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Boikott Histadrut
Torgny Hasí¥s, LO-Aktuelt – Ní¥ er det pí¥ tide í¥ boikotte Israel, ogsí¥ bryte kontakten med israelsk fagbevegelse, Histadrut, mener faglig sekretí¦r i SV, Jan Olav Andersen som ogsí¥ er leder av forhandlingsavdelingen i EL & IT Forbundet. Andersens reaksjon kommer som en reaksjon pí¥ vedtaket om at LOs ledelsens blant annet skal besí¸ke Israel […]
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Emergency BDS Day of Action – June 5th, 2010
Call for Action by the Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) 1 June 2010 Palestinian civil society calls for intensifying boycott and sanctions as Israel massacres humanitarian relief workers and international solidarity activists Occupied Palestine, 1 June 2010 – The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC) strongly condemns last night”s fatal attack by the […]
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Hebrew University Provides Contradictory Information Concerning Decision to Remove Judge Goldstone from its Board of Governors
In response to an enquiry by the Alternative Information Center (AIC) about its reported removal of Judge Richard Goldstone from the Board of Governors, Hebrew University of Jerusalem responded by email that: “The Hebrew University of Jerusalem revises from time to time its membership roles on its Board of Governors. It recently has been decided […]
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Black America, Corporate Media and the Siege of Gaza
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon This weekend, heavily armed Israeli military forces intercepted a flotilla bearing relief supplies for Gaza in international waters. The intention of the crew and passengers, who hail from more than a dozen countries and include a number of Israeli Jews, was to run the more than three year […]
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Welcome actions by South Africa government on Israeli massacre
Issued by the Coalition for a Free Palestine 2 June 2010 The Coalition for a Free Palestine welcomes recent actions by the South African government in responding to the murderous attack by Israeli soldiers on unarmed civilians in an aid convoy to Gaza. Since the Israeli attack early Monday morning, the South African Department of […]
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The day the world became Gaza
By Ali Abunimah Since Israel’s invasion and massacre of over 1,400 people in Gaza 18 months ago, dubbed Operation Cast Lead, global civil society movements have stepped up their campaigns for justice and solidarity with Palestinians. Governments, by contrast, carried on with business as usual, maintaining a complicit silence. Israel’s lethal attack on the Freedom […]
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Evergreen College students vote to divest
(June 3, 2010) The students at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, the alma mater of Rachel Corrie, announced that the whole student body voted overwhelmingly in favor of divestment from companies that profit from the Israeli occupation and in favor of making their campus Caterpillar-free. Watch the video – UC Berkeley divestment supporters speak: […]
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At least 17 nations summon Israeli ambassadors
Published Monday 31/05/2010 (updated) 02/06/2010 10:33 Bethlehem – Ma’an – As international condemnation over the killing of at least 10 activists by Israeli forces as they raided an aid convoy en route to Gaza, a host of governments have summoned Israeli ambassadors to provide a full explanation on the assault. The countries include: Austria Belgium […]
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Ecuador recalls envoy; Chavez: Israel a murderer
Latin America’s left-wing governments continue to criticize Jewish state over deadly Navy raid. ‘Israel is a damned, terrorist country. Long live the Palestinian people,’ Venezuelan president says AFP Published: 06.03.10, 12:24 / Israel News Ecuador President Rafael Correa says he has recalled the country’s ambassador to Israel for consultations in Quito following the deadly Israeli […]
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