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Norwegian MP: If investment in occupation acceptable, we must revise ethics guidelines
Bethlehem – Ma”an Exclusive – A Norwegian ethics committee is due to travel to Israel and the West Bank in two weeks to assess the investment of the world”s largest government pension fund, The Norwegian Government Pension Fund, in Africa Israel Investments. In advance of that visit, a delegation of seven members of the Norwegian […]
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AIPAC ED fears the growing movement to sanction Israel could fundamentally change US policy towards Israel. He’s right.
One of the most interesting speeches given at the AIPAC Policy Conference was one that received the least media attention. AIPAC Executive Director Howard Kohr addressed the capacity crowd Sunday night before Newt Gingrich, and he came with a stern and clear warning – there is a growing movement to de-legitimize Israel in the eyes […]
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The Israel Boycott is Biting
by Nadia Hijab Released: 30 Apr 2009 On May 4, protesters will greet Motorola shareholders, already disgruntled by the company”s losses, as they arrive for their annual meeting at the Rosemont Theater in Chicago, Illinois. The protest, organized by the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, is part of a drive to “Hang Up […]
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Military exports to Israel reviewed following Gaza conflict
* Nicholas Watt, chief political correspondent * The Guardian, Wednesday 22 April 2009 Britain announced last night that it is to review all its military exports to Israel in the light of the recent offensive in the Gaza Strip which killed around 1,400 Palestinians. In a written statement to MPs, the foreign secretary, David Miliband, […]
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French Court to Hear Israeli Tram Case
By DAVID GAUTHIER-VILLARS PARIS — Palestinian lobby groups that contest Israel’s authority over East Jerusalem have found they might be helped via an unexpected route: a French court. The court decided to take up the case against French companies contracted by Israel to build a tram line that runs deep into East Jerusalem from West […]
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Tesco criticised for Israeli goods boycott hotline
* Rachel Williams * The Guardian, Friday 10 April 2009 Tesco has come under fire from the pro-Israel lobby after setting up a customer helpline option for people to complain about it stocking Israeli products. A recorded message told callers ringing its general customer services number: “If you are ringing regarding Israeli goods, please press […]
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Group assails MSU’s Tutu invitation
April 10, 2009 Academic freedom cited by Simon in response to criticism Matthew Miller mrmiller [at] lsj.com EAST LANSING – Michigan State University announced last week that retired South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu would give this year’s commencement address. Two days later, the Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish advocacy organization, filed a protest. In a letter […]
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EUROPE: Made in Israeli Settlements, But Never Mind
By David Cronin BRUSSELS, Apr 3 (IPS) – European Union officials are seeking evidence to support claims that fruit and vegetables from Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories are being exported under false pretence. In a note circulated to its fellow EU governments in late 2008, Britain expressed concern that goods from Israeli settlements in […]
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WHAT DO YOU CALL THAT HERB?
By Tim Franks BBC News, Jerusalem Not all consumers are the same. Not all supermarket shoppers care just about price, or freshness, or brand. Some also care about from where a product came. Since I wrote about labelling of produce from the West Bank, in November, several people got in touch to tell me that […]
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Cyprus checking out Israeli fruit con
Posted by RORCoalition on Fri, 04/03/2009 – 13:08 By Nathan Morley [Cyprus Mail] 19 March 2009 – COMMERCE Minister Antonis Paschalides is looking into a humiliating blunder by a leading EU supermarket chain after it sold tons of Israeli fruit as “Produce of Cyprus”, he said yesterday. German-owned Aldi were left red-faced when they admitted […]
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