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Racist newspaper cartoon slurs Port Townsend Co-op initiative to boycott Israeli goods
August 19, 2010 Following the historic decision of the food co-op in Olympia, WA to boycott Israeli goods, a similar effort is underway at the food co-op in Port Townsend, WA, near Seattle. Like all campaigns answering the Palestinian call for boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) on Israel, part of the goal is to generate […]
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BDS Boycott Divestment and Sanctions Part 6 of 6
The BDS movement: boycott, divestment and sanctions used to put pressure on Israel to respect the rights of the Palestinian people and to end the occupation, is rapidly growing around the world. This video examines the economic aspects of BDS. How did BDS evolve? Can it be an effective tool against Israel? Could it hurt […]
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Sports Illustrated assumes it’s a “Muslim” thing to boycott Israeli teams
Sports Illustrated has found a new role in American mainstream media. No more sports analysis, no more demeaning swimsuit competitions, and no more college football predictions. Instead, they”ve decided to become a foreign policy website. And an ignorant one at that. Today was their first attempt at providing FOX News-like political commentary: Two more athletes […]
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Boycott of Israeli dates gains momentum in the UK
The campaign to encourage British Muslims to check the label before they buy dates for Ramadan, has begun once again. Each year, hundreds of stores are found selling Israeli dates — produced on settlements that are illegal according to the United Nations. The produce is often favoured over more expensive Palestinian fair trade dates.
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IKEA, international law outweighs local laws and rules
Statement by the Palestine Solidarity Association of Sweden Original statement in Swedish Open letter to IKEA: On 23 June, Swedish Radio revealed that IKEA Israel delivers goods to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. By delivering furniture to settlements, IKEA contributes to legitimising and upholding the settlements, which according to a unanimous international opinion […]
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Open Letter to John Lydon/Johnny Rotten: Don’t Play Along With Apartheid
Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign Press Release 17 Aug 2010 OPEN LETTER TO JOHN LYDON (aka JOHNNY ROTTEN) Don”t Play Along With Apartheid Israel Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign Dear John, Although you were born in Ireland, you may not be aware that on 12th August the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) launched its “boycott pledge” campaign, […]
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IS ISRAEL AN APARTHEID STATE?
Renown journalist Jonathan Cook and top Israeli human rights lawyer Michael Sfard on apartheid & Israel.
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Harvard University divests from Israel
Monday August 16, 2010 by IMEMC Staff Report In the latest declared victory for the Boycott-Divestment-Sanctions movement worldwide, Harvard University, one of the most prestigious and oldest universities in the United States, has sold off all of its shares in Israeli companies. Although the university did not list a reason for the sale, student activists […]
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UK Embraces the Boycott
In this part of the world, where Israel seems to be regularly singled out as the world”s bíªte noire, recent developments in Britain have given even veteran pro- Zionism watchers a sense of alarm. Even the most optimistic observers of what is loosely referred to as the “boycott, divestment and sanctions” (BDS) movement, are worried […]
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Settlement boycott starts to bite
by Pamela Olson on August 17, 2010 Haaretz today notes that the settlers are becoming apoplectic because the Palestinians won’t stop boycotting settler goods, despite explicit requests by the Israelis that they do so. The article lists several settlement companies that are targeted: “Shamir Salads, Kobi Burekas, Ramat Hagolan Dairies, Jerusalem Granola, Bagel Bagel, Mei […]
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