The Campaign was inspired by people who supported the struggle to abolish apartheid in South Africa through diverse forms of boycott.
[7] In July 2009, PACBI called for the boycott of a proposed concert in Ramallah by Jewish Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen who had entertained Israeli troops for three months during the Yom Kippur war and expressed a desire to be drafted.
[9] In January 2024, PACBI criticized the Standing Together movement, saying it was a "normalization outfit that seeks to distract from and whitewash Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza".
[10] In March 2024, PACBI joined the calls to boycott the Israeli participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 during the Israel–Hamas war, accusing the country of pinkwashing, whitewashing and artwashing its "ongoing genocide" against Palestinians.
[11] PACBI has called for a boycott of Disney's upcoming Snow White film due to its star Gal Gadot's support for Israel.