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Presbyterian Church shouldn’t accept bullying at the pulpit
Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, Jul 10, 2010 This week probably will not be easy for Presbyterians. False accusations of anti-Semitism impugning the motives and integrity of the Church will hurt. But their work is vitally important and offers a tremendous opportunity to hold Israel to account for 43 years of occupation of Palestinian territory. For decades, […]
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Australia MUA Locals Passed Resolutions In Support Of Labor Boycott Of Israel in 2009
Submitted by solidarity on Sat, 2010-07-10 14:39 http://www.mua.org.au/news/union-peace-plan-for-middle-east/ Union peace plan for Middle East 9 APR 2009 Paddy Crumlin, MUA national secretary and ITF executive board member will be visiting the Middle East later this year, to promote the International Transport Workers’ initiative to bring the workers of Israel and Palestine together. “It’s the working […]
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Blockade: Dockers respond to Israel’s Flotilla Massacre and Gaza Siege
Submitted by solidarity on Sat, 2010-07-10 00:06 http://www.labournet.net/docks2/1007/blockade1.html Blockade: Dockers respond to Israel”s Flotilla Massacre and Gaza Siege Report by Greg Dropkin Published: 09/07/10 Three weeks after the massacre on the Freedom Flotilla, ILWU dockworkers in the San Francisco Bay area delayed an Israeli Zim Lines ship for 24 hours, the Swedish Dockworkers Union began […]
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Israel must change or collapse: On the impact of BDS
Rachel Giora In the eyes of the world, the question is what can be done when the relevant institutions do not succeed in enforcing international law? Tanya Reinhart (May 5, 2005)1 Despite the recent atrocities inflicted by Israelis on Palestinians and internationals, despite the deteriorating status of human rights experienced by Israeli citizens both Palestinian […]
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Palestinian BDS National Committee marks five years of Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions
Palestinian BDS National Committee marks five years of Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions Occupied Palestine, 9 July 2010 – On the fifth anniversary of the Palestinian Civil Society Call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel until it complies with international law and Palestinian rights,[1] the Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) warmly salutes all our […]
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Netherlands boycott action for Ramadan
Successful BDS action in Utrecht (the Netherlands) Start of the Campaign: Don”t buy Israeli dates for Ramadan On July 9, the international BDS day of action, over 25 people handed out flyers to the visitors of the Turkish Ulu Mosque in Utrecht. The flyers said: Don”t forget Gaza, Don”t buy Israeli dates for Ramadan. The […]
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One year of Ahava campaign
Today to mark the 5th anniversary of the Palestinian civil society boycott call and the one-year anniversary of the launch of the Stolen Beauty AHAVA boycott campaign, CODEPINK NYC will be joining with Brooklyn for Peace and Adalah-NY to protest the sale of AHAVA Cosmetics at the Ricky”s store in Brooklyn. You can join us […]
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Basque manifesto on 5th anniversary of BDS call
THE BASQUE TRADE UNIONS MANIFESTO IN the 5th ANNIVERSARY OF THE BDS CAMPAIGN Background: Israeli colonial occupation of Palestine and the Global Campaign for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions In the words of Nelson Mandela, to justice for the Palestinian people has become “the greatest moral case of our time.” Israel”s brutal siege of Gaza represents […]
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Meg Ryan and Dustin Hoffman miss Jerusalem film festival after Gaza raid
‘It was clear it had something to do with what had happened,’ says organiser after stars pulled out following flotilla attacks * Ben Child * guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 7 July 2010 12.17 BST Hollywood actors Meg Ryan and Dustin Hoffman cancelled plans to attend the Jerusalem film festival following Israel’s raid on the Gaza-bound aid flotilla […]
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Press Release on Montreal BDS action
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On 5th anniversary of Palestinian boycott call, Québec civil society groups announce October 2010 Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) Conference in Montréal Who: CSN-Montréal Métropolitain, Canadian Union of Postal Workers, Québec solidaire and Montréal Palestine solidarity groups When: 12:15pm, Friday July 9 2010 Where: In front of Indigo Bookstore, 1500 McGill College […]
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