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Boycott and divestment gets mainstream attention in church, on campus
Thursday, February 4, 2010 It’s good news to see that boycott and divestment campaigns against companies profiting from Israeli occupation and apartheid are becoming increasingly mainstream. Here’s a couple of recent examples. The National Catholic Reporter ran a great article about the Kairos Document produced by the Palestinian Christian community, calling for churches around the […]
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Proposed measure calls for state divestment in Israel
February 1, 2010 | 11:15 am A group calling itself the Israel Divestiture Forum has filed an initiative with the attorney general that would require state pension funds to sever ties with Israeli companies or the Israeli government. The measure was submitted by Sacramento resident Chris Yatooma, who works as the head of fiscal policy […]
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First Anniversary of Divestment 2009 coming up!
February 7th marks the anniversary of Hampshire College’s divestment from the Israeli Occupation of Palestine, the first institution of higher education to wash its hands of the systematic exploitation of the Palestinian people by the Israeli state. To remember the occasion, Students for Justice in Palestine urges you to talk, inform and celebrate this historic […]
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Thank You Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana Artists Against Apartheid and the US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel would like to extend our thanks to Carlos Santana for honoring the call for the Cultural Boycott of Israel, by electing not to perform in the apartheid state. The call for cultural boycott was successful in creating international […]
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The BDS Movement Wishes to Thank the Following Zionists
There are many people, from many different countries busting their ass in order to move the BDS (Boycott Divestment Sanctions) movement forward. These people are human rights activists, concerned citizens, people of conscious. Sometimes, however, the propellers of the BDS movement are not what you”d expect. They are hard-core fascist, self-righteous Zionists, so unable to […]
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‘Santana canceled concert because of anti-Israel pressure’
Sources in Israeli production team claim guitarist received messages that ‘it’s better’ not to perform in Israel Raz Shechnik Guitarist Carlos Santana reportedly received messages that “it’s better” that he not perform in Israel, according to what a senior official in the Israeli music production market involved in producing Santana’s show told Yedioth Ahronoth on […]
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Settlement goods – House of Commons debate, 27 January 2010
A debate in the House of Commons on EU-Israel trade on 27 January 2010 contains a detailed analysis by Phyllis Starkey of how EU-Israel regulations on trade in settlement goods are evaded, and a government response. The account below has been marginally edited to take out page breaks, interruptions and the like – see the […]
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A British MP Makes a Case Against AHAVA
Excerpt from speech by Dr. Phillis Starkey, Minister of Parliament, made on 1/27/10 regarding labeling of Israeli settlement products. This section focuses on AHAVA Dead Sea Laboratories. Full transcript of the day”s debates in Parliament available here. The text below comes from a marginally edited version posted by the U.K. site Jews for Justice in […]
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Santana cancels Tel Aviv concert
Guitar legend Carlos Santana tonight canceled his summer gig in Tel Aviv, thanks largely to a busy schedule which has meant the reorganizing of a few shows and the canceling of some. Israel was one of the unlucky ones. His management promised a full refund to the many thousands who had already purchased tickets. And […]
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Israeli Ambassadors: “Economic Investments Are Also Central To National Security and the Political Field”
Israeli ambassadors identify the promotion of economic relationships at the highest level as a central pillar of their work, which can also assist them in advancing political relations. In a meeting with The Marker, they break their silence about the calls for boycott of goods from Israel, and talk about the struggle against them. Israeli […]
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