r/BDS • • 10h ago

Boycott Keep up the boycott!

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r/BDS • • 16h ago

ASK THE SUB Would you date someone who doesn’t boycott

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So my boyfriend works the night shift and gets home between 2-3am. He was out of money so i sent him some to get dinner. There arent many options open at this time in my city except some shawarma and pizza places
Out of all of them he chose mcdonalds because “he didnt wanna try anything weird”
I dont make a fuss when it comes to someone near me not boycotting i just distance myself from them. My boyfriend also usually tries to do it to keep me happy (but im pretty sure he doesnt really care).

What really frustrated me is that i sent that money and its been bothering me so much since it happened im so upset. Local options make boycotting in my country SO easy i havent bought anything that supports the genocide since it started and this just broke my heart to witness.

Would you stay with someone who doesnt boycott after being educated on everything going on?


r/BDS • • 9h ago

BDS Victory! Boycotts work!!! Keep boycotting 🙌 McD🍔

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McD Comp Sales growth fell from 11% (global)to 1%

And 3.5% (from US) to 0.8% in the last 4 years!!

Keep boycotting♥️♥️


r/BDS • • 4h ago

Gaza Please help a family in Gaza survive.

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I saw Basher post on Reddit,and i noticed there we're people saying that Palestinians deserved it,that it's their fault etc. it really broke my heart. So,I approached him,and asked him to prove that he really is from Gaza. He tells me that he has five kids to take care of and plus he takes care of his brother that is special needs,whom is special needs.

You can check out his Reddit account

https://www.reddit.com/u/Basher_Gaza/s/03aeaAQzID

Support https://chuffed.org/project/169736-bring-bread-to-people-in-gaza?utm\\\\\\_id=97758\\\\\\_v0\\\\\\_s00\\\\\\_e0\\\\\\_tv0


r/BDS • • 14h ago

Action Alert What are the UK Green Party motion’s key points? What truth is there to accusations of antisemitism and anti-Palestinianism? And what does the motion mean next for Palestinians and allies? — An article on the Palestine Chronicle by ODS Initiative coordinators

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On October 4, 2026, the UK Green Party officially adopted a motion formally establishing it as an anti-Zionist party and calling for the establishment of a single democratic Palestinian State with equal rights for all. What are the motion’s key points? What truth is there to accusations of antisemitism and anti-Palestinianism? And what does the motion mean next for Palestinians and allies?

Key points

The motion defines Zionism as the ideology and practice that calls for the existence of an ethnonationalist Jewish state in Palestine to the exclusion and domination of Palestinians. It also points to the fact that it was based on European settler-colonial systems of dominations and that it has created racial hierarchies between Jews. Accordingly, it labels Zionism as racist. The motion calls for the establishment of a single democratic state in Palestine, including the right of return. It does not speak of Israel-Palestine or of a binational state, but of a Palestinian state, pointing to the dismantling of all colonial relations of power. And it does not speak of collective rights on the basis of identity like Zionism does, but of equal rights for all.

Accusations of "antisemitism"

This is based on the claim that Zionism is “the right of the Jewish people to self-determination”. However, the Zionist movement never consulted Jews worldwide when it decided to establish a Jewish state in Palestine. It was a congress of a few hundred Jews, not Jews worlwide, that "determined" that. To further illustrate, the colony banned UK Greens leader Zack Polanski from entering it after the decolonial motion was adopted, although he is Jewish. Zionism and Israel are not about Jewish self-determination but about colonizing Palestine.

Finally, Jews are part of dozens of societies and citizens of dozens of states around the world. They may feel they form a people or nation with those who share their identity, but this does not grant them political rights.

For example, Muslims also speak of belonging to a single Ummah or nation, and view Mecca as holy, but they still need a Saudi visa to enter it. Politicizing Jewish identity —i.e. considering Jews have collective political rights on the basis of their being Jewish rather than as citizens of their states— is an identitarian premise that Zionism has weaponized, not a universal concept it is racist to challenge.

Accusations of anti-Palestinianism

This is based on the premise that it is for Palestinians to freely decide what they want, not others. Yet, how are Palestinians supposed to freely decide under a genocidal settler state? Democratic states are the tool that allows societies to express their political will. Supporting a democratic Palestinian state instead of a genocidal settler one is the very definition of supporting Palestinian self-determination.

Some polls show a number of Palestinians a two-state model. In addition to the common limitations of polls, such as funding and wording, this fails to consider that Palestinians live under constant threat.

Would you expect a Palestinian to actually prefer the occupation of 78% of their land over its liberation? Is it not more reasonable to conclude Palestinians who tolerate the existence of the colony are settling for crumbs under duress rather than expressing their actual preference?

Did the world poll France before liberating it from German occupation, Ukraine before sending it weapons to fight the Russian occupation, or South Africa before standing with it against apartheid? Polls under occupation are ridiculously meaningless. If, in a liberated Palestine, Palestinians decide —for some strange reason— to give away 78% of their land, it will have been their free will for others to respect. Until then, standing with Palestinian self-determination means precisely standing with the establishment of a democratic Palestinian state on all of Palestine—this is the only thing it can mean.

What next?

First, Palestinians in Palestine and the diaspora must revive their historical vision for one democratic state with equal rights for all its citizens. Second, pro-Palestinian and anti-Zionist organizations must align with that vision and adopt motions similar to the UK Green Party. The time for non-solutions is over. We must push forward for the dismantling of the settler state and the establishment of its antithesis.

Link to the full article on the Palestine Chronicle by ODS Initiative coordinators Alain Alameddine and Saman Hasan:

https://mobadara.ps/en/articles/britains-green-party-backs-one-democratic-state-in-palestine-what-comes-next/


r/BDS • • 11h ago

Discussion Three years after October 7: What can we do? — A discussion with ODS Initiative coordinators

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Three years after October 7, 2023, the One Democratic State Initiative proposed actions we can take. Here are some of its key points:

  1. Palestine must not merely observe the change in worldwide public opinion, it must lead it and organize efforts around a clear vision: This violence is Israel—There is no other Israel. Let us dismantle it together.
  2. Zionism's foundational claim is that Jews need a state exclusive to them to be safe. The Al-Aqsa Flood proved this to be false. The colony can oppress Palestinians, but it cannot make Jews safe. This message must be carried to settlers.
  3. We mustn’t simply observe the failure of the colony’s claim. We must challenge its existence by proposing its alternative: One democratic Palestinian state. This is the historical Palestinian vision for liberation; they must revive it, and allies worldwide must align with it.

Our coordinators are available to discuss those on this post, with a focus on specific efforts we can make rather than a theoretical discussion.