• Activists Ask Shoppers to Buy Flowers, Not Leviev Diamonds, on Mother’s Day

    Posted on May 9, 2010

    For Immediate Release New York, NY, May 8 – For the third year in a row, activists protested in front of Lev Leviev”s store on Madison Avenue the day before Mother”s Day to discourage shoppers from buying Lev diamonds. The activists carried signs, chanted, sang songs and danced to raise awareness about Leviev”s illegal settlement […]

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  • Boycott Israel? Amitav Ghosh & the Dan David Prize

    Posted on May 9, 2010

    Boycott Israel? Amitav Ghosh & the Dan David Prize Dear Amitav Ghosh, We wish to express our deep disappointment in your decision to accept the Dan David prize, administered by Tel Aviv University and to be awarded by the President of Israel. As a writer whose work has dwelled consistently on histories of colonialism and […]

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  • Deputy Israeli Ambassador’s Visit to Manchester University

    Posted on May 8, 2010

    On the 28th of April, 2010 the Deputy Israeli Ambassador visited the University of Manchester and spoke at an event ironically called “Hopes and Challenges in the Middle East “, Action Palestine felt it was our duty to the Palestinian people, who are systematically oppressed by the government she represents, to protest against her cynical […]

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  • Defying appeal from Gaza students, Atwood set to accept Israeli prize

    Posted on May 8, 2010

    Kristin Srzemski, The Electronic Intifada, 8 May 2010 On Sunday, Booker Prize-winning author Margaret Atwood will accept the Dan David Prize at Tel Aviv University and her portion of the $1 million payout that goes with it. Meanwhile, a mere 40 miles away, students in the occupied and besieged Gaza Strip will still be struggling […]

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  • BDS: A Global Movement for Freedom and Justice

    Posted on May 8, 2010

    Al-Shabaka Policy Brief by Omar Barghouti Al-Shabaka policy advisor Omar Barghouti examines the formation and evolution of the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement. Barghouti argues that BDS’s growing success is due to its rights-based approach, collective leadership, call to Israelis of conscience, and promotion of context-specific strategies. Overview While media attention over the past […]

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  • Chomsky, scientists: Technion develops death tech

    Posted on May 8, 2010

    Senior academics from Tel Aviv University, Weizmann Institute, and other top institutions around world denounce Boston Science Museum’s sponsorship of Israeli exhibit, calling it propaganda campaign. ‘This is an attempt to distract from Israel’s war crimes and human rights violations,’ they say Yitzhak Benhorin Published: 05.06.10, 21:04 WASHINGTON – Professors from Tel Aviv University and […]

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  • Put conditions on Israel’s OECD entry

    Posted on May 8, 2010

    Israeli accession to this group of nations must be contingent on a commitment to embark on a credible peace process * Avi Shlaim and Simon Mohun * guardian.co.uk, Friday 7 May 2010 09.35 BST In the absence of any last-minute objections, Israel will be welcomed as a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and […]

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  • PRESS RELEASE: Turkey/Israeli/ OECD – Dates for Delegation of Muslim dignitaries to lobby Turkish government confirmed

    Posted on May 8, 2010

    ––––––––––––– Islamic Human Rights Commission ––––––––––––– 03 May 2010 PRESS RELEASE: Turkey/Israeli/ OECD – Dates for Delegation of Muslim dignitaries to lobby Turkish government confirmed Muslim dignitaries, including representatives of major Muslim and Islamic organisations is set to visit Turkey, between 9- 15 May 2010, in a bid to urge the Turkish government to veto […]

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  • We Urge MUJI to Drop the Plan to Open a Branch in Israel!!

    Posted on May 8, 2010

    According to the website of Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd. they decided to open a MUJI store in Israel. http://ryohin-keikaku.jp/balance/pdf/h22_kessan_databook.pdf (page 4) It has been more than one year since Israel massacred people in Gaza but nobody was held responsible nor punished for the atrocities and Israel continues its occupation and anti-Palestinian policies. Regardless of the […]

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  • Speakers question U.S. role in Middle East conflict

    Posted on May 7, 2010

    By Lark Turner Published: Friday, May 7, 2010 Speakers from pro-Palestine groups discussed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Norris University Center on Thursday night at an event titled “Stories from Palestine: Life Under Israeli Occupation.” The event, held by Students for Justice in Palestine at Northwestern, brought about 15 students to the Lake Room to discuss […]

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