PACBI Statement

Ceasefire Now!

Dunya Productions remains in solidarity with the Palestinian people and joins the Palestinian international call for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) and commits to complying with the guidelines for the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI).

We commit to not crossing the international picket line for Palestine. Specifically to:

• Boycott any cultural product commissioned by an official Israeli body;

• Boycott any cultural product funded by an official Israeli body, even if not commissioned;

• Boycott any cultural event that is partially or fully sponsored or funded by an official Israeli body;

• Refrain from participation in any form of academic and cultural cooperation, collaboration, or joint projects with Israeli institutions, including suspension of all forms of funding and subsidies to/from these institutions;

• Refrain from hosting or circulating any events or cultural products operating under the auspices of “normalization,” or which advance a false symmetry between oppressed and oppressor;

• 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 by the BDS movement is calling for. ARMS EMBARGO NOW!
Dunya Productions hereby calls on other organizations to support the work of the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement to end Israeli occupation, settler-colonialism, and apartheid NOW.
We urge organizations within the arts & culture sector to take actionable steps in solidarity with Palestinians and support the BDS and PACBI movements to end Israeli occupation, settler-colonialism, and apartheid. Dunya Productions will continue to participate in coalition-building efforts alongside artists, cultural institutions, activist groups, and organizations committed to the liberation of Palestinian people and the right to dissent. CEASEFIRE NOW!