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The BDS Movement Promotes Delegitimization against Israel
The wave of cancellations by international artists and the increasing calls to boycott Israel are being led by the BDS Movement which under the disguise of a progressive liberal movement is in practice promoting delegitimization. The issue of Reviews reveals the true nature of the BDS Movement. In theory, the BDS Movement promotes human rights, […]
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Israelis fear cultural boycott
By Tobias Buck in Jerusalem Published: June 11 2010 16:49 | Last updated: June 11 2010 16:49 Judging by recent events, the global music scene has been gripped by an exciting new craze: boycotting Israel. The fashion started this year, when Carlos Santana, the ageing guitar hero, cancelled his planned summer gig in Tel Aviv […]
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Israeli Raid On Gaza-Bound Flotilla Draws Mixed Artist Reaction
by David J. Prince, N.Y. | June 11, 2010 12:10 EDT When the Pixies canceled their first-ever performance in Israel just three days before a scheduled June 9 gig in Tel Aviv, the veteran indie rock band became the latest in a string of acts to call off shows in the Jewish state. The Pixies’ […]
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British firm cuts ties with Israeli company
RedRat decides due to Israel’s Gaza policy, can no longer work with long-standing clients Disk-In Pro; hope to renew cooperation in future Meirav Crystal British company RedRat announced to Israeli company Disk-In Pro that despite years of cooperation, it would no longer work with the Israeli company because of Israel’s policy in the Gaza Strip. […]
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Irish megastore bans Israeli potatoes
By DONAL THORNTON www.irishcentral.com June 9, 2010 A leading food and retail megastore that operates in Ireland has stopped selling two lines of baby potatoes that are sourced from Israel. German owned megastore LIDL is one of Ireland”s largest chain store”s and they deny that the banning of Israeli products is politically motivated. The Irish […]
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A boycott of Israeli goods is now necessary
They were not, as Israel’s defence minister Ehud Barack ludicrously tried to claim, “an armada of hate and violence”. Nor was the Mavi Marmara “a boat of hate”, as Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the Turkish ship, trying to justify his commandos gunning down nine civilians on board as they stormed the boat in […]
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The Boycott Divestment Sanctions Movement
Adam Horowitz and Philip Weiss June 9, 2010 | This article appeared in the June 28, 2010 edition of The Nation. In April the student senate at the University of California, Berkeley, twice held all-night sessions to debate a proposal urging the school to divest from two US military companies “materially and militarily profiting” from […]
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Israel plans to send bill to Palestinians over boycotts
By Catrina Stewart in Jerusalem Friday, 11 June 2010 What do The Pixies, Elvis Costello, and Salam Fayyad, Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority, have in common? A cursory glance might suggest not much yet all have deeply irked Israel. When Mr Fayyad first embarked on a door-to-door campaign to persuade Palestinians to shun all […]
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Evergreen State students overwhelmingly pass divestment votes
Press release, TESC Divest, 8 June 2010 The following release was issued on 2 June 2010 by TESC Divest: On 2 June 2010, students at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA, made history by passing two resolutions supporting human rights, upholding international law, and promoting a just peace in the Palestine/Israel conflict. 1. The […]
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Israel about to criminalize BDS
June 9th, 2010 | by Sydney Levy What is Israel”s reaction to the growing nonviolent movement of boycott, divestment, and sanctions? Well criminalize it, of course! We just learned new bill has been introduced in the Israeli Knesset by 25 Knesset members, that would criminalize all BDS activities or even BDS advocacy inside or outside […]
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