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Support builds for boycotts against Israel, activists say
By Farah Stockman Globe Staff / August 22, 2010 WASHINGTON – In May, rock legend Elvis Costello canceled his gig in Israel. Then, in June, a group of unionized dock workers in San Francisco refused to unload an Israeli ship. In August, a food co-op in Washington state removed Israeli products from its shelves. The […]
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4 British activists acquitted in anti-Ahava action
Sunday August 22, 2010 02:08 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC News Report A British court has found 4 activists not guity of ‘aggravated trespass’ for an action in which they shut down a store selling Israeli dead sea beauty products. The court ruled that the company in question, Ahava Beauty, was engaged in illegal activity […]
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Three companies excluded from the Government Pension Fund Global
The Ministry of Finance has excluded two Israeli companies and one Malaysian company from the portfolio of the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG). On the recommendation of the Council on Ethics, the Ministry of Finance has decided to exclude the Israeli companies Africa Israel Investments Ltd. and Danya Cebus Ltd. and the Malaysian company Samling […]
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A Support Letter to Faithless
20.8.2010 Dear members of Faithless. We are writing to express our appreciation and gratitude for your recently announced decision NOT to schedule any concerts in Israel in the foreseeable future. We appreciate the courage it takes to make such a declaration rather than just join the silent boycott as many others seem to be doing. […]
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Pro-Palestine activists to protest at Ireland v Israel women’s football game in Bray
Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign Press Release, Thursday 19th August, 1pm The Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) are to stage a demonstration on Wednesday August 25th in Bray, as the Irish Women’s soccer team play Israel in a FIFA World Cup Qualifier at the Carlisle Grounds (home of Bray Wanderers FC). In line with the wishes […]
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Wellness Warehouse must remove Israeli Ahava products now or face protest
On the 16th of August 2010, Open Shuhada Street sent the following letter to Wellness Warehouse; a retailer of wellness products and services which stocks Ahava products. AHAVA PRODUCTS ARE PRODUCED IN VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW: WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU DESIST FROM IMPORTING AND SELLING AHAVA PRODUCTS “We have unquestionable respect for […]
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Dear Rickie Lee Jones
Having heard that you are about to perform in a Jazz festival in the Israeli city of Eilat, we would like to ask you to cancel this show. It is particularly because of our love for your work that it would be sad for us to see how your music is appropriated and exploited in […]
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Boycott of Israeli goods threatens to divide Port Townsend Food Co-op members
By Nicholas Johnson of the Leader [Editor’s Note: This story first appeared in our Aug. 11, 2010 print edition and e-edition. A report from the Aug. 11 co-op meeting mentioned in this story is coming to our Aug. 18 issues.] Dena Bugel-Shunra compares a boycott to a pebble in your shoe. “It’s a very small […]
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WORST AHAVA PROPAGANDA EVER: PLEASE TAKE ACTION
Please take action against this egregious propaganda piece on a purported news site that suggests buying Ahava products as a path to Middle East Peace. http://www.examiner.com/melrose-makeup-in-los-angeles/israel-your-destination-for-pilgrimage-peace-keeping-and-perfect-pores Please take three minutes to go to the post, scroll to the bottom, click on the link on lower right that says “report this,” click on “incorrect information” and […]
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West Bank boycott campaign impacting settlement economy
Report, The Electronic Intifada, 19 August 2010 Grassroots Palestinian boycott campaigns across the occupied West Bank to take Israeli settlement products off the shelves of local stores have made an impact on the Israeli settlement economy, to the unease of the Israeli government, noted the Israeli daily Haaretz this week (“Palestinians ‘adamant about continuing boycott […]
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