{"id":319334,"date":"2026-08-10T13:58:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T12:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=319334"},"modified":"2026-08-10T13:58:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T12:58:12","slug":"open-letter-from-global-jewish-organizations-in-support-of-boycott-divestment-and-sanctions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2026\/08\/open-letter-from-global-jewish-organizations-in-support-of-boycott-divestment-and-sanctions\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Letter from Global Jewish Organizations in Support of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Members of Zidovsky Hlas Solidarity (Jewish Voice of Solidarity) at a protest in Prague.<\/p><\/div>\n

A call for Jewish organizations around the world to publicly endorse the BDS movement and support coordinated nonviolent pressure to end Israeli impunity. <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

8 Aug 2026\u00a0<\/em>–\u00a0We, the undersigned Jewish organizations, collectives, and community members
\naround the world, write today out of profound moral urgency.<\/p>\n

The Israeli state is accelerating the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians through mass
\ndisplacement, settler violence, and the destruction of Palestinian communities. In
\nGaza, Israel is carrying out a genocide that has killed tens of thousands of people,
\ndevastated civilian infrastructure, displaced the vast majority of the population, and
\nsubjected Palestinians to starvation and collective punishment.<\/p>\n

These crimes demand concrete action from us, in whose name they are being committed.<\/p>\n

In the United States, Jewish Voice for Peace has expressed principled support for
\nBoycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS), demonstrating that Jewish ethical principles
\ncan and must be mobilized in opposition to oppression.<\/p>\n

The scale of devastation has reached a point where silence is no longer defensible.<\/p>\n

We therefore call upon Jewish organizations around the world to publicly endorse the BDS movement and to support coordinated nonviolent pressure to end Israeli impunity. We also urge governments and international institutions to respond to growing calls from civil society, human rights organizations, and citizens for concrete measures of accountability, including the suspension of the EU\u2013Israel Association Agreement.<\/p>\n

We affirm support for:<\/p>\n