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Swiss BDS 5th anniversary action
Fí¼nf Jahre BDS-Kampagne: Dein Einsatz zí¤hlt! Komm am Freitag, 9. Juli, nachmittags zur Verteilaktion vor Coop- und Migros-Lí¤den Am 9. Juli ist der 5. Jahrestag der Verí¶ffentlichung des palí¤stinensischen Aufrufes an die internationale Zivilgesellschaft, sich der Kampagne fí¼r Boykott, Desinvestition und Sanktionen gegen Israel (BDS) anzuschliessen. Die Kampagne hat sich seither rasant entwickelt und kann […]
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Congratulation to BDS with the First Five Years! (from Denmark)
Press Release from Boykot Israel Denmark, July 5, 2010 (resumé in English, full text in Danish below) Congratulation to BDS with the First Five Years! On July 9, 2010, it is five years since the BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) was formed – exactly one year after the sentence given by the International Tribunal in […]
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Belgian Trade Union Federation Adopts Boycott!
[Motion passed by FGTB Centrale Generale/ABVV Algemene Centrale on 3 June 2010] Decent work is impossible under military occupation On May 31st, the Israeli army attacked a convoy with 10,000 ton of humanitarian aid on its way to the Gaza-strip. Among the unarmed campaigners, at least 10 people got killed and 30 people were wounded! […]
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VUVUZELA
It’s the Penguins vs. the Ostriches in this Boycott Israel summer match — a showdown between artists like Elvis Costello and the Pixies who cancelled their Israel concerts in respect of the boycott, vs. Metallica, Rihanna and Elton John who are going forward with theirs, despite growing criticism.
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New Video: US Social Forum concludes with call for BDS, recognizing Zionism as racism
“We call on all organization and social movements to boycott, divest and sanction the Israeli apartheid state and the institutions the support it.” “We affirm that Zionism is a form of racism that denies Palestinians the right to self-determination.” – US Social Forum National People”s Movement Assembly 2010 The US Social Forum concluded on June […]
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USSF Synthesis PMA supports BDS, condemns Zionism as racism
The US Social Forum”s People”s Movement Assembly process has produced a PMA 2010 website, with information and resolutions from the over fifty PMAs held at the Forum, as well as the Synthesis PMA, which brought together representatives of all of the Assemblies to create a final statement/resolution to be adopted by the Forum as a […]
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Barriers and the Boycott
July 2010 By Fay Ferguson Syria was finally granted observer status in the World Trade Organization (WTO) in May, nine years after it first attempted to join. The door to the global trade body opened after the US and Israel dropped their long-held vetoes against the country’s bid. As Syria gears up for perhaps a […]
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Church Stance On Settlements Angers UK Israel Supporters
Written by Ma’an The fourth-largest Christian denomination in the United Kingdom is under fire for supporting Palestinian Christians. In late June, the Methodist Church of Great Britain became the first major UK denomination to boycott goods from Israeli settlements following last year’s release of the Palestine Kairos document, which declared Israel’s occupation “a sin against […]
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Beyond hypocrisy
By Mark LeVine Almost two millennia ago, the great Chinese military leader and strategist Zhuge Liang admonished his fellow military men that “when hypocrisy sprouts, even if you have the wisdom of ancient warrior kings you could not defeat a peasant, let alone a crowd of them”. He might have well added that hypocrisy is […]
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The deceptive rhetoric of “Invest for Peace”
Charlotte Silver, The Electronic Intifada, 6 July 2010 The boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement is gaining significant momentum cross the United States and Europe, including at US campuses. In response, opposition to the movement is devising new ways to divert attention from efforts to hold Israel accountable for its violations of international law and […]
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