Relevance of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement in Times of Genocide

Published

6 November 2025

Issue

Volume 1 – Number 15

How to cite

Elsa Sertório

DOI

ABSTRACT

Since 2005, the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement has played an important role in countering the Zionist narrative, exposing the whitewashing of war crimes and human rights violations committed by Israel. BDS tactics inform, raise awareness, and contribute to the delegitimisation of the Zionist state, while also exerting pressure on complicit governments with the aim of politically isolating Israel. After twenty months of genocide in Gaza and the ongoing violations of international law in the West Bank and Jerusalem, BDS is more relevant than ever as a global movement of solidarity with the Palestinian people.

KEYWORDS

Boycott, Israel, Palestine, Genocide, BDS