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Settlements Boycott Campaign Starts In The West Bank, Settlers Outraged
Tuesday May 18, 2010 16:05 by Ghassan Bannoura – PNN Report post Israeli settlers groups called on the Israeli government to stop proximity talks with the Palestinians due to the settlements products boycott campaign that started today in the West Bank. The Campaign “House-to-House” was launched by the Palestinian National Pride fund. Hundreds of Palestinian […]
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PA boycott campaign gains momentum
Palestinian governors urge citizens to cooperate with settlement product ban; activists distribute pamphlets listing banned items. ‘We can manage this economic system,’ says Palestinian-appointed Jerusalem governor Ali Waked Hundreds of activists took to the streets of the West Bank on Tuesday and distributed brochures calling on the Palestinians to boycott settlement products. The Palestinian Authority […]
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Elvis and the apartheid state
The British singer-songwriter was booked to perform in Israel on 30 June and 1 July. He has issued a statement on his website which makes it unambiguously clear that he is now withdrawing from the bookings. He says: “there are occasions when merely having your name added to a concert schedule may be interpreted as […]
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Settlers: Palestinian boycott is an ‘act of hate’
Yesha Council calls on government to close Israeli ports to Palestinian goods until embargo on goods produced in settlements ends. By Chaim Levinson The Yesha Council, which represents the Jewish settler movement, on Tuesday denounced a Palestinian boycott of Israeli goods produced in the West Bank and the Golan. In a statement, the council endorsed […]
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Elvis Costello cancels concerts in Israel in protest at treatment of Palestinians
Singer says he acted on ‘conscience’, as he joins a list of performers who have boycotted Israel for political reasons * Vikram Dodd, and Rory McCarthy in Jerusalem * guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 18 May 2010 18.50 BST Elvis Costello has cancelled two concerts he was scheduled to play in Israel in protest at its treatment of […]
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Costello cancels Israel shows as ‘matter of instinct and conscience’
Published today (updated) 18/05/2010 19:10 Bethlehem – Ma’an – Seventies-era singer and songwriter Elvis Costello canceled his June/July concert series in Israel, citing – in part – the “despicable acts of violence perpetrated in the name of liberation.” The move was immediately welcomed by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, whose director of campaigns and operations, Sarah […]
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A victory for ethical responsibility of international artists: PACBI’s Reaction to Elvis Costello’s Cancellation of Two Gigs in Israel
For immediate release Contact (for media interviews): PACBI[at]PACBI.org A victory for ethical responsibility of international artists PACBI”s Reaction to Elvis Costello”s Cancellation of Two Gigs in Israel Occupied Ramallah, 18 May 2010 – The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) warmly welcomes Elvis Costello”s cancellation of his scheduled performances in […]
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PA distributes full list of boycotted settlement goods
Bethlehem/Jenin – Ma’an – As the Palestinian Authority launched its door-to-door anti-settlement goods campaign on Tuesday West Bank residents received hand-delivered lists of blacklisted products in a bid to implement a wide-scale embargo. The list, part of an 88-page guide on how to participate in the boycott, includes logos of well-known brand names, furnishing companies, […]
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Elvis Costello to boycott Israel gig
By Jessica Elgot, May 18, 2010 British musician Elvis Costello has pulled out of two concerts in Israel, saying in a statement that he did not want his performance to be a “political act”. The move contradicts his comments in an interview with the Jerusalem Post two weeks ago when Costello said that he did […]
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Elvis Costello Leaves the Imperial Bedroom
Elvis Costello has just made a stark departure from the normalization-business-as-usual in the entertainment industry. In a year where artists such as the Pixies, Metallica, Joan Armatrading, Bob Dylan, Rod Stewart, Beyonce, Elton John and Ozzy Osbourne, to name a few, have displayed little hesitation to take the stage in apartheid Israel, Elvis Costello has […]
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