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Report: Anti-settlement initiative gains ground
Published yesterday (updated) 16/05/2010 20:22 Bethlehem – Ma’an – At least 17 businesses in the illegal Israeli settlement of Ma’aleh Adumim have closed down since the start of a Palestinian Authority boycott several months ago, The Washington Post reported Sunday. The East Jerusalem-area settlement’s Mishor Adumim industrial zone is facing “an insufferable situation,” Avi Elkayam, […]
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Boycott campaign results clsoure of 17 settlement factories in WB
West Bank, May 17, (Pal Telegraph) The boycott campaign that calls for boycotting the products of the settlements” factories, adopted by the Palestinians in the West Bank, caused the closure of at least seventeen factories since its start several months ago. For the Israelis, as reported by The Washington Post, Avi Alekiam, which represents owners […]
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Israeli Companies Liable to Awaken Huge Political Boycott throughout World
Adam Reuter, The Marker (trans. from Hebrew by alternativenews.org) 10 May 2010 This article originally appeared in the Israeli economic newspaper The Marker. It was translated to English by the Alternative Information Center (AIC) in support of the Palestinian-led campaign for BDS. Since its establishment, Israel has been under attack regarding the legitimacy of its […]
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The Israeli Inquisitions & Another BDS Victory
Israel continues its assault on Palestinian human rights and equality activists… Most recently arresting Ameer Makhoul and Omar Sayid, two leaders of the Palestinian community within Israel. Of course, Israel being media savvy and expert on packaging propaganda for western consumption, charges the two with spying for Hezbollah, as if the sophisticated militia would go […]
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Major victory for pro-Palestine boycott campaign: Dublin City Council passes anti-Veolia motion
Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign – Press Release 10th May 2010 Dr David Landy of the IPSC welcomes the vote as a significant development The international Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement today scored a major victory as Dublin City Council passed a resolution calling on the City Manager not to sign or renew any […]
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Maariv: Foreign Ministry considering stopping lectures in US and UK because of heckling
Foreign Ministry considering stopping lectures Foreign Ministry officials are considering stopping the lectures by senior figures around the world, particularly in Britain. The reason: The outspoken verbal attacks by students and pro-Palestinian activists, which render them ineffective. The attacks peaked last week, when demonstrators assaulted the Israeli deputy ambassador to Britain at the end of […]
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Fifty-Seven organizations and artists thank Gil Scott-Heron for heeding Palestinian call to boycott Israel
MEDIA CONTACT: info[at]adalahny.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, NY, May 5, 2010 – More than 50 organizations and artists from eight countries have written to legendary political singer and poet Gil Scott-Heron to thank him for his decision to drop Israel from his current tour. The letter, facilitated by Adalah-NY, highlighted the parallels between the […]
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Thank You Letter to Gil Scott Heron From Over 50 Organizations
Dear Gil Scott-Heron, The undersigned artists and organizations would like to commend your principled stance on Israeli apartheid. By announcing the cancellation of your scheduled performance in Israel, you join the growing ranks of artists of conscience in solidarity with Palestinian civil society. As you recognized in your iconic anti-Apartheid anthem “Johannesburg,” when “brothers over […]
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Countering the soft war
Fayyad appreciates potential power of soft war against Israel; we should too Asher Fredman Israel is waking up to the growing threat of the soft war being waged against it internationally. Jazz artist Gil Scott-Heron’s apparent cancellation of his upcoming Tel Aviv performance is just the latest outcome of the escalating campaign to promote a […]
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Singing for Justice as a Life-long Commitment
by Marta Rodriguez / May 3rd, 2010 Recently, those of us who care about justice received with great joy and relief the news that Mr. Gil Scott-Heron canceled his scheduled concert in “Tel Aviv.” In view of the destruction and suffering the Palestinians have endured for the sake of that racist colonial enterprise known as […]
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