Spaces, such as restaurants, shops, hotels, and other businesses, who have committed to boycott israeli products and priority targets set by BDS, are Apartheid Free Zones (AFZ). We now have over 250 AFZs all over Japan!

The AFZ campaign, as part of the BDS movement, creates spaces across the world that are free from apartheid and colonial occupation by Israel. The idea came from the struggle against racism among the South African people.

The Apartheid Free Zone spaces commit to resisting providing any kind of support for injustice to Palestinians and the apartheid regime caused by the colonial occupation of Israel, and to pursue spaces free from inequality and oppression.

Since this is part of BDS movement, similar campaigns exist all around the world, thousands of AFZs in many countries. Check out AFZs around the world page and BDS movement's AFZ page .

Examples of the AFZ space:

• Community-based small businesses like restaurants, cafés, bookstores, and retail stores
• Academic spaces like universities, academic institutions, and research labs
• Cultural spaces like theatres, libraries, and concert halls
• Events like music festivals, art exhibitions, and group events
• Governmental institutions like city councils, and parliaments
• Sports clubs and circles, non-governmental organizations, religious institutions, and corporations

All different spaces and groups are eligible to be AFZ.