BERLING (Dispatches) – Thousands of activists around the world have taken part in the Boycott PUMA Global Day of Action against the German sportswear company over its sponsorship of the Zionist regime’s football association, which operates in illegal settlements.
The protest rallies were held on Saturday after the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement called on supporters from around the world to join thousands of people on the Global Day of Action and urge PUMA to end its support for the Zionist regime, Palestine’s official Wafa news agency reported.
“PUMA’s greenwashing is dangerous. It does a disservice to authentic grassroots efforts for climate justice for all and allows Israel’s human rights abuses against Palestinians to continue,” the BDS said in a statement.
“Groups around the world will join the #BoycottPUMA Global Day of Action. Join them online to let PUMA know that you stand with the growing number of people and movements around the world that recognize Palestine as a climate justice issue,” it added.
Members and supporters of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) held vigils across the United Kingdom, as they informed shoppers they should not buy goods from Puma because of its complicity in the Zionist regime’s crimes.
A rally was also held on Inis Oirr of Aran Islands in Galway Bay, Ireland, in solidarity with the Palestinian people and in support of the global day of action against Puma.
The participants called on the company to end its complicity in the regime’s crimes as they waved flags of Palestine and held banners.
In France, activists rallied in the cities of Lyon and Provence for the Boycott PUMA Global Day of Action, demanding the global sportswear manufacturer end its complicity in the regime’s crimes and its oppression of millions of Palestinians.
In the Austrian capital, Vienna, activists held an information stall at Wien Mitte the Mall to inform people about the Zionist regime’s crimes and the need to end Puma’s sponsorship of IFA, which includes teams based in settlements built on occupied Palestinian land.
Also in Malaysia, more than 30 futsal teams joined the “Free Palestine” tournament in the capital Kuala Lumpur marking the Boycott PUMA Global Day of Action, demanding the sportswear company end its complicity in the Israeli regime’s oppression of Palestinians.