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Rome marks 5th anniversary of BDS call
PALESTINE CALLS…THE ROME SOLIDARITY NETWORK RESPONDS JULY 9, 2010: 5TH anniversary of the launch of the Palestinian civil society campaign for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel Friday, July 9, 2010 marks five years since 170 Palestinian civil society organizations launched the campaign for boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel. Inspired by struggles uniting […]
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Indigo Bookstores BDS action
Join us at Palestinian and Jewish Unity”s weekly picket of Indigo bookstore to celebrate the successes of the first 5 years of the global movement for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israeli apartheid! Friday July 9 12pm In front of Indigo Bookstore 1500 McGill College St., corner Ste-Catherine Metro McGill This Friday marks the […]
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BDS actions in Basel, Switzerland
July 8, 2010 9. Juli 2010: 5. Jahrestag des Aufrufs der palí¤stinensischen Zivilgesellschaft zum Boykott gegen Israel. Seit Jahrzehnten reiht sich im Nahen Osten eine Friedensinitiative an die andere ohne einer gerechten Lí¶sung einen Schritt ní¤her zu kommen. Im Gegenteil: Die Kolonialisierung des besetzten Westjordanlandes geht weiter und mittlerweile sind 42 % von Israel besetzt […]
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Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign is organizing a BDS weekend
July 8, 2010 See website for full details and 10 locations across the country: http://www.ipsc.ie/
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California dockworkers reject meeting with Israeli consul
Report, The Electronic Intifada, 9 July 2010 Two weeks after the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) in the San Francisco Bay Area joined with activists at the Port of Oakland to block the unloading of an Israeli Zim Lines cargo ship, the union reaffirmed its support of Palestinian rights despite pressure from the Israeli […]
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IDF Military contractor awarded record $800 million deal with BT
9 July 2010 Electronics Corporation of Israel (ECI) Telecom has been selected by British Telecom to help upgrade the UKs broadband infrastructure. The contract is worth $800 million (£526 million) – the largest contract in ECI’s history.[9][10] History with IDF ECI has from its inception been a military contractor for the Israeli Army, as its […]
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Activists ‘decorate’ Israel Ministry of Tourism billboards
Abu Asad, Indymedia 9 July 2010 A number of Israel Ministry of Tourism billboards in London Tube stations were recently ‘decorated’ with red paint. Only one billboard was accessible from the platform and had some additional information added – the others were placed track-side and so had to be reached using other means. This action […]
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Still Boycott Marks and Spencer?
6 July 2010 Our response to an issue that has been raised on more than one occasion by activists regarding the boycott of Marks & Spencer. QUESTION: I am concerned that information on M&S is out of date. They are a PLC now, not a family company owned by the Seiff family. Along with the […]
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Conference mulls means of pressuring Israel
Nashwa el-Hofi Basant Zain-eddine “In Israel there are a number of protest movements and peace groups that reject the racism of the state in its treatment of Palestinians. But are we ready to work with these groups as Arabs and form a lobby to pressure the Israeli government?” This was the question posed by Ahmed […]
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The new challenge to Israeli apartheid
The spreading campaign for boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel has the potential to focus the world’s attention on the crimes against the Palestinian people. July 7, 2010 Protesting the blockade of Gaza in Melbourne, Australia ISRAEL ANNOUNCED an easing of its blockade of Gaza and charges against several soldiers who participated in Israel’s 2008-09 […]
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