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New Palestinian minister orders boycott of Israeli goods
Nablus – Ma”an – Newly-appointed Palestinian Minister of Social Affairs Majida Al-Masri has ordered a ministry-wide boycott of Israeli products as her first decision in her new role. The decision says Palestinian products must have the priority, but if a certain product is unavailable, priority goes to Arab countries, then foreign equivalent. Israeli products are […]
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“LA CARRAU IS CANCELLING ITS VISIT TO ACRE”
After having talks with the platforms promoting the boycott of Israel and with representatives of Catalan institutions and gathering as much information as possible about the events taking place on 24-25 May at Acre, Israel in which La Carrau has been invited to participate, we feel that we should make the following public statement: LA […]
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Why Palestinians are calling for a boycott of Israeli universities
A Palestinian academic union urges British colleagues to back a boycott in support of ‘our struggle for justice’ * Amjad Barham * guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 26 May 2009 15.57 BST Palestinian academics have been heartened by the outpouring of solidarity with our people on the part of British academics and students – the latter attested to […]
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Action Alert: Boycott Israeli Wine
Watch this Video: http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/video?id=6807325 You can follow the distributor on Twitter by clicking here: http://twitter.com/israeliwine
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Tel Aviv University – A Leading Israeli Military Research Centre
“In the rough and tumble reality of the Middle East, Tel Aviv University is at the front line of the critical work to maintain Israel”s military and technological edge. (Tel Aviv University Review, Winter 2008-9) Introduction Tel Aviv University (TAU) is Israel”s largest university. Like any large university, TAU hosts an extensive range of well-regarded […]
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Ken Loach & Scottish PSC oppose all racism. No exceptions.
Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign Statement Thursday 21 May, 2009 Ken Loach and the Edinburgh International Film Festival are to be congratulated for distancing the EIFF publicly from the unwelcome embrace of the State of Israel, a state now widely understood to be committing grave crimes against the Palestinian people. Many who would have stayed away […]
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Firemen vote to ratchet up the heat on Israeli ‘ethnic cleansing’
Friday 15 May 2009 by John Millington in Scarborough. AS the Fire Brigades Union conference ended on Friday, delegates gave overwhelming support for a boycott of Israeli goods and backed calls for sanctions in solidarity with the Palestinian people. Moving the Palestine composite motion, Devon and Somerset delegate Dave Chappell began by praising the history […]
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Ken Loach response to the Israeli filmmaker Tali Shalom
Ken Loach open letter to the Edinburgh Film Festival Following an open letter from the Israeli film maker Tali Shalom Ezer (see below as well), here is Ken Loach’s full reply. This was sent to Sunday Times but the newspaper never published this in full. Dear Tali Shalom Ezer From the beginning, Israel and its […]
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British academic union deals one more blow to business-as-usual with the Israeli academy
Once again, the membership of the University and College Union (UCU) has not let Palestinians down. The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) salutes our British colleagues for their steadfast and principled support for the cause of justice and peace in Palestine and for adopting, at the UCU”s annual congress […]
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BDS movement gains ground in Scotland
The boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel continues to gain leverage every day as more people become aware of Israel”s atrocities. Many argue that the BDS movement must penetrate every aspect of society for it to be fully effective at encouraging people to demand that Israel halt its policies of ethnic cleansing and […]
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