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BNC releases Memo and Recommendations for OECD countries
You can download the memo here Israel”s accession to OECD: encouraging impunity, rewarding war crimes 1. OECD”s fundamental values include respect for human rights, commitment to democracy and adherence to the purposes of the United Nation[1]. 2. In the “Road Map for the accession of Israel to the OECD Convention” the Council noted that in […]
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Final UCSD Divestment Vote Wednesday, 5 May
The final vote on divestment will be Wednesday, 5 May at the AS Council meeting. When: Wednesday, 5 May at 6pm Where: UCSD Price Center Ballroom East Address: 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92192 Directions to Parking & UCSD Map to Price Center
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Endorsements for UCSD Divestment
UCSD Student Organizations: Amnesty International Arab Student Union Black Student Union College Democrats Food Co-Op Forward Haiti Emergence Action Team Muslim Student Association One Earth One Justice Schools for Schools Student Sustainability Collective Students Take Action Now Darfur Students for Barack Obama Students for Civil Rights in Iran Students for Justice in Palestine UCSD Faculty […]
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Ireland must oppose Israel’s membership of the OECD
By Dr David Morrison OECD_Angel_Gurría_Shimon_PeresIn a written answer to Sinn Fein Deputy, Aengus O? Snodaigh, Foreign Minister, Michea?l Martin, told the Da?il on 21 April 2010 that “it is expected that Ireland will join with the other 29 members of the OECD to formally invite Israel to become a member” [1] The Roadmap for the […]
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BDS Tour: Come with us!
Palestine will be in the French countryside from this July 10 to 25: beaches, country, mountains, in short, vacations which are fun and intelligent. Sign up now, you won’t be disappointed! A grand and unusual adventure is in the making for this summer. Beginning this July 10, we will criss-cross the roads of France, stopping […]
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MIT student introduces internet boycott platform
An MIT grad student has introduced a new internet platform he hopes will help activists deepen and expand their campaigns to boycott products made in Israeli settlements. The website, Boycott Toolkit, is a resource where users can generate lists of specific products and companies targeted for boycotts. Right now the site lists a raft of […]
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Government backs settlement goods ban
Bethlehem – Ma’an – Following Israeli complaints about the Palestinian Authority ban on settlement goods in the West Bank, the Government Media Center issued a statement confirming that the “campaign is implementing the rule of law.” In the statement, PA officials reiterated their commitment to “all economic agreements with Israel,” but said authorities would not […]
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Chomsky and other scientists condemn Boston museum’s Israeli celebration
by Philip Weiss on May 4, 2010 What follows is an open letter to the Boston Museum of Science by leading scholars objecting to the museum’s sponsorship of an Israeli propaganda effort: We, the undersigned group of scientists concerned with human dignity and equality, condemn the Museum of Science”s decision to co-sponsor and host “Israeli […]
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At Berkeley, moral victory despite divestment vote loss
Dina Omar, The Electronic Intifada, 3 May 2010 On 28 April, University of California, Berkeley’s Student Senate narrowly missed an historic opportunity to divest its funds from United Technologies and General Electric which manufacture F-16 jets and Apache helicopters — weapons sold to the Israeli military and used against civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. […]
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