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In 2006, in response to Israeli attacks against Gaza and Lebanon, over one hundred Palestinian cultural workers, supported by hundreds of international cultural workers voiced their support of the PACBI call. They appealed to international artists and filmmakers of good conscience “to cancel all exhibitions and other cultural events...in Israel, to mobilize immediately and not allow the continuation of the Israeli offensive to breed complacency.”
On December 15, 2006, in a letter to the Guardian co-signed by 94 other artists and writers, the British art critic and writer John Berger called on British writers and artists to undertake a "cultural boycott" of Israel.
On February 25, 2010, 500 Montreal artists signed a call to support the BDS movement stating, “On the streets, in concert halls, in words and in song, we commit to fighting against apartheid and call upon all artists and cultural producers across the country and around the world to adopt a similar position in this global struggle.”
In August 2010, over 140 Irish artists signed a pledge “not to avail of any invitation to perform or exhibit in Israel, nor to accept any funding from any institution linked to the government of Israel, until such time as Israel complies with international law and universal principles of human rights.” In August, 2014 the number of signatories reached 500.
In November 2010, the Creative Workers Union of South Africa (CWUSA) endorsed a declaration issued by South African Artists Against Apartheid and signed by over 40 South African artists, stating, “As artists of conscience we can act to resist the normalization of Israel’s apartheid policies.”
In November 2011, 150 Swiss artists signed a pledge supporting the boycott and vowing not to perform in Israel until Israel ceases its “occupation and the colonization of the Palestinian territories, for as long as equality is denied Palestinians who are citizens of Israel, and for as long as the right of return of the refugees is refused.”
In March 2014, People’s Books Co-op voted to join the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement against Israel, instituting a consumer, cultural and academic boycott of the Israeli state.
In July 2014, Librarians and Archivists with Palestine call for boycott and divestment against Israel.
In July 2014, rock star Peter Gabriel and film-maker Ken Loach are among 38,000 people to sign an open letter to David Cameron, the British prime minister, demanding an immediate halt to the arms trade between the UK and Israel.
In January 2015, 110 cartoonists and comic workers in the comics industry released an open letter asking the comics industry to have “No Business As Usual With Israel”
In February 2015, nearly 1000 UK artists announced their commitment to upholding the cultural boycott of Israel.
In June 2015, UK actors, writers and directors signed a petition for immediate sanctions against Israel along with 20,000 members of the public.
In August 2015, over 1,100 Black scholars, academics, activists,and culture workers released a signed statement in support of Palestinian rights and the boycott, including in the cultural realm artists Talib Kweli, Boots Riley, Jasiri X, Son of Nun, and Tef Poe, and Black Panther Minister of Culture Emory Douglas.
In August 2015, at Venice Biennale over 20 prominent artists launched “Letter for Palestine Campaign” calling on fellow artists to support the PACBI call.