• Update from CODEPINK: International BDS Day of Action

    Posted on March 19, 2010

    For March 30th 2nd International Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions (BDS) Day of Action, CODEPINK is coordinating a series of protests at stores that sell AHAVA Cosmetics. Here in NYC, we will be at a Ricky”s store (location TBD) at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 30th. D.C. will be targeting Lord & Taylor, and there will […]

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  • France BDS Manifesto

    Posted on March 19, 2010

    The French will stage a protest outside the Ministry of Justice in response to the government”s threat to sue anyone who boycotts Israel. See the manifesto: BDS Manifesto This manifesto comes * after the condemnation of our friend Sakina in Bordeaux this month for having put a sticker “Boycott israel” on a bottle of orange […]

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  • Lest we forget: US govt opposed BDS against apartheid South Africa as it does against apartheid Israel

    Posted on March 19, 2010

    Department of State Bulletin August 1, 1988 The potential impact of imposing sanctions against South Africa.; John C. Whitehead statement; transcript SECTION: Pg. p58(5) Vol. V88 No. N2137 ISSN: 0041-7610 LENGTH: 5215 words Statement before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on June 22, 1988. Mr. Whitehead is Deputy Secretary of State..sup.1 Thank you for this […]

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  • ISRAEL: Activists urge musicians not to perform in Israel

    Posted on March 19, 2010

    Babylon & Beyond: Observations from Iraq, Iran, Israel, the Arab world and beyond March 17, 2010 | 6:42 am Israelis are already buying tickets, psyched to see a long list of international artists billed to perform in Israel in coming months. But as Israelis prepare to rock, political campaigners are on a roll and the […]

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  • UC Berkeley student senate passes divestment resolution

    Posted on March 19, 2010

    Press release from UC Berkeley SJP. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For the first time in the University of California history, the UC Berkeley Student Senate has approved a bill to divest from two US companies in response to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories and to Israel”s siege and bombardment of the Gaza Strip. The Senate […]

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  • ASUC Bill Opposes UC Investment in Israel

    Posted on March 19, 2010

    Spectators attend the ASUC Senate meeting Wednesday night at which a bill urging UC divestment in companies that have provided Israel with materials used in alleged war crimes was considered. By Allie Bidwell Contributing Writer Thursday, March 18, 2010 The ASUC Senate considered a bill Wednesday night urging the University of California to divest from […]

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  • UC Berkeley Student Senate Passes Divestment Bill

    Posted on March 19, 2010

    [Download Text of resolution below] – For the first time in the University of California history, the UC Berkeley Student Senate has approved a bill to divest from two US companies in response to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories and to Israel”s siege and bombardment of the Gaza Strip. The Senate bill directs both […]

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  • Israel Wants Reel Change, We Want Real Change: Protest at Seattle Jewish Film Festival

    Posted on March 18, 2010

    Voices of Palestine is calling on people of conscience to join us for two nights to protest the inclusion of Israeli films in the Seattle Jewish Film Festival. The screening of Israeli films, along with funding by the Consulate General of Israel to the Pacific Northwest, violates the 2004 call of “Palestinian academics and intellectuals” […]

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  • From the Salt Lake Tribune: Boycott Israel

    Posted on March 17, 2010

    Public Forum Letter Updated: 03/16/2010 12:34:04 PM MDT Israel’s announcement of plans to build 1,600 more housing units for Jews in Palestinian East Jerusalem is for me the last straw. According to international law, that’s not Israeli land — it’s Palestinian land — a point the United States has reaffirmed for decades. Clearly, Israel doesn’t […]

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  • Support Our Troops: Boycott the Israeli Occupation

    Posted on March 17, 2010

    Tuesday 16 March 2010 by: Robert Naiman, t r u t h o u t | Op-Ed I don’t know about all you commiepinkos, but I believe we should Support Our Troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. General Petraeus, Admiral Mullen and Vice President Biden say that Israel’s actions toward the Palestinians are putting our troops […]

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