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The Israeli Inquisitions & Another BDS Victory
Israel continues its assault on Palestinian human rights and equality activists… Most recently arresting Ameer Makhoul and Omar Sayid, two leaders of the Palestinian community within Israel. Of course, Israel being media savvy and expert on packaging propaganda for western consumption, charges the two with spying for Hezbollah, as if the sophisticated militia would go […]
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Irish activists urge divestment at CRH annual meeting
Adri Nieuwhof and John Dorman, The Electronic Intifada, 12 May 2010 Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) activists are pressuring the Ireland-based international building materials group CRH to divest from its Israeli subsidiary Mashav. Last week, IPSC members attended the annual CRH general shareholders meeting as activist shareholders. Their aim was to discuss the involvement of […]
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Major victory for pro-Palestine boycott campaign: Dublin City Council passes anti-Veolia motion
Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign – Press Release 10th May 2010 Dr David Landy of the IPSC welcomes the vote as a significant development The international Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement today scored a major victory as Dublin City Council passed a resolution calling on the City Manager not to sign or renew any […]
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Ireland must oppose Israel’s membership of the OECD
By Dr David Morrison* In a written answer to Sinn Fein Deputy, Aengus Oí¬ Snodaigh, Foreign Minister, Micheaí¬l Martin, told the Daí¬il on 21 April 2010 that “it is expected that Ireland will join with the other 29 members of the OECD to formally invite Israel to become a member” [1] The Roadmap for the […]
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Veto on Israel’s OECD membership
The Irish Times – Thursday, May 6, 2010 Madam, – On May 11th, 2010, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) will vote on whether or not to complete Israel”s application to join its ranks. Supporting Israel”s ascension to the OECD would be tantamount to supporting its actions in the Occupied Territories. The Roadmap […]
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Palestine dominates CRH AGM in Dublin
Check out what the IPSC has been up to in Dublin yesterday. In fact, I was one of the concerned shareholders inside the AGM – my first company AGM – and I was delighted that there were some shareholders genuinely disturbed about CRH”s involvement in Palestine and speaking up about it. Besides these Ordinary Decent […]
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Ireland must oppose Israel’s membership of the OECD
By Dr David Morrison OECD_Angel_Gurría_Shimon_PeresIn a written answer to Sinn Fein Deputy, Aengus O? Snodaigh, Foreign Minister, Michea?l Martin, told the Da?il on 21 April 2010 that “it is expected that Ireland will join with the other 29 members of the OECD to formally invite Israel to become a member” [1] The Roadmap for the […]
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Take Action – Ireland Can Stop Apartheid Israel’s Membership of the OECD
Dear friends, The Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) is urgently requesting your support for a last minute attempt to try and stop Israel”s membership of the OECD. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is scheduled to convene in May 2010 in order to take a formal decision on Israel”s application for membership in […]
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Ictu to seek ways to support sanctions against Israel
MARY FITZGERALD Foreign Affairs Correspondent THE EXECUTIVE council of Ictu is to consider ways in which it can translate into action its support for Palestinian calls for a boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel. Attendees at an Ictu conference on the Middle East held in Dublin yesterday discussed possible ways of implementing such […]
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Irish Trade Union solidarity with Palestine
On Friday there was one of the most significant events yet in Palestinian solidarity work in Ireland. The Irish Congress of Trade Unions held a conference on Palestine/Israel and on how to build solidarity links. It was reported and attacked in the media and, in a nutshell, it was a very successful conference – one […]
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