Hamtramck, a city on the outskirts of Detroit, Michigan, has made history by becoming the first US city to fully support the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign in solidarity with Palestinian rights. The city council members have pledged to refrain from purchasing goods and services from companies supporting Israel, aiming to send a significant message of support to the Palestinian people and their struggle against the Israeli occupation of their lands.
#BDS is unstoppable! In a historic first, Hamtramck, Michigan becomes the first city in the US to fully endorse BDS, unanimously passing a resolution demanding the boycott of and divestment from apartheid Israel. https://t.co/w29KVEeBGP
In October, the city council demanded a ceasefire, and renamed one of its streets "Palestine Avenue", demanding an end to Israel's hostilities in Gaza https://t.co/7JKZAXYvPn.
The city of Hamtramck, on the outskirts of Detroit, Michigan, becomes the first US city to fully support a boycott campaign in support of Palestinian rights. Several polls have shown that the majority of Americans support a ceasefire in Gaza https://t.co/1aQPKnJOb8
It's the first city in the U.S. to pass a resolution supporting the pro-Palestine movement. https://t.co/AkYGLVgl10
City council members in Hamtramck said the move was done in an effort to send a "message of support" to Palestinians and further support "their efforts to end the Israeli occupation of their indigenous lands" https://t.co/7JKZAXYvPn.
The city of Hamtramck, on the outskirts of Detroit, Michigan, passed a Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) resolution on Tuesday, becoming the first US city to fully support a boycott campaign in support of Palestinian rights https://t.co/jgmWSl3l2E
“We cannot have our taxpayer money used to kill people." In a landmark decision, Hamtramck became the first US city to fully support the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) campaign and pledged to refrain from purchasing goods and services from companies that support Israel https://t.co/GG0zPS9d12
A US city on the outskirts of Detroit, Michigan, passed a Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) resolution on Tuesday, supporting Palestinian rights amidst Israel's ongoing war on Gaza https://t.co/7JKZAXYvPn.
A US city coucil on the outskirts of Detroit, Michigan, has passed a BDS resolution in support of Palestinian rights amidst Israel's ongoing war on Gaza ⬇ https://t.co/EpJ4OwLcje
In a historic decision, Hamtramck has become the first US city to boycott the Israeli occupation. Here's the story. https://t.co/OYhyP0sJuq
Hamtramck city council members declared that the decision to endorse BDS has been taken to "send a significant message of support for the Palestinian people and their efforts to end the Israeli occupation of their indigenous lands" https://t.co/HcYM1QTTYP
Hamtramck "shall make all best efforts to refrain from purchasing goods and services from any vendor that is the target of a BDS campaign", as well as refrain from investment in the Israeli state https://t.co/VShkuZgavR
Hamtramck, on the outskirts of Detroit, Michigan, passed a Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) resolution on Tuesday, becoming the first US city to fully support a boycott campaign in support of Palestinian rights https://t.co/oub9nNt2iM