Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)

A campaign “initiated in 2004 to contribute to the struggle for Palestinian freedom, justice and equality,” according to its website. Emulating the 1980s campaign against South African apartheid, PACBI advocates for a boycott of Israeli academic and cultural institutions in response to Israel’s flouting of international law and denial of Palestinian basic rights. It is a founding member of the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) National Committee (BNC), a coalition group that promotes BDS. Israel has attacked the BDS movement and its proponents throughout the world, using a variety of tactics and accusing them of anti-Semitism.