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Archive Won’t be Playing Apartheid Israel
Israel shows cancelled 30/06/2010 It is with great regret that Archive must announce they will no longer be playing the forthcoming dates in Israel, due to unforeseen circumstances. Apologies to all the fans in the region.
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CNN on the growing cultural boycott
[vodpod id=ExternalVideo.954189&w=425&h=350&fv=] CNN on the growing cultural boycott, posted with vodpod
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Geoghegan-Quinn to decide on EU grant to makers of Israeli warplane
Israel Aerospace Industries, maker of weapons used in war on Gaza, awaits decision from EU Commissioner on grant David Cronin, Brussels Ireland’s EU commissioner, Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, is considering the allocation of two multi-million-euro technology grants for an Israeli company that made some of the most lethal weapons used in last year’s war against Gaza. Brussels […]
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Suzanne Vega: Don’t play for Apartheid Israel
We ask Suzanne Vega to do the right thing and join the ranks of Elvis Costello, Santana, the Pixies and Gil Scott Heron and cancel her July 15th and July 16th gigs in Israel! To contact Suzanne’s management to let them know how you feel about her playing Israel: http://www.michaelhausman.com/contact/ http://www.michaelhausman.com/ Michael Hausman Artist Management […]
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Protest an Ozzy Osbourne Concert Near You
Here’s a list of Ozzy concerts coming up – please locate the venue near you and organise. Use the group to locate more folks near you who might like to turn out at your protest. June 29, 2010: Folkestone, UK @ Leas Cliff Hall July 01, 2010: Oxford, UK @ Academy July 03, 2010: Camden, […]
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Israel’s anti-boycott belligerence
A bill seeking to outlaw boycotts of Israeli institutions and products – including in settlements – is diplomatically explosive o Miri Weingarten o guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 30 June 2010 10.00 BST A new “anti-boycott bill”, the third in a series of proposed laws that aim to curtail the ability of civil society to criticise Israeli government […]
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Spanish stores boycott Israeli game
Maya Mahler [YNet] 1 July 2010 – Rummikub, the Israeli game made popular worldwide, has become the recent victim of the trend to boycott Israeli goods throughout the world. Following Israel Navy’s raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla, a chain of toy stores in Spain decided to remove the Israeli product from its shelves and replace […]
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Turning Points: Israel Caves Under Flotilla Pressure
Posted: June 22, 2010 11:43 PM Phyllis Bennis Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies Turning points occur in every campaign for human rights and equality. There are moments when, before victory is certain, and whether or not the effect is immediately felt on the ground, the discourse, the assumptions, the terms of reference — not so […]
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Why Israeli academia will be boycotted
Education Minister Sa’ar’s recent initiatives are a sign of the Israeli government’s increasing self-seclusion inside a bunker of delusions, as it distances itself from considerations guided by historical, political and social wisdom. His recent statements befit benighted regimes that have lost connection to the world, like Iran and other totalitarian states. By Moshe Shoked In […]
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Palestinian students ask Tiesto to boycott Israel
Tiesto has been asked by Palestinian students to boycott Israel concert The Palestinian Students Campaign for the Academic Boycott of Israel have asked the international DJ Tiesto to boycott a concert he will hold in Israel. They said that many other internationally renowned musicians and singers,such as Elvis Costello, GilScott-Heron, the Klaxons and Gorillaz, the […]
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