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Communal Groups Mobilize Against “˜Delegitimizers’ of Jewish State
Targets See New Push as Effort To Discredit Legitimate Criticism By Nathan Guttman Published March 31, 2010, issue of April 09, 2010. Washington – Delegitimization – it”s the new buzzword in the world of pro-Israel activism. The term, used to describe a broad spectrum of anti-Israel protests, has become a major rallying point for the […]
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Radio Intifada interviews student divestment advocates
Radio Intifada on KPFK interviewed Ibrahim Shikaki of Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of California at Berkeley on April 1, 2010. The program also spoke with Gabriel Schivone of the University of Arizona about the campaign at his university calling for divestment from Israel. Click here to download the program. The segment […]
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Land Day marked across the world with actions calling for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions of Israel
March 30, 2010 www.bdsmovement.net www.bdsdayofaction.wordpress.com Land Day marked across the world with actions calling for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions of Israel BNC, Occupied Palestine – As Palestinians commemorated Land Day, solidarity activists around the world took to the streets to call for a comprehensive campaign of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel until it […]
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7 ways to stop musical “˜ambassadors’ for Israel
Sarah Cobhma | 29.03.2010 20:17 | Palestine Protesters in London disrupted a Live Radio 3 broadcast of the Jerusalem Quartet. They drew attention to the Quartet”s strong links to the Israeli Army, Israel”s crimes against the Palestinians, particularly its illegal occupation of Palestinian land, its ethnic cleansing of East Jerusalem, the apartheid nature of the […]
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Swedish Retirement Fund Boycotts Elbit Israeli Military Systems Company
The Israeli Army electronics company “Elbit systems” has been barred by the Fí¶rsta AP-Fonden pension fund, the biggest pensions fund in Sweden. The pensions fund decided to boycott Elbit on Ethical grounds. The fund said that Elbit systems is involved in the operation of the surveillance system installed on the Annexation Wall in the occupied […]
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Jerusalem Quartet London concert halted!
Press release from Brighton and Hove Palestine Solidarity Campaign Monday March 29th FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Protesters disrupted a lunchtime performance by the Jerusalem Quartet in London today. The concert at the Wigmore Hall was being broadcast live by the BBC. They were protesting that the Quartet, who are cultural ambassadors for the State of Israel, […]
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Swedish Pension Funds exclude Elbit
The First, Second, Third and Fourth National Pension Fund (AP1, AP2, AP3 and AP4) have decided to exclude the Israeli defense company Elbit Systems from their investments. The dialogue of the AP funds joint Ethical Council with Elbit Systems has not produced the desired results, according to a press release. The reason that Elbit Systems, […]
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Urgent Plea from UC Berkeley Students for Justice in Palestine: Support Divestment
From UC Berkeley Students for Justice in Palestine: Thank you so much to all of the people who joined us on Wednesday night to support the ASUC bill urging divestment from companies that directly fund Israel’s illegal occupation and war crimes (General Electric and United Technologies), and to all who sent letters in support of […]
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The BNC Applauds the University of Michigan-Dearborn Student Government for its Decision to Promote Divestment
Palestine, 24 March 2010 – The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC) congratulates the student government of the University of Michigan-Dearborn – an institution with 8,600 enrolled students in metropolitan Detroit – for its efforts to secure the university”s divestment from companies that support the illegal Israeli occupation and oppression of the Palestinian […]
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UK to expel Israeli diplomat over Dubai case
LONDON – Britain’s government will expel an Israeli diplomat from London on Tuesday over the use of forged British passports in the suspected Mossad assassination of a Hamas operative. Foreign Secretary David Miliband was scheduled to address lawmakers in the House of Commons over the issue, following the conclusion of an investigation into the use […]
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