as non palestinians, what can we do to help the people of palestine?
Support the BDS movement! Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel.
The campaign for boycotts, divestment and sanctions (BDS) is shaped by a rights-based approach and highlights the three broad sections of the Palestinian people: the refugees, those under military occupation in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and Palestinians in Israel. The call urges various forms of boycott against Israel until it meets its obligations under international law by:
Ending its occupation and colonization of all Arab lands occupied in June 1967 and dismantling the Wall;
Recognizing the fundamental rights of the Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel to full equality; and
Respecting, protecting and promoting the rights of Palestinian refugees to return to their homes and properties as stipulated in UN Resolution 194.
Boycotts target products and companies (Israeli and international) that profit from the violation of Palestinian rights, as well as Israeli sporting, cultural and academic institutions. Anyone can boycott Israeli goods, simply by making sure that they don’t buy produce made in Israel or by Israeli companies. Campaigners and groups call on consumers not to buy Israeli goods and on businesses not to buy or sell them. Israeli cultural and academic institutions directly contribute to maintaining, defending or whitewashing the oppression of Palestinians, as Israel deliberately tries to boost its image internationally through academic and cultural collaborations. As part of the boycott, academics, artists and consumers are campaigning against such collaboration and ‘rebranding’. A growing number of artists have refused to exhibit or play in Israel. (It’s extremely important that you put pressure on celebrities and artists that you love, to boycott performing in Israel! If they can not perform for their Palestinians fans in the West Bank they shouldn’t be performing in Israel at all.)
Divestment means targeting corporations complicit in the violation of Palestinian rights and ensuring that the likes of university investment portfolios and pension funds are not used to finance such companies. These efforts raise awareness about the reality of Israel’s policies and encourage companies to use their economic influence to pressure Israel to end its systematic denial of Palestinian rights. You’d be surprise how quickly companies fold when they’re facing pressure. Target them via social media.
Sanctions are an essential part of demonstrating disapproval for a country’s actions. Israel’s membership of various diplomatic and economic forums provides both an unmerited veneer of respectability and material support for its crimes. By calling for sanctions against Israel, campaigners educate society about violations of international law and seek to end the complicity of other nations in these violations.
Join the movement ( http://www.bdsmovement.net )and please spread the word. Start conversations about it, never leave the Palestinians out of conversations about oppression.
And please don’t forget the children of Gaza. They need your help. Last summer their schools were destroyed, their hospitals were destroyed and their homes.They need a lot of medical care. Please donate all that you can. This is a great and reliable place to donate, The Palestine Children Relief Fund (X) and they’re so close to have a million dollars in donations. Donate here please! (X)
