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Ahava Demo London
The Zionist counter demonstrators were today joined by members of the EDL fascist party in an attempt to defend the indefensible: the continued rape and occupation of Palestine and the illegal exploitation of its resources. Palestine’s own band of dedicated supporters were out in force as they are every fortnight and as they will be […]
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BDS court victory in London: “˜Ahava four’ found not guilty of trespass in Israeli store
Four campaigners against Israeli apartheid were acquitted yesterday (August 10th) of all charges related to two direct action protests against the Israeli cosmetics retailer Ahava in Covent Garden, London. The campaigners locked themselves onto concrete-filled oil drums inside the shop, closing it down for two days in September and December of 2009. The campaigners insist […]
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Harvard Divests From Israel
By Fayyad Harvard Management Company, which manages the university”s endowment, has divested the fund from all investments it had in Israel companies, during the second quarter of this year. The divested stocks include TEVA, a generic drug manufacturer, that has greatly benefited from Israel”s strangulation of several Palestinian pharmaceutical companies, Checkpoint Securities, which provided many […]
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A million dollar festival will not rescue Israel’s image as an apartheid state
Occupied Ramallah, 15 August 2010 Once again, the Brand-Israel machine is in high gear, this time organizing a million-dollar international youth extravaganza in Eilat in September 2010 called “Funjoya.” This unabashed propaganda exercise is sponsored by the Israel Ministry of Tourism and the Israeli Student Union, among other official and semi-official bodies. The Ministry of […]
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No Business as Usual with Israel: PACBI Salutes Faithless
PACBI | 15 August 2010 Occupied Ramallah, 15 August 2010 The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) salutes the British dance group Faithless for declining to play in Israel this summer. The cancellation of the group”s Israeli gig is the latest in a string of cancellations of performances in Israel […]
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Israel at center of boycott row once again at Melbourne Film Festival
Filmmakers pull movie at Melbourne International Festival over Israeli government funding for coach plane ticket. By Rik McKenzie The Melbourne International Film Festival is a marquee event on the cultural calendar of Australia, in what some would call the world’s most livable and multicultural city. Once again, it was struck by controversy with independent film […]
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Harvard University fund sells all Israel holdings
No reason for the sale was mentioned in the report to the SEC. 15 August 10 17:15, Hillel Koren In another blow to Israeli shares, the Harvard Management Company notified the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday that it had sold all its holdings in Israeli companies during the second quarter of 2010. […]
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TAKE ACTION: Sign Petition to Cancel Study Abroad in Israel
The Education Abroad Program (EAP) Equality Coalition, a group of concerned faculty and students at UC Davis, is today presenting a letter endorsed by 389 signatories to Vice Provost William Lacy requesting that the university discontinue its Summer Program in Israel, opened this year. The letter contains both individual signatures and endorsements from organizations such […]
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WELCOME TO THE ISRAEL DIVESTMENT CAMPAIGN (IDC)
The IDC is qualifying a ballot initiative in California, titled the Divestment of State Retirement Funds from Israel Act, to require California’s public retirement systems, the State Teachers’ Retirement System (STRS) and the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS), to sell stocks held in companies that support Israeli settlements or provide military equipment and services to […]
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Dempsey calls on artists to boycott Israel
Singer-songwriter Damien Dempsey today called on artists around the world to stand in solidarity with the people of Palestine. The Dubliner backed about 150 Irish creative and performing artists who have already signed a pledge to boycott Israel until it ends its blockade of Gaza. Dempsey said he believed the recent commando attack on the […]
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