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H&M Whitewashing Israel’s Colonization of Jerusalem, BDS National Committee calls for Boycotting H&M!
Occupied Palestine, March 16th – The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC) calls for international protests leading to a boycott of Swedish fashion giant H&M, particularly in the Arab World, in response to its opening of its second store in Israel, this time in the “Malha Mall” in Jerusalem, at a time when […]
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A Vote for Israel’s Accession to the OECD is a Vote in Support of Israel’s War Crimes and Other Grave Violations of International Law
Palestinian civil society urges the peoples and governments of OECD member states to defer Israel’s OECD accession until it respects international law and the human rights of the Palestinian people and shows commitment to the fundamental values shared by OECD members. BNC, Palestine, 15 March 2010 – The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) […]
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BNC welcomes landmark EU court ruling, calls for intensifying grassroots BDS
Palestine- 15 March: The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Campaign National Committee (BNC) welcomes the long overdue ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union that Israeli products originating from Israel’s colonial settlements built on Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) do not qualify for preferential customs treatment under the EC-Israel trade agreement[1]. According to the […]
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Boycott or censorship?
Sami Hermez, The Electronic Intifada, 15 March 2010 On 5 March 2010, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported that producer Shuki Weiss, who has been involved in producing many of the Israeli concerts headlined by international stars in recent years, has attacked human rights activists for calling on the Pixies to cancel their 9 June concert […]
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European groups: Boycott H&M over Israel stores
11 March 2010 [YNET] – As fashion chain opens its first store in Tel Aviv, Swedish pro-Palestinian organizations urge company to delay opening of its additional stores until Jewish state ‘respects international law’ Swedish fashion chain H&M opened its first store in Israel on Thursday morning, but not everyone seems to be happy about it. […]
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Tell H&M not to buy into occupation – Jerusalem is not for sale!
We are now launching a second wave of protests against the H&M establishment in Israel. On the 16th of March H&M will open its second store in Israel, this time in Malcha Mall in Jerusalem. This establishment is outrageous, given the Israeli claims for Jerusalem as the “united capital of Israel” and the violent policies […]
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A View From Toronto – A Hub of “Israel Delegitimization”
Rafeef Ziadah As a Palestinian refugee, the city of Toronto has always been a place of exile to me. I usually think of it as a large (rather cold) waiting room on my way back to Haifa where my grandparents were born. However, following the publication of a recent report by the prominent Israeli think-tank, […]
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American Apparel = Zionist Apparel
From some allies up in Seattle: American Apparel (AA) bills itself as a socially conscious producer and vendor of “hip” clothing but there”s nothing progressive or admirable about supporting Israeli apartheid. On AA”s web site it is proudly asserted that AA “is part Israeli, literally.” When a pro-Israel blogger produced a parody “Zionist Apparel” ad, […]
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Top 5 Brands to Boycott at Safeway
While there are many Israeli and multinational companies that benefit from apartheid, this list highlights five brands sold at most Safeway stores. Remember: We”re not asking you to boycott Safeway, but to let management know that you don”t support them selling products that benefit from apartheid! 1. Pampers diapers and baby products Pampers” parent company […]
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Ben & Jerry’s Opening Factory in Israel
We”re disappointed to see that “progressive” company Ben & Jerry”s is scheduled to open a new factory in Israel. From YNet News: Ben & Jerry”s ice-cream company will open a new factory in the Beer Tuvia area in southern Israel, near Kiryat Malachi, in a facility that up until recently served as a soup factory […]
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