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Elvis Costello joins Israel boycott, canceling June shows
‘Humiliation and intimidation’ of Palestinians behind decision to scrap Caesarea concerts, British singer says. British singer-songwriter Elvis Costello this week became the latest in a list of stars to cancel performances in Israel as a political protest. Costello, who was due to play two shows in Caesarea on June 30 and 31, posted a message […]
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H&M Protest in Brussels on May 15th
To commemorate the 62nd anniversary of the Nakba, the COordination Boycott Israí«l (COBI) in Belgium had planned to organise a march through Brussels city centre, but remarkably the city denied a permit for this. In tune with this silencing of protest, activists on May 15 marched silently with lips sealed through the main shopping street […]
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Elvis Backs The Boycott
Palestine Monitor 18 May 2010 Veteran rock musician Elvis Costello has pulled out of two scheduled concerts inside Israel. The British five-time Grammy award winning singer and guitarist cited the “intimidation and humiliation of Palestinian civilians” in an open letter explaining his decision. Costello”s public snub represents another major coup for the global BDS (Boycott, […]
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BDS Success! Elvis Costello Cancels his shows in Apartheid Israel
It Is After Considerable Contemplation…. It is after considerable contemplation that I have lately arrived at the decision that I must withdraw from the two performances scheduled in Israel on the 30th of June and the 1st of July. One lives in hope that music is more than mere noise, filling up idle time, whether […]
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PA launches door-to-door settlement good boycott
Published yesterday (updated) 17/05/2010 17:36 Ramallah – Ma’an – The Palestinian Authority will officially launch its settlement goods boycott campaign, entitled House to House, on Tuesday at 10am across the West Bank, aimed at encouraging residents to opt for Palestinian produce instead. The campaign, which will see over 3,000 volunteers go door-to-door to distribute the […]
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USACBI Open Letter to Joan Armatrading: Don’t Play Apartheid Israel
Dear Joan Armatrading, What message will you deliver to the Palestinian people? In April 2000, you sang “The Messenger,” your tribute song to Nelson Mandela, paying homage to the man who would not abide apartheid in his homeland, and devoted his life to ending it. The image of a free Mandela smiling and dancing on […]
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Towards Ending our Ongoing Nakba – BNC Statement
Towards Ending our Ongoing Nakba Statement by the Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) 17 May 2010 — For sixty-two years, Palestinians have been denied their dignity and fundamental human rights. The creation and “international” acceptance of Israel in 1948 marked the culmination of a new kind of politics in the region that continues to have […]
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TAKE ACTION: Protest Los Angeles Israel Conference
When: The Israel Conferenceâ„¢ is taking place on Thursday June 3, 2010 in Los Angeles. The 2010 conference will bring top executives from Israel-facing companies and investment firms. Israel-facing companies are those that are based in Israel, have operations in Israel, do business with Israeli companies, or invest in Israeli companies. What: The Israel Conferenceâ„¢ […]
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How the boycott Israel movement is making progress in Britain
The global boycott divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel”s apartheid system in Palestine has achieved many victories since it was launched by a broad coalition of Palestinian civil society in 2005. BDS victories seem to have flowed thick and fast in recent times, particularly since Israel”s vicious 2008-2009 assault on the civilian population of […]
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Gaza student denied travel to conference
Published today (updated) 17/05/2010 19:11 Bethlehem – Ma’an – A Palestinian student from Gaza was barred from traveling on Monday to an international conference in the Czech Republic due to the ongoing closure of the coastal enclave’s borders. Rifat Abd Elaal, an engineering student at the Islamic University in Gaza, was due to attend the […]
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