PACBI

In total solidarity with the people of Palestine, SUPeR bookstore and supertimebooks commit to adhering to the Palestinian international call for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) and to complying with the underlying guidelines of the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI).

In our organizational and individual capacities we therefore commit to:

• Refrain from participation in any form of academic and cultural cooperation, collaboration, or joint projects with Israeli institutions;
• Advocate a comprehensive boycott of Israeli institutions at the national and international levels, including suspension of all forms of funding and subsidies to these institutions;
• Promote divestment and disinvestment from the state of Israel by international academic institutions;
• Work toward the condemnation of Israeli policies by pressing for resolutions to be adopted by academic, professional and cultural associations and organizations;
• Support Palestinian academic and cultural institutions directly without requiring them to partner with Israeli counterparts as an explicit or implicit condition for such support.

The BDS movement, including PACBI, rejects on principle boycotts of individuals based on their identity (such as citizenship, race, gender, sexuality, or religion) or opinion. Mere affiliation of Israeli cultural workers to an Israeli cultural institution is therefore not grounds for applying the boycott. If, however, an individual is representing the state of Israel or a complicit Israeli institution, or is commissioned/recruited to participate in Israel’s efforts to “rebrand” itself, then their activities are subject to the institutional boycott the BDS movement is calling for.

More information available at https://bdsmovement.net/pacbi.

what's PACBI?

more at PACBI guidelines + amplify FAQ + WAWOG FAQ!

PACBI *is* non-violent direct action asking that academic & cultural institutions / organizations / groups...
–– boycott events, activities, institutions, & products funded by the state of Israel or a complicit institution (e.g. "Brand Israel") *&* normalization projects (activities, events, orgs, etc.) suggesting that Israel's violence is justified or that "both sides" are equally responsible for "the conflict"
–– make a public commitment to refuse material support from the state of Israel & reject projects that normalize Israel’s forced dispossession of Palestinians

PACBI *is not*:
–– a commitment to stop taking money from Zionist donors (focus = isolation of state, not individual, capital)
–– a commitment to stop working with Israeli artists or any targeting of individuals *unless* they represent Israel (or a complicit Israeli institution) or are involved in normalization projects; PACBI does not target individuals on the basis of their identity or opinion.
–– extended to secondary boycotts; you can partner with entities sponsored by a boycottable entity & still be PACBI-compliant
–– a blanket boycott of all Israeli cultural institutions; there are exemptions for those recognizing the rights of Palestinians & enacting policies & practices to end the violation of their rights