BDS Belfast

@bds.movement Nakba 78: We shall never forget. We resist. We remain. We shall return. Channel your rage, frustration, and grief into effective, strategic BDS pressure to support our struggle to end Israel’s ongoing Nakba, genocide and settler-colonial apartheid. Read @bds.movement full statement via their bio.

Stormont and Westminster have been active participants in the genocide of the Palestinian people. Yet, it is 9 Belfast activists, from across multiple solidarity groups, who participated in peaceful civil disobedience, who the police are attempting to criminalise. The only thing that we are guilty of is standing for the simple principle that Palestinians are entitled to the same rights as the rest of humanity. We will not be deterred. Free Palestine 🇵🇸 No Crime in Opposing Genocide.

@bds.movement The Palestinian-led BDS movement has updated our priority targets, pressure targets and organic campaign targets. Boycott and pressure these companies now for their complicity in Israel’s occupation, apartheid and genocide against Indigenous Palestinians. Ending all state, corporate and institutional complicity with Israel is more urgent than ever. Ending complicity in oppression is a moral obligation — now and always. Download @boycatapp

Once again we were back for the weekly Bridgil event, keeping Palestine in the spotlight along a busy route in Belfast. We're highlighting again the flotilla activists who are still proceeding to Gaza, knowing they are almost certain to be abducted and tortured by Israeli Occupation Forces thugs. These brave people are trying to provide aid to Palestinians in Gaza still suffering under Zionist starvation policies, and still being bombed under the so-called ceasefire. Take action and raise awareness for Palestine at every opportunity. It's up to us all to keep shifting the Overton window, and keep the genocide on the agenda.

While the Irish government still debates whether to sanction g€nocidal israel, 17 people from across Ireland currently have to sail to Gaza to break isreal's illegal siege. As long as our government fails to uphold its obligations and international law, ordinary people will step up. Until Palestine is free.

ALERT! Unidentified vessels have been spotted near our fleet. Bear witness. Watch online. gsumud.link/live

So you're a member of Fianna Fáil? Then educate yourself on what it is your party has done to this country and how they are complicit in g-nocide and if you still have a modicum of self respect, leave this party. If you stand by what FF has done, we'll be there at every opportunity. No justice, no peace

Justice begins when silence ends. #Nakba 1948 #journalist

Today we continued our Nakba commemoration, touring our giant Key of Return, made by children and young people of Aberdeen during the darkest days of the genocide in Gaza. The key is now a globally recognised symbol of Palestinian resistance, justice and the right of return. We first took it to ZARA, who have shown themselves to be complicit in ongoing attempts to wipe Palestine off the map, through huge investments in the Israeli economy and close relationships with Zionist war criminals. We then toured some of our existing sign ups to the Apartheid Free Zone initiative — businesses and groups who have committed to end their ties with Israeli apartheid and genocide. This included the wonderful Somerville Books, Seed Skateshop and Turquoise Cafe. Please give them your support.  We ended at the University of Aberdeen, visiting their Echoes of the Nakba exhibition, which tells the story of the catastrophe of 1948, the role of Aberdeen high society in supporting the ethnic cleansing of Palestine, and the stories of the Palestinian diaspora in Aberdeen and their ancestors. Palestine will never die. From the river to the sea, Palestine WILL be free! #FreePalestine #UniversityOfAberdeen #Nakba #BoycottZARA #ApartheidFreeZones

Activists leave the National March in Dublin, and headed to Fianna Fáil's 84th Ard Fheis, to call out their disgusting complicity in genocide. Activists nearly made it into the event, but Garda turned up and used violence to pull back activists. The Irish government is complicit in genocide. VOTE TO SANCTION ISRAEL ON MAY 20TH STAND WITH THE SUMUD FLOTILLA STAND WITH HUMANITY STAND WITH PLAESTINE 🇵🇸

📍BDS stall on Argyle Street, Glasgow City Centre 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Reminding everyone the ongoing Nakbah still exists today. Israel will not stop untill it has been stopped ✊🏼🇵🇸 #palestineunderattack #palestinehostages #nakhba #uksupermarket #zarastoreonline

Five activists were back in court today, including BDS Belfast members, for a final review prior to our trial on Wednesday May 27. This disgraceful prosecution follows peaceful protests last year against the forced starvation of the Palestinian people by so-called 'Israel', and in solidarity with Sumud flotilla activists kidnapped by the IOF. With our trial now approaching, we see history repeating itself as another flotilla faces interception by Zionist terror forces. We call on local Palestine supporters to stand with all criminalised activists and those braving the journey to Gaza. We must be ready to take to the streets to protest our own government's complicity, in the event of another flotilla kidnapping. We urge the Palestine solidarity community to come out in force on May 27 also, and show the courts that criminalisation of peaceful anti-genocide protest is unacceptable.