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BDS. Boycott Israel Dead Sea Salt Minus-417 Manor Geneva, July 2010
Boycott Désinvestissements Sanctions. Non í l’Apartheid « made in Israí«l » Gení¨ve, Suisse, 10 juillet 2010 — Collectif BDS Gení¨ve. Performance dans le grand magasin Manor, contre la marque Minus-417 (Sel de la Mer morte). Informations : http://www.bds-info.ch/fr http://www.bds-info.ch/fr/actualites/…
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Folk Music Legend Pete Seeger Urged to Abandon Israel Event
Adalah-NY Media Contact: info[at]adalahny.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 10, New York, NY – Folk music icon Pete Seeger has been urged by over 40 organizations, along with musicians close to him, to cancel his participation in a November internet event organized by the Israeli groups the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, the Jewish National Fund […]
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H&M will report price tag action to the police
Coup against H&M will be reported to the police 9 September 2010 [original report in Swedish] Criticized for establishment in Israel – Price tag calls for boycott HELSINGBORG. H&M is criticized for the decision to open stores in Israel and has been exposed to a coup on the clothing price tags, on which consumers are […]
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Why Some Jewish Stars Support Israeli Artistic Boycott
By Nathan Guttman Published September 08, 2010, issue of September 17, 2010. Washington – Sixty-six years ago, Theodore Bikel, then a young actor in what would become the State of Israel, co-founded Tel Aviv”s Cameri Theatre. Today, Bikel is one of America”s iconic Jewish actors and folk singers, and is taking sides in a debate […]
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BNC condemns repression of French BDS activists
BNC condemns repression of French BDS activists Occupied Palestine, 9 September 2010 – The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC), on behalf of its constituent organizations and unions representing the majority of Palestinian civil society, strongly condemns the decision taken by French authorities to prosecute people of conscience for calling for a boycott […]
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Letter to Pete Seeger From Over 40 Orgs
September 9, 2010 Dear Pete, As long-time admirers of your music and your commitment to social justice, and as justice-seeking activists ourselves, we were surprised and troubled to learn that you plan to participate in the event “With Earth and Each Other: A Virtual Rally for a Better Middle East” this November. As part of […]
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California Activists Launch Ballot initiative to divest from Israel
ISRAEL DIVESTMENT CAMPAIGN (IDC): Tuesday, September 7, 2010 “DIVEST FROM ISRAEL” CALIFORNIA BALLOT INITIATIVE LAUNCHES IN LA ON WEDNESDAY WITH A SIGNING CEREMONY IN FRONT OF ISRAELI CONSULATE California Israel Divestment Campaign www.israeldivestmentcampaign.org VISUALS: Giant petition to be signed by speakers; Posters of campaign logo LOS ANGELES, CA (Sept.7) –Californians committed to peace and justice […]
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Refusing to Normalize a Cruel Occupation: A PACBI Open Letter to American and British Artists Supporting the Cultural Boycott of Israeli Colonies
PACBI | 9 September 2010 Occupied Ramallah, 9 September 2010 — The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) warmly salutes the tens of American and British theater, film and TV artists for their recently published statement [1] supporting the spreading cultural boycott of Ariel and the rest of Israel’s colonial […]
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American led show a Middle East no go
Antony Loewenstein The resumption of self-described peace talks between Israel, Washington and the Palestinian Authority produced headlines across the world last week. The public was told that each side was pessimistic about the prospects of finally sealing a deal after decades of stop-start negotiations. The stated goal was a two-state solution, the supposed ideal of […]
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Julianne Moore, Vanessa Redgrave, Stephen Sondheim, Cynthia Nixon Support Boycott of Israeli Settlements
Andre Soares | Sep 8, 2010 Actors Boycott Ariel Settlement Theodore Bikel, Mira Nair, Julianne Moore, Harold Prince, Vanessa Redgrave, Miriam Margolyes, Stephen Sondheim, Cynthia Nixon, Tony Kushner, Mandy Patinkin, Eve Ensler, Jennifer Tilly, Ed Asner, Wallace Shawn, and James Schamus are some of the 150 American and British stage, screen, and television personalities that […]
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