Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Boycott,_Divestment_and_Sanctions_(BDS)_movement

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:political_party
gptkbp:abbreviation	BDS
gptkbp:callsFor	right of return for Palestinian refugees ending Israeli occupation of Arab land recognition of rights of Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel
gptkbp:category	gptkb:Israeli–Palestinian_conflict boycotts divestment sanctions
gptkbp:criticizedFor	alleged antisemitism delegitimizing Israel
gptkbp:describedBy	controversial nonviolent resistance grassroots movement
gptkbp:founded	2005
gptkbp:founder	Palestinian civil society organizations
gptkbp:headquarters	no central headquarters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement
gptkbp:inspiredBy	gptkb:South_African_anti-apartheid_movement
gptkbp:legislationAgainst	gptkb:France gptkb:Germany gptkb:United_Kingdom gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	gptkb:BBC gptkb:Haaretz gptkb:The_Guardian gptkb:The_New_York_Times Al Jazeera
gptkbp:method	gptkb:center divestment sanctions
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:U.S._Congress gptkb:German_Bundestag gptkb:AIPAC gptkb:Simon_Wiesenthal_Center gptkb:Anti-Defamation_League
gptkbp:notableSupporter	gptkb:Alice_Walker gptkb:Angela_Davis gptkb:Desmond_Tutu gptkb:Naomi_Klein gptkb:Roger_Waters
gptkbp:opposedBy	gptkb:Government_of_India some Western governments
gptkbp:purpose	pressure Israel to comply with international law promote Palestinian rights end international support for Israel's oppression of Palestinians
gptkbp:regionServed	global
gptkbp:supportedBy	various human rights organizations
gptkbp:website	https://bdsmovement.net/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Tufts_University_Students_for_Justice_in_Palestine
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5