{"id":5175,"date":"2026-03-12T11:45:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T11:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acaboda.info\/?page_id=5175"},"modified":"2026-04-18T10:23:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T10:23:11","slug":"bds-actions-in-march-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/acaboda.info\/?page_id=5175","title":{"rendered":"BDS actions in March 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This month started with the assault of Iran by Israel and the United States. Usually the aggressor gets sanctioned, but not in the case of Israel which launched the first assault. The United States faces a strong (international) backlash as the war gets very expensive both for the USA because they use their most sophisticated weapons, but also for the world economy as the oil and gas prices have more than doubled since the start of the war.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4 March: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tagesschau.de\/kultur\/berlinale-intendantin-tuttle-100.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tagesschau.de\/kultur\/berlinale-intendantin-tuttle-100.html\">Tricia Tuttle is confirmed as director of the Film Festival Berlinale<\/a>. A cultural politician demanded her dismissal over Palestinian filmmakers who accused Germany of assisting Israel in a genocide in Gaza.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6 March: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.juedische-allgemeine.de\/politik\/hertie-school-studierendenvertretung-verliert-misstrauensvotum\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.juedische-allgemeine.de\/politik\/hertie-school-studierendenvertretung-verliert-misstrauensvotum\/\">The student leadership of the Hertie School have voted to support the BDS movement<\/a>. Following the school leadership decided not to support the BDS movement and urged for a referendum on the decision. 53% of the students then withdrew their support for the students leadership. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7 March: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asianews.it\/news-en\/Jakarta:-Prabowo-under-pressure-to-leave-the-Board-of-Peace-after-the-attack-on-Iran-64989.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.asianews.it\/news-en\/Jakarta:-Prabowo-under-pressure-to-leave-the-Board-of-Peace-after-the-attack-on-Iran-64989.html\">Indonesia <\/a>who has offered to provide over 1000 troops for the security of Gaza in a framework agreed to by the Board of Peace,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.asianews.it\/news-en\/Jakarta:-Prabowo-under-pressure-to-leave-the-Board-of-Peace-after-the-attack-on-Iran-64989.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.asianews.it\/news-en\/Jakarta:-Prabowo-under-pressure-to-leave-the-Board-of-Peace-after-the-attack-on-Iran-64989.html\"> will withdraw from the Board of Peace if this does not improve the situation for the Palestinians<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10 March: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/03\/10\/nyregion\/zohran-mamdani-mahmoud-khalil-dinner.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/03\/10\/nyregion\/zohran-mamdani-mahmoud-khalil-dinner.html\">Mahmood Khalil, a protest leader at the Columbia University was hosted by the Mayor of New York for an Iftar <\/a>during Ramadan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11 March: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/spain-permanently-withdraws-ambassador-to-israel-as-rift-deepens\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/spain-permanently-withdraws-ambassador-to-israel-as-rift-deepens\/\">Spain permanently removes its ambassador to Israel<\/a> and downgrades its diplomatic relations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11 March: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/news\/northern-ireland\/kneecap-verdict-live-judges-give-33569920\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/news\/northern-ireland\/kneecap-verdict-live-judges-give-33569920\">A singer of the pro-Palestinian band Kneecap won his case against accusation of support of terrorism<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12 March: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/news\/iceland-and-netherlands-intervene-icj-south-africa-v-israel-genocide-case\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/news\/iceland-and-netherlands-intervene-icj-south-africa-v-israel-genocide-case\">Iceland and the Netherlands join the Genocide Case against Israel at the International Court of Justice<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>15 March: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.juedische-allgemeine.de\/israel\/es-geht-nicht-mehr-andreas-buettner-tritt-aus-linkspartei-aus\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.juedische-allgemeine.de\/israel\/es-geht-nicht-mehr-andreas-buettner-tritt-aus-linkspartei-aus\/\">A branch of the German party the Left has voted by a wide margin to condemn Zionism<\/a>. This lead to the resigning as a member of the antisemitism envoy of the Party the left who apparently seems to approve the expulsion of the Palestinians from their homeland which was also condemned in the same resolution.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>15 March: Javier Bardem said <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/awards\/news\/javier-bardem-oscars-free-palestine-1236685036\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/awards\/news\/javier-bardem-oscars-free-palestine-1236685036\/\">Free Palestine at the Oscars<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16 March:<a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2026\/03\/16\/us\/leqaa-kordia-columbia-protest-release\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2026\/03\/16\/us\/leqaa-kordia-columbia-protest-release\"> Leqaa Korda, a pro-Palestine protester of Columbia University was released upon request of Zohran Mamdani<\/a>. She was arrested for over a year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>17 March: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advocate.com\/politics\/election\/kat-abughazaleh-democratic-illinois-primary\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.advocate.com\/politics\/election\/kat-abughazaleh-democratic-illinois-primary\">David Bliss, the mayor Evanston who refused to call the police on the pro-Palestine protesters won the primary for the 9th District of Illinois<\/a>. He faced an AIPAC ad campaign against him but won anyway. AIPAC supported Laura Fine who came in third behind Kat Abughazaleh, a Palestinian influencer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>17 March:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/american-politics\/article-890481\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/american-politics\/article-890481\"> Raja Krishnamoorti, who was a long time supported AIPAC puppet, lost to Juliana Stratton in the Illinois primaries for the Senate<\/a>. Juliana Stratton though also received some shady money, but still much better than Krishnamoorti.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>17 March: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/american-politics\/article-890481\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/american-politics\/article-890481\">AIPAC backed Melissa Conyers-Erwin also lost her primary<\/a> for the House of Representatives to LaShawn Ford<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>17 March: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.juedische-allgemeine.de\/juedische-welt\/kritik-an-zohran-mamdani-wegen-aussagen-am-st-patricks-day\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.juedische-allgemeine.de\/juedische-welt\/kritik-an-zohran-mamdani-wegen-aussagen-am-st-patricks-day\/\">NY Mayor Zohran Mamdani has invited Mary Robinson, Irelands first woman President for St.Patricks Day and appreciated Irelands solidarity with the Palestinians<\/a>. The Zionist lobby of course decried this notion, as before the focus was solely on Irelands national day and this would only support antisemitism. He compared the colonisation of Ireland and Palestine.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>19 March: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2026\/3\/19\/israel-fined-by-fifa-citing-racism-and-multiple-discrimination-breaches\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2026\/3\/19\/israel-fined-by-fifa-citing-racism-and-multiple-discrimination-breaches\">The FIFA fined the Israeli Football Association 150&#8217;000 CHF for racist behaviour. <\/a> It does though not sanction the fact that Israeli football clubs based in Palestine are permitted to play in the Israeli League. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>19 March: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cz90wy2190go\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cz90wy2190go\">Australian PM Anthony Albanese was heckled during a Ramadan event in a mosque in Sydney<\/a>. Genocide supporter in the Israel-Palestinian conflict he was called and urged to leave. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>19 March: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.juedische-allgemeine.de\/politik\/ines-schwerdtner-uebt-sich-in-antizionismus-akrobatik\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.juedische-allgemeine.de\/politik\/ines-schwerdtner-uebt-sich-in-antizionismus-akrobatik\/\">The German politician Karin Schwerdtner defended a party branch of the Left that voted to reject zionism. <\/a> Even though urged repeatedly, she did not deem it antisemitic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>20 March: <a href=\"https:\/\/unric.org\/en\/record-donation-to-unicef-sweden-thousands-of-children-in-gaza-receive-education\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/unric.org\/en\/record-donation-to-unicef-sweden-thousands-of-children-in-gaza-receive-education\/\">Roger Akelius has donated 85 Million Dollars for the education in Gaza through UNICEF Sweden. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>22 March: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/after-a-night-of-destruction-residents-of-arad-and-dimona-begin-picking-up-the-pieces\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/after-a-night-of-destruction-residents-of-arad-and-dimona-begin-picking-up-the-pieces\/\">Iran struck Arad and Dimona, the Nuclear facility of Israel <\/a>after the Nuclear facilities of Iran were struck first. Reports on Israeli casualties are in doubt as Israel has a well established track record of lying. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>23 March: <a href=\"https:\/\/jewishinsider.com\/2026\/03\/mohsen-mahdawi-congressional-progressive-staff-association-meeting\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/jewishinsider.com\/2026\/03\/mohsen-mahdawi-congressional-progressive-staff-association-meeting\/\">The Columbia University palestine prostest organizer Mohsen Mawdawi was received at the Hill Happy Hour of the Democratic Progressive Staff<\/a>. The Jewish Insider reported on the event and forgot to mention that he was a Buddhist and very active in forging links between Israeli and Palestinian voices on Columbia University instead wrote in detail of his debunked experience in weapon building and killing Jews&#8230; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>26 March: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastmonitor.com\/20260326-french-students-announce-legal-action-over-universities-ties-with-israel\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastmonitor.com\/20260326-french-students-announce-legal-action-over-universities-ties-with-israel\/\">The French students union and the French branch of Jewish Voice for Peace launched legal action against the academic collaborations between French and Israeli universities<\/a>.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>27 March: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/over-1000-diaspora-leaders-urge-action-against-jewish-extremist-terror-in-west-bank\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/over-1000-diaspora-leaders-urge-action-against-jewish-extremist-terror-in-west-bank\/\">Over a 1000 prominent Jews outside of Israel have urged Israeli president to do something against settler violence in the West Bank<\/a>. Israeli soldiers have just broken a bone of a CNN journalist and somehow this was too much even for Zionists.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>29 March: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastmonitor.com\/20260329-journalists-must-never-be-targeted-in-war-zones-says-french-foreign-minister-after-3-killed-in-lebanon\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastmonitor.com\/20260329-journalists-must-never-be-targeted-in-war-zones-says-french-foreign-minister-after-3-killed-in-lebanon\/\">French Foreign Minister Noel Barrot denounced the killing of three journalists by Israel in Lebanon. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>30 March: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.srf.ch\/news\/schweiz\/pro-palaestina-demo-unverpixelte-bilder-von-berner-demo-hat-es-so-noch-nie-gegeben\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.srf.ch\/news\/schweiz\/pro-palaestina-demo-unverpixelte-bilder-von-berner-demo-hat-es-so-noch-nie-gegeben\">The police in Bern published photographs of wanted pro-Palestine protesters<\/a>. It was the first time the public was requested to help in the identification of wanted people for such minor offences.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>30 March: <a href=\"https:\/\/qudsnen.co\/post?id=67455&amp;slug=polish-artist-justyna-steczkowska-boycotts-eurovision-2026-over-israels-participation\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/qudsnen.co\/post?id=67455&amp;slug=polish-artist-justyna-steczkowska-boycotts-eurovision-2026-over-israels-participation\">The polish singer Justyna Steczkowska, who represented Poland last year no longer takes part in any initiative relating to the Eurovision contest<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>31 March: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.juedische-allgemeine.de\/juedische-welt\/juedischer-anti-zionist-wird-chef-der-sozialdemokratischen-ndp\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.juedische-allgemeine.de\/juedische-welt\/juedischer-anti-zionist-wird-chef-der-sozialdemokratischen-ndp\/\">The Anti-Zionist Jewish Canadian politician Avi Lewis became the leader of the New Democratic Party<\/a>. He accused the Israel of genocide and Zionism of being related to ethnic cleansing. The NPD is a minor <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>31 March:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cwy368j1e3lo\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cwy368j1e3lo\"> Spain closed its airspace to US planes intended to reach the war in Iran<\/a>. Israel launched the strikes in late February and the US joined them a few days later. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>31 March: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastmonitor.com\/20260331-israel-cancels-visit-by-french-defense-minister-report-says\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastmonitor.com\/20260331-israel-cancels-visit-by-french-defense-minister-report-says\/\">France denied Israel access to its airspace for weapons deliveries from the USA for the use in Iran war.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>31 March: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/my-europe\/2026\/03\/31\/eu-to-press-israel-to-scrap-law-allowing-execution-of-convicted-palestinians\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/my-europe\/2026\/03\/31\/eu-to-press-israel-to-scrap-law-allowing-execution-of-convicted-palestinians\">The EU opposes the Israeli bill of a death penalty on Palestinians<\/a> who allegedly kill for the destruction of Israel while there is no death penalty for Israeli who kill Palestinians and have never recognized Palestine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This month started with the assault of Iran by Israel and the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5175","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/acaboda.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/acaboda.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/acaboda.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acaboda.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acaboda.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5175"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/acaboda.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5175\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5728,"href":"https:\/\/acaboda.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5175\/revisions\/5728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/acaboda.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}