Germany designates the BDS (Boycott Divestment Sanction Israel) movement as extremist organization.

Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, in a report issued by Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, has classified the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement as a “suspected extremist case.” The report cited the movement’s “links to secular Palestinian extremism” and indicated that BDS “violates the idea of international understanding” by questioning Israel’s right to exist.

The report also noted that after the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel, BDS-affiliated groups intensified their anti-Israel activities, calling for boycotts of Israeli goods and companies.