylaws prohibiting use of student funds for companies or products associated with Israeli occupation – Claremont, California
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April 9, 2017 – Tufts Community Union Senate passes divestment – Medford, Massachusetts
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March 21, 2017 – Sacramento City College becomes first city college to pass divestment resolution – Sacramento, California
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March 15, 2017 – De Anza becomes first Community College Student Senate to pass divestment – Cupertino, California
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Feb. 2, 2017 – University of California at Riverside Associated Students vote unanimously to remove Israeli military-associated company Sabra hummus from campus – Riverside, California
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Nov. 13, 2016 – Manchester University — home of first Peace Studies in world — Student Senate votes unanimously in support of BDS, divestment – North Manchester, Indiana
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Oct. 26, 2016 – Associated Students of Portland State University Pass Divestment Resolution In Support of Palestinian Human Rights – Portland, Oregon
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May 31, 2016 – Evergreen State College students vote to condemn the presence of Caterpillar equipment on campus – Olympia, Washington
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May 31, 2016 – Overwhelming 73.9% Vote by Evergreen State College Students to Deshelve Sabra Hummus on Campus – Olympia, Washington
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May 19, 2016 – University of Wisconsin at Madison Graduate Student Union Endorses BDS– Madison, Wisconsin
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May 17, 2016 – Religious Studies Scholars Endorse BDS
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April 26, 2016 – University of California at Merced Student Government Passes Divestment Resolution – Merced, California
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April 12, 2016 – University of Minnesota student government passes divestment – Minneapolis, Minnesota
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April 12, 2016 – University of Chicago College Council Votes to Divest from Israeli Apartheid– Chicago, Illinois
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April 4, 2016 – Rutgers University-Newark Student Governing Association Passes Divestment Resolution – Newark, NJ
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April 2, 2016 – University of Indianapolis Student Senate passes resolution to divest from companies profiting from occupation, deshelve Sabra hummus – Indianapolis, IN
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March 6, 2016 – Vassar Student Association Passes Resolution Endorsing the BDS Movement – Arlington, NY
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Feb. 22, 2016 – Thirty Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Faculty and Staff Group Endorses Boycott of Israel – Indianapolis, IN
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Feb. 16, 2016 – University of Illinois at Chicago Undergraduate Student Government Assembly Passes Divestment Resolution Unanimously – Chicago, Illinois
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Jan. 19, 2016 – University of South Florida Student Government Senate Passes Joint Resolution for Divestment – Tampa, Florida
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Nov. 18, 2015 – San Jose State University Students Pass Resolution to Divest from Corporations that profit from the Israeli Occupation – San Jose, California
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June 22, 2015 – Columbia University divests from private prisons including G4S, following coalition-led campaign – Manhattan, New York
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April 30, 2015 – Oglethorpe University student goverment passes resolution to divest from Israeli occupation – Atlanta, Georgia
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April 29, 2015 – Princeton graduate students pass divestment referendum – Princeton, New Jersey
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April 22, 2015 – Earlham Student Senate passes resolution in support of divestment from Israeli occupation – Richmond, Indiana
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April 16, 2015 – Wesleyan University president agrees to divest university from prisons as first step when Wesleyan students call for divestment from fossil fuels, prisons, and Israeli occupation – Middletown, Connecticut
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March 25, 2015 – Student Government of Loyola Chicago passes resolution to divest – Chicago, Illinois
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March 2, 2015 – Toledo student government calls for University divestment by margin of 21:4 – Toledo, Ohio
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Feb. 19, 2015 – Northwestern University Student Government calls for university divestment – Evanston, Illinois
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Feb. 17, 2015 – Stanford divestment passes in a landslide victory – Stanford, California
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May 29, 2015 – University of California at Davis Associated Students pass divestment bill – Davis, California
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Dec. 5, 2014 – Wesleyan University Dining Facilities Remove Sabra Following Successful Boycott Campaign – Middletown, Connecticut
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November 2014 – University of California at Los Angeles undergraduate student government passes divestment resolution – Los Angeles, California
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Aug. 9-10, 2014 – United Students Against Sweatshops Endorses BDS
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May 28, 2014 – University of California at Santa Cruz student government passes divestment resolution – Santa Cruz, California
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May 23, 2014 – DePaul student body votes for divestment despite Israeli government interference – Chicago, Illinois
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May 2014 – Wesleyan Students Association divests its student endowment from Israeli occupation, calls for full university divestment – Middletown, Connecticut
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April 2014 – More than 10,000 Univ. of South Florida students call for divestment — largest petition in state’s history – Tampa, Florida
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May 5, 2013 – Oberlin College Student Senate passes divestment Resolution – Oberlin, OH
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April, 2013 – University of California at Berkeley Student Senate passes divestment – Berkeley, California
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March 7, 2013 – University of California at Riverside Associated Students Council pass resolution calling for divestment – Riverside, California
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March, 2013 – University of California at San Diego Associated Students Council pass resolution calling for divestment – San Diego, California
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Nov. 14, 2012 – Brown University Advisory Committee on Corporate Responsibility in Investment Policies calls on Brown Corporation to divest from the Israeli occupation – Providence, Rhode Island
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September 2012 – Swarthmore College Deshelves Sabra Following Student Petition – Philadelphia, PA
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Sep. 5, 2012 – Earlham College Dining Services Stops Selling Sabra in Response to Student and Faculty Concerns – Richmond, Indiana
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June 5, 2012 – Arizona State University Student Government Votes to Divest from Israel – Tempe, Arizona
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June 4, 2012 – The Evergreen State College Flaming Eggplant Cafe Announces Boycott of Israeli Products – Olympia, Washington
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April 18, 2012 – UMass-Boston Student Government passes resolution to divest from Boeing – Boston, Massachusetts
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May/November, 2011 – Majority of DePaul students vote to boycott Sabra Hummus; force ethical alternatives offered – Chicago, Illinois
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Spring 2010 – Evergreen State College Student Body votes for divestment from companies involved in Israeli occupation – Olympia, Washington
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Feb. 12, 2009 – Hampshire College becomes first campus to divest from the Israeli occupation – Amherst, Massachusetts
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2005, 2006, 2010, 2014 – University of Michigan at Dearborn Student Government passes divestment resolution – Dearborn, Michigan
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April 2003 – Wayne State University student council votes for divestiture – Detroit, Michigan
Cultural Boycott
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Nov. 22, 2024 — After a local #NothingNobelAboutGenocide campaign, the Nobel Foundation did not invite Israel to the prize ceremony in Stockholm.
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Oct. 29, 2024 – The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) voted unanimously to remove bid from Israeli organization Aguda to host its next world conference and suspended Aguda’s membership.
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Oct. 28, 2024 – 5,500+ authors and publishing workers boycott Israeli cultural institutions
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Sept. 19, 2024 — 17 U.S. theater & Performance organizations endorse BDS, inspiring six more organizations to join them.
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June 2024 – West Hollywood Pride Parade quietly ended its years-long streak of permitting the Israeli Consulate to have a float after local pressure. Local activists disrupted the parade with a “No Pride in Genocide” People’s march.
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May 2023 – Sam Smith cancels performance in Israel, effectively cancelling the second day of the two-day festival.
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June 12, 2022 – BADBADNOTGOOD cancelled their concert in Israel in solidarity with the Palestinian people – International
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June 9, 2022 – Big Thief cancelled their shows in Israel in solidarity with the Palestinian people – International
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Nov. 5, 2021 – Irish author Sally Rooney boycotts publishing her work through 2 major Israeli publishers in support of Palestinian rights – International
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Nov. 1, 2021 – Malaysia and Indonesia pull out of Israel-held Miss Universe Competition – International
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Aug. 31, 2018 – Lana Del Rey cancels trip to Israel following calls for boycott – National
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May 15, 2018 – Journalist and BLM Activist Shaun King endorses BDS – National
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April 20, 2018 – Hollywood star Natalie Portman cancels trip to Israel in protest of violent policies – National
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Feb. 22, 2017 – Oscars Celebrities #Skipthetrip to Israel – National
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July 2015 – Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth endorses BDS
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June 19-21, 2015 – Three Queer Cultural Organizations Cut Ties with Frameline SF International LGBT Film Festival Over Israeli Sponsorship – San Francisco, California
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June 2015 – Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project Announces Support for BDS, boycotts Frameline LGBT Festival – San Francisco, California
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May 2015 – Black Lives Matter Co-founder Patrisse Cullors endorses BDS – National
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May 26, 2014 – American Rapper Talib Kweli cancels Israel gig
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April 7, 2014 – Milwaukee People’s Books Coop endorses BDS – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Spring, 2014 – Public Enemy’s Chuck D endorses BDS
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July 11, 2013 – Rock band The Killers pulls out of of Tel Aviv concert
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June 21, 2013 – Mira Nair boycotts Haifa Film Festival
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Jan. 5, 2013 – Jazz guitarist and pianist Stanley Jordan cancels appearance as headline artist at Red Sea Jazz Festival – National
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March 2012 – Seattle LGBT Commission Cancels “Pinkwashing” Event Sponsored by Israeli Consulate (Events in Olympia and Tacoma Also Canceled) – Seattle, Olympia, and Tacoma, Washington
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February 2012 – Singer-songwriter Cat Power cancels Tel Aviv concert
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Aug. 25, 2011 – New Orleans jazz band Tuba Skinny cancels performance at Red Sea Jazz Festival – New Orleans, Louisiana
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April 2011 – Washington University Hip-Hop Program Revokes Invitation to Israeli Cultural Ambassador – St. Louis, Missouri
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November 2009 – New Orleans Theatre Zeitgeist signs on to BDS guidelines– New Orleans, Louisiana
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July 23, 2008 – Snoop Dogg cancels performance in Israel
Faith-Based Actions
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July 1, 2024 – The Presbyterian Church’s general assembly votes to divest from bonds issued by Israel, Morocco, and Turkey, following the United Methodist Church’s divestment in April.
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April 30, 2024 – The United Methodist Church General Conference votes to divest from bonds issued by Israel, Morocco, and Turkey due to those countries’ prolonged military occupation.
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July 13, 2018 – Episcopal Church votes to divest from Israel’s human rights abuses – International
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March 28, 2018 – Quaker Friends Fiduciary Corporation excludes from investment all companies involved in occupation – National
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Jan. 14, 2018 – Tikkun Olam Chavurah Becomes HP-Free Jewish Community in the US – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Jan. 19, 2017 – Majilis Ash-Shura / Islamic Leadership Council of New York endorse BDS – New York, New York
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Dec. 10, 2016 – Pax Christi International endorses BDS – International
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December 2015 – United Methodist Church declares Israeli company Elbit Systems, long excluded for weapons production, also ineligible for investment due to involvement in human rights violations
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June 2015 – National Council of Fellowship of Reconciliation Unanimously Endorses BDS
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July 31, 2014 – No Más Muertes endorses Palestinian call for BDS
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18 Victories spanning 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 – 18 Quaker Meetings Across 15 States Endorse Boycott, Divestment, and, in some cases, Both
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September 2012 – Quaker Friends Fiduciary Corporation divests from HP, Veolia
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June 2010 – Presbyterian Church (USA) General Assembly calls for U.S. Government to place sanctions on military assistance to Israel
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July 2004 – Presbyterian Church (USA) votes overwhelmingly to begin the process of selective divestment – National
Municipal & State Victories
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Dec. 10, 2024 – Alameda County Board of Supervisors votes to develop an ethical investment policy, which would move $32 million out of apartheid Israel. That includes dropping $12 million in bonds in Caterpillar (CAT).
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Oct. 10, 2024 – Dearborn, Michigan’s City Council voted unanimously to divest from Israel, blocking two funds from investing in companies that have provided Israel with “military technology that has facilitated attacks on Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, and any other country.”
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Febr. 22, 2022 – Defeat of Virginia anti-boycott bill (HB 1161) – Richmond, Virginia
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April 25, 2019 – Court strikes down Texas anti-BDS law – Pfluegerville, Texas
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Feb. 28, 2019 – In cross-movement Invest/Divest win, City of Boston commits to moving $150M city funds into socially responsible investment – Boston, Massachusetts
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Feb. 25, 2019 – Bloomfield New Jersey Town Council changes its mind and rescinds anti-BDS legislation – Bloomfield, New Jersey
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Nov. 29, 2018 – Mayor pulls Police Chief from trip to Israel – Northhampton, Massachusetts
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Nov. 29, 2018 – Vermont State Police leader pulls out of trip to Israel – Vermont
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May 18, 2018 – Missouri Anti-BDS Bill Fails – Missouri
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April 16, 2018 – Durham City Council prohibits police exchanges with Israel – Durham, North Carolina
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Feb. 7, 2018 – Massachusetts State Senate effectively kills anti-BDS legislation – Massachusetts
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Jan. 30, 2018 – ACLU Wins Injunction Against Kansas State Anti-Boycott Law – Kansas
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Jan. 12, 2018 – New Orleans City Council Passes Resolution to Divest from Human Rights Violations (later rescinded) – New Orleans, Louisiana
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Aug. 3, 2017 – Senator Gillibrand Withdraws Support from Anti-Boycott Act – New York
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June 11, 2017 – Sacramento Transit Drops G4S! – Sacramento, California
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April 6, 2017 – Portland City Council Permanently Halts All Investments in Private Corporations Following Historic Campaign – Portland, Oregon
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July 19, 2016 – City of Berkeley divests from G4S – Berkeley, CA
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Spring 2016 – Denver Water Board Drops G4S Following BDS Campaign – Denver, CO
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March 17, 2016 – Portland’s Socially Responsible Investment Committee Recommends City Boycott of Caterpillar – Portland, OR
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January 2016 – Delaware Neighbors Against the Occupation Defeats Anti-BDS Bill – New Castle County, DE
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Oct. 12, 2015 – Portland Human Rights Commission Unanimously Endorses Placing 4 Companies on No-Buy List, First Step Towards Becoming Occupation Free City – Portland, Oregon
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April 2015 – Oregon Dept of Justice Mandates that SodaStream Change Misleading Product Labels – Portland, Oregon
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Dec. 3, 2014 – Baltimore Rejects Veolia following coalition campaign – Baltimore, Maryland
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November 2014 – Durham severs ties with G4S – Durham, North Carolina
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Jan. 8, 2014 – Veolia loses Massachusetts commuter rail contract – Boston, Massachusetts
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Oct. 29, 2013 – St. Louis Dumps Veolia – St. Louis, Missouri
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January 2013 – Veolia Withdraws from California Water Contract Bidding – Yolo County (Woodland and Davis), California
Labor
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March 11, 2025 – Railroad Workers United passes resolution to condemn the use of the “national rail and transport system to transport weapons that are used in internationally recognized genocide.”
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March 20, 2022 – Oregon trade unions pass historic resolution demanding state divestment from Israeli spyware firm NSO Group – Portland, Oregon
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June 28, 2021 – Seattle teacher’s union endorses BDS and demands ending police collaboration with Israel – Seattle, Washington
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June 6, 2021 – Block the Boat Victory in Oakland – Oakland, California
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April 22, 2016 – New York University Graduate Employee Union Becomes First Private University Labor Union to Support Full BDS – New York, NY
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April 14, 2016 – UMass Amherst Graduate Employee Union (UAW) Overwhelmingly Endorses BDS – Amherst, Massachusetts
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Oct. 22, 2015 – Connecticut AFL-CIO Convention Calls on National Federation to Adopt BDS – Connecticut
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Dec. 10, 2014 – Members of University of California Graduate Student-Worker’s Union UAW 2865 ratify resolution to join BDS movement – State of California
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Fall 2014 – West Coast “Block the Boat” Port Actions Prevent Zim Lines from Docking – West Coast
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July 7, 2010 – California International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 10 Branch refuses to unload Israeli cargo ship – Oakland, California
Pensions & Other Investment Funds
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Aug. 3, 2014 – Soros Fund Management drops SodaStream
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June 6, 2014 – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation divests from G4S
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Between July and November, 2013 – Pension giant TIAA-CREF divests Social Choice fund from Veolia
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Between March and August, 2013 – TIAA-CREF divests from SodaStream
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July 2012 – Abigail Disney renounces shares of Ahava
Sports
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Aug. 18, 2021 – 14-year-old Mauritian chess player refuses to play Israeli chess player in the Junior World Cup – International
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July 23, 2021 – Algerian judoka refuses to participate in an Olympic match with Israel – International
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Feb. 9, 2017 – Super Bowl winner Michael Bennett boycotts trip to Israel, says he won’t be used by Israel – National
Sanctions
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Sept. 18, 2024 – The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly voted for imposing sanctions on Israel. The U.S. was the only major western country that voted against it.
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Sept. 2, 2024 – UK suspends 30 of its 350 arms exports to Israel.
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July 2024 – The International Court of Justice has declared that Israel’s illegal military occupation must end. Under the ruling, all states have an obligation “not to render aid or assistance in maintaining the situation created by” the occupation.
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June 8, 2024 – Colombia suspends coal exports until “the genocide stops”.
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June 6, 2024 – The NAACP, one of the country’s oldest and largest civil rights organizations, has urged Biden to halt U.S. weapons to Israel.
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April 5, 2024 – The UN Human Rights Council passed a non-binding resolution demanding a halt to arms sales to Israel, of which the U.S. has been the biggest supplier.
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March 19, 2024 – While Israel attempts to assure the Biden administration that it’s using U.S. weapons without violating international law, Human Rights Watch and Oxfam have called out this obvious lie. The two organizations urge the U.S. to stop all weapons transfers to Israel.
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Feb. 1, 2024 – Biden has issued an executive order to impose sanctions against Israeli settlers for attacking Palestinians, following settlers killing a Palestinian-American teenager and using Israel’s genocide in Gaza to forcibly displace and attack Palestinians in the West Bank. The U.S. must stop arming Israel and hold the Israeli regime accountable, period.
Other
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Dec. 3, 2018 – Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib rejects AIPAC trip, plans delegation to Palestine – Washington, DC
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April 12, 2018 – Starbucks demotes ADL following outcry about role in Israeli police exchanges – National
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Aug. 1, 2016 – Movement for Black Lives Platform Calls for BDS
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June 6, 2016 – Green Party Candidate for President Endorses BDS
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November 2014 – Dream Defenders endorse BDS at National Conference
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June 1, 2010 – By full general membership consensus, San Francisco Green Party Joins BDS Movement, boycotts all products & services benefiting Israel – San Francisco, California
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Thanks also to the BDS National Committee, Global Exchange Economic Activism for Palestine, American Friends Service Committee, Electronic Intifada, Rahim Kurwa, and Rob Flahive for their research, reporting, and other contributions making this list possible.