BDS is a globally coordinated movement and part of a broader strategy known as
“soft terror” — a form of ideological, cultural, and economic warfare.
Its goals include the destabilization of the West, the United States, the elimination of Israel, and the targeting of the Jewish people. It aligns with extremist agendas that seek to establish a global Islamic caliphate under Sharia law.
According to its own materials, BDS focuses on ten key fronts for influence and disruption:
Economics, Culture, Students, LGBTQ+, Academia, Free Speech Platforms, Labor Unions, Apartheid Discourse, Local Governments, and Sports.
This strategy often involves “terrorists in suits” — individuals who advance extremist aims not through violence, but through legal, institutional, and cultural channels.
Since November 2023, BDS-aligned groups have launched an aggressive, city-by-city campaign - one municipal vote at a time.
Highly Coordinated: Armed with mobile apps, scripted speeches, and traveling operatives, they descend on local councils with military precision.
Exploiting Subnationalism: They hijack city politics to pressure national foreign policy, reviving the anti-apartheid playbook of the 1980s.
ESG as a Trojan Horse: By disguising their demands as human rights or environmental concerns, they manipulate local ESG and diversity frameworks.
Weaponizing the Domino Effect: Even defeats are spun as wins, fueling a wave of disinformation to pressure the next city.
What can you do to help your city?
Learn Their Playbook
Understand the tactics used by anti-Israel activists. Learn the language—terms like apartheid-free zones, sub-nationalism, and ESG-based framing. Know how they operate before you respond.
Build a Local Network
Create a grassroots coalition with Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Hindu, and other local communities. Mobilize supporters to speak—or simply show up in solidarity at council meetings. Use tools like Spark Activist App to mobilize.
Prepare the Message
Equip your community with consistent talking points and prepared speeches (even AI-generated).
Focus on:
Stay Local – International conflicts are not the city’s job.
Protect City Finances – Divesting from stable, global companies under political pressure is fiscally irresponsible.
Don’t Twin with Terror - It’s not safe for your city.
It’s not your city responsibility. It doesn’t help the Palestinian people — it helps Hamas, their oppressors.
Show Up in Person
Physical presence changes outcomes.
Fill the room at council meetings.
Numbers matter.
Engage Council Members One-on-One
Meet with representatives respectfully.
Present BDS as they truly are:
- Discriminatory (especially toward Jews and Israelis)
- Divisive for your city
- Outside the scope of municipal authority
Bring the BDS “toolkit” used in your country to show how these campaigns are pre-planned and replicated across cities.
- Make clear that council members are being targeted as part of a larger political strategy.
Use Local Laws
➡️ Use the law to protect your rights and hold others accountable.
Reference anti-discrimination laws that protect individuals based on ethnicity, religion, or nationality.
Explain how actions targeting Israel or Israelis may violate these protections.
Explain the implication of working with terror group.
Use legal tools effectively:
- File hate incident reports when appropriate.
- Submit formal complaints if the city or institution is not following its own ordinances or codes.
Your goal isn’t to “win a debate.”
It’s to get your city council to adopt a clear position like this:
“Our city council will not engage in or adopt positions on international conflicts, including the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as these matters fall outside the scope of municipal governance.”
Such a ruling:
❌ Blocks future BDS-style proposals.
🛡️ Protects the city from being dragged into foreign policy debates.
🤝 Gives council members a neutral, non-political reason to avoid divisive votes.
📣 Sends a message to other cities: “This campaign stops here.”
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