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The Buycott Campaign
Do you support Israel? Are you fed up with calls to boycott Israeli goods and services? Want to do something about it? NOW YOU CAN. Sign up for BUYCOTT ALERTS today.We”ll alert you when a boycott initiative needs to be countered, and we”ll let you know the results of every BUYCOTT action. In a twilight […]
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Plea to boycott firms with Israel link
Group urges GCC states to shun Alstom and Veolia involved in Occupied Jerusalem projects * By Abbas Al Lawati, Staff Reporter, Gulf News * Published: November 17, 2009 Dubai: A pressure campaign targeted at Gulf states was launched in Occupied Jerusalem on Monday by a coalition of 170 Palestinian organisations urging Arab states to boycott […]
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BDS Omar Barghouti – United in Struggle against Israeli Colonialism, Occupation, and Racism
Global BDS movement Extrait de lintervention DOmar Barghouti « Movement for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions », dans le cadre du séminaire « United in Struggle against Israeli Colonialism, Occupation, and Racism:Economic Perspectives and Advocacy Strategies ayant eu lieu le 24-25 October 2009 in Bethlehem. Ce séminaire était organisé par Occupied Palestine and Golan Heights Advocacy […]
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US-MIDEAST: Baseball Team Urged to Cut Ties with Israeli Group
By Eli Clifton WASHINGTON, Nov 14 (IPS) – A coalition of 11 U.S., Israeli and Palestinian groups are calling on the New York Mets baseball team to cancel a fundraiser by the “violent and racist” Israeli Hebron Fund which is scheduled to be held at the Mets’ stadium, Citi Field, on Nov. 21. The Hebron […]
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The Jerusalem Light Railway Project: Effects and Legal Implications
Construction on the Jerusalem Light Railway (JLR) began in 2006 with the pretext of, “bringing immediate relief to traffic congestion” and “revitalizing the center of Jerusalem”. The project, slated for completion in 2010, is a public-private initiative that purports not to carry any political objectives or intention but instead serves to improve the public transportation […]
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Palestinians to Arab states: You can stop Jerusalem light rail
By Amira Hass, Haaretz Correspondent The chairman of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ office, Dr. Rafiq Husseini, on Monday urges all Arab countries to cancel their business ties with two French companies – Veolia and Alstom – involved in the construction of a Jerusalem-based light railway which passes through the West Bank. Husseini spoke in a […]
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Register Today for the Hampshire Campus BDS Conference
This fall from November 20th through the 22nd, students, faculty, and staff from around the country who are engaged in Palestine solidarity activism will converge for a conference on campus Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS). This conference has three key goals: 1) To co-educate and share resources amongst campus organizers on the process of initiating […]
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Boycott Israeli Goods Sheffield
Sheffield PSC second visit to Waitrose to demonstrate opposition to their policy of selling Israeli goods produced on stolen Palestinian land. Build the boycott!
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Interview with single-state and BDS activist Dr. Haidar Eid
Dialogue : Could you speak to us about the origins and the objectives of the Boycott Divestment Sanctions ? Haidar Eid : The BDS call originated in 2004 when the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel was launched. In 2005, the BNC, or BDS National Committee, was launched combining more than […]
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Will the Jewish Federation of San Francisco drive more people into the arms of BDS (boycotts, divestment and sanction)?
Judith Butler, Ronnie Gilbert and Aurora Levins Morales respond Posted on November 16 2009 by Cecilie Surasky under BDS , Censorship. Here is an embarrassingly McCarthyite response to the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival”s decision to a) screen the film Rachel by Jewish-Israeli filmmaker Simone Bitton, b) invite Cindy Corrie to speak and c) ask […]
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