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In a statement, the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement said the online campaign aims to pressure the company "to end complicity with the Israeli colonial and apartheid regime."<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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The campaign is the 6th by BDS against the German company since 2018 to end its IFA sponsorship.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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In past years, the campaign has succeeded to force Qatar Sports Club not to renew its contract with Puma, a Malaysian university to end a contract with the sportswear company and the British Chester F.C. not to contract it.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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BDS said Puma has contracted with an Israeli distributor who conducts sale operations in Israeli settlements built in the occupied West Bank.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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There was no comment from Puma on the BDS campaign.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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In September 2021, BDS organized activities in more than 50 cities worldwide to pile pressure on Puma to halt its sponsorship of the IFA.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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BDS is a Palestinian-led movement that works to end international support for Israel's oppression of Palestinians.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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In past years, BDS made several breakthroughs in cancelling activities and partnerships with Israel.<\/span><\/p>","content_source":"","content_url":"","content_columns":"0","content_date_start":"2022-02-14 08:37:54","content_date_finish":"2022-02-14 08:37:54","content_date_register":"2022-02-14 08:40:48","content_date_last_edit":"2022-02-14 08:40:48","content_show_img":"1","content_show_details":"0","content_show_related_img":"0","content_show_slider":"1","content_show_title_slider":"1","content_comment":"1","content_score":"0","content_recorded":"0","content_confirmed":"0","content_status":"1","content_kind":"0","old_id":"0","tag_id":null,"tag_word":null,"tag_service":null,"tag_total":null,"tag_soundex":null,"attach_token":"1566324136","attach_date_register":"2022-02-14 08:38:47","attach_id":"500162","attach_file_ext":"jpg","attach_file_header":"image\/jpeg","attach_img_type":"2","attach_img_width":"1200","attach_img_height":"801","attach_file_media":"1","attach_show_watermark":"1","score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"visit_count":"790","visit_date_last":"2025-05-08 21:57:26","attach_title":"BDS calls for Puma boycott over Israeli football sponsorship","node_title":"news,BDS,Latest news","ot_node_left_right":"[{\"node_id\":122, \"left\":2, \"right\":53},{\"node_id\":127, \"left\":11, \"right\":12},{\"node_id\":144, \"left\":49, \"right\":50}]"}]]