#boycottAXA

[sailorzenin]

BDS update - Boycott AXA!

[soon-palestine]

In a major BDS win for human rights activists against financial institutions complicit in Israel’s 76-year-old regime of settler colonialism, apartheid and now genocide, French multinational insurer @AXA was forced to sell its investments in all major Israeli banks.

These banks are considered the backbone of Israel’s illegal settlement enterprise on occupied Palestinian stolen lands. The global “Stop AXA Assistance to Israeli Apartheid” campaign targeted AXA’s investment in Israeli banks and Elbit Systems for their complicity in Israel’s illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, which constitute war crimes under international law, and for other grave violations of Palestinian human rights. The company faced divestment pressure, reputational damage and a consumer boycott campaign.

This is also your win. You were one of thousands to call for #AXADivest and #BoycottAXA, ending your contract with the brand. You protested outside AXA offices and organized disruptive creative actions at every AXA shareholders’ meeting. You sent thousands of tweets, emails and letters to AXA CEOs, calling out AXA’s hypocrisy. As Israel’s live streamed genocide against 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza continues, it is hard to celebrate anything other than an end to the genocide and the beginning of justice.

AXA is not off the hook, though. Amidst Israel’s live streamed genocide in Gaza against 2.3 million Palestinians, the coalition will continue to monitor AXA’s investments to make sure it is not complicit in the ongoing genocide. Watch this space!

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[ID: A series of photos taken from the BDS Instagram page. They read:

1. The BDS movement encourages the continued pressure of those who support Israel’s genocidal war against Palestinians in Gaza.

Logos of Domino’s Pizza, McDonalds, Papa John’s, Pizza Hut, and Burger King.

But, at the same time, let us strengthen our targeted campaigns and boycott the most complicit companies in order to maximize our impact!

Logos of AXA, Puma, Siemens, Carrefour, Ahava, HP, and SodaStream.

2. Targeted versus untargeted boycotts.

On the left, a drawing labeled as targeted: it shows a red circle, representing a company, surrounded/pressured by many white arrows. On the right, labeled as untargeted: many red circles, with little to no arrows surrounding them.

We focus our boycotts on a smaller number of companies/products for maximum impact.

3. A photo of people on a beach. Carved on the sand is the word Puma, written inside a crossed out circle.

Puma sponsors the Israel Football Association, which governs teams in Israel’s illegal settlements on occupied Palestinian land. #BoycottPuma

4. An instagram description by carrefour_israel, which reads: “The Carrefour network has donated thousands of personal shipments to soldiers, and this is just the beginning… Proud to take part in the national effort together with Carrefour employees and good citizens who volunteer to prepare personal packages for IDF soldiers.”

Carrefour is a genocide enabler. Carrefour sent Israeli soldiers partaking in the unfolding genocide of Palestinians in Gaza personal packages. In 2022, it entered a partnership with the Israeli company Electra Consumer Products and its subsidiary Yenot Bitan, both of which are involved in grave violations against the Palestinian people. #BoycottCarrefour

5. When Russia invaded Ukraine, AXA took targeted measures against it. Yet, as Israel wages a genocidal war on Gaza, AXA continues to invest in Israeli banks financing war crimes, and the theft of Palestinian land and natural resources. #BoycottAXA

6. HP provides services to the offices of genocide enablers Netanyahu and Smotrich.

HPE provides technology for Israel’s apartheid population database, including illegal settlements, apart from serving its prison and police services. #BoycottHP

7. Ahava cosmetics has its production site, visitor center and main store in an illegal Israeli settlement. #StolenBeauty

8. Siemens is the main contractor for the #EuroAsiaInterconnector, an Israel-EU submarine electricity cable that would connect Israel’s illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory to Europe. #BoycottSiemens

9. SodaStream is actively complicit in Israel’s policy of displacing the indigenous Bedouin-Palestinian citizens of Israel in the Naqab (Negev). SodaStream has a long history of discrimination against Palestinian workers. #BoycottSodaStream

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boycotting is one of the few direct actions we can take from abroad

[omarkn]

A tweet

Due to @AXA's complicity in Israel's repressive policy towards the Palestinian people, @manifiesta_be, Belgium's annual Festival of Solidarity, decided not to renew its insurance contract with AXA. Join them. Pledge to #BoycottAXA ➡️ https://t.co/QOygQQoDKa pic.twitter.com/8xtATlRRDR

— BDS movement (@BDSmovement) November 27, 2020