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Boycott from Within call to Pic.Nic Festival Bands: Don’t Entertain Apartheid, Occupation and Racism
Dear Interpol / Jane”s Addiction / Blonde Redhead, We are a group of Israeli citizens who support the Palestinian call for Boycott, Divestment and sanction (BDS) against the state of Israel. [1] Here is some fresh news you might want to know: During the past month, tent cities have sprung up all over the State […]
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BNC Condemns Repression of BDS Activism in Australia
Occupied Palestine, 16 August 2011- The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC), the broadest Palestinian civil society coalition and the Palestinian leadership of the global boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement, commends human rights and Palestine solidarity organizations across Australia who signed a unity statement reiterating their support for BDS as the most […]
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Samah Sabawi: No Level Playing Field for Palestinian Athletes
From Australians for Palestine: The AFL Peace Team has already arrived in Australia to participate in this year”s AFL International Cup. It is being held up to Australians and the world as demonstrating that Israelis and Palestinians can work together for peace in Israel/Palestine. Samah Sabawi”s article below shows that all is not what it […]
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Lisa Taraki and Mark LeVine: Why Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel?
This article was first published on Al Jazeera English on August 13, 2011. Why boycott Israel? A founding member of the campaign for the academic and cultural boycott outlines the motivation behind the movement. Author and history professor Mark LeVine speaks with sociologist Lisa Taraki, a co-founder of the Palestinian campaign for the Academic and […]
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South Africa: Israeli delegation’s airport arrival disrupted
Report by BDS Working Group (SA) Johannesburg”s international airport was put on red alert after its National Key Point status was activated this morning due to the expected arrival of a delegation from Israel. Plans of the delegation”s local host, the South African Union of Jewish Students, to welcome their Israeli “Hasbara” delegation were thwarted, […]
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BDS Brides boycott Ahava and SodaStream
In August 2011, CODEPINK: Women For Peace organized a group of “BDS Brides” to protest at Bed Bath and Beyond, about the company’s stocking of SodaStream and Ahava, Israeli products made in settlements in the West Bank. The “BDS Brides” pledge to boycott Bed Bath and Beyond, and its bridal registry, until it stops stocking […]
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Call from Gaza: Open the Rafah Crossing Now!
USACBI signed on to the following statement: Today, a call demanding the re-opening of the Rafah Crossing between Egypt and Palestine has come from Gaza. It is propelled by support from Egypt and has been endorsed by dozens of organizations, citizens” groups, associations and coalitions in many countries, as well as by distinguished international personalities. The call to action […]
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Kali Akuno: The Black Liberation Movement and Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions: Lessons and Applications for the Palestinian Liberation Movement
The following article was published on Navigating the Storm on August 8, 2011: The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions or BDS movement, launched in 2005 to uproot the zionist settler-colonial project and dismantle the Israeli apartheid state following the various setbacks to the Palestinian liberation movement stemming from the Oslo accords, is rapidly growing into […]
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Ram Rahman: The Question of Art and Politics
The following article was distributed by PACBI after being published in the Mail Today on August 7, 2011. The piece below is a discussion of Indian artists’ commitment to boycott an Israeli museum show. The Indian artists’ statement was published here earlier. Ram Rahman | Mail Today | 7 August 2011The Question of Art and Politics The […]
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Veolia, major target of Palestinian BDS campaign, in financial crisis
The Palestinian Boycott National Committee issued the following statement on August 8, 2011: French multinational Veolia to cut back global operations after €67.2 million losses BDS campaign has cost Veolia large contracts across Europe over its illegal Israel project Losses comes on heals of Agrexco”s financial woes, another main BDS target Only days after losing […]
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