• Israel Creates First ‘Army-owned’ University

    Posted on January 25, 2010

    By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth Ehud Barak, Israel’s defence minister, approved last week the upgrading to university status of a college in a settlement located deep inside the West Bank, a move certain to further undermine Palestinian confidence in the peace process. The decision, authorising the first Israeli university in Palestinian territory, is expected to […]

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  • Drive for Palestinians starts

    Posted on January 25, 2010

    Published: January 25, 2010 LAHORE – A campaign to express solidarity with the Palestinian people was launched here in Lahore on Sunday. It would work under the name of “Pakistanis for Palestine” initiative. Campaign coordinators and members, Amanullah Kariapper, Magid Shihade and Qalandar Memon announced this while addressing a joint news conference at Lahore Press […]

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  • Viva Palestina Malaysia In Boycott Israel Walkabout

    Posted on January 25, 2010

    January 24, 2010 14:55 PM KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 (Bernama) — More than 100 members of Viva Palestina Malaysia (VPM), a coalition of NGOs, on Sunday participated in a walkabout for about five kilometres here in support of the efforts towards creating a free and independent state of Palestine. The walkabout, held at Jalan Changkat […]

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  • Protest against Israeli tennis player

    Posted on January 24, 2010

    Sue Bolton, Melbourne 23 January 2010 After being confronted by protests in New Zealand, Israeli tennis player Shahar Peer was met by a protest organised by Australians For Palestine at the Australian Open in Melbourne on January 19. Tennis Australia enforced an exclusion zone, in effect prohibiting protests anywhere in the vicinity of the tennis […]

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  • Ken Loach Palestine Memorial Week January 2010

    Posted on January 24, 2010

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  • GRITtv: Remi Kanazi Performs Israel/America: A Rambling Poem

    Posted on January 24, 2010

    GRITtv: Remi Kanazi Performs Israel/America: A Rambling Poem

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  • Norwegian academic backs debate on boycott of Israel universities

    Posted on January 23, 2010

    By Cnaan Liphshiz, Haaretz Correspondent The rector of a leading Norwegian university on Wednesday told Haaretz his institution would support and sponsor a “positive” debate on boycotting Israel. A leading anti-boycott activist said he was in favor of this, but only if the debate was “balanced.” “It is an important feature of academic freedom that […]

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  • An Open Letter to Carlos Santana

    Posted on January 23, 2010

    AN OPEN LETTER From: 1948 LEST WE FORGET Date: 22 January 2010 17:38:47 GMT To: tourinfo[at]santana.com, fanmail[at]santana.com Subject: Santana’s proposed gig In Israel Dear Carlos, We understand that you are scheduled to perform in Israel this coming summer. This is news that will make definite political and entertainment headlines. We are interested in the former. […]

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  • BDS must target Israeli academia

    Posted on January 23, 2010

    The movement of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions called for by Palestinian civil society in 2005 against Israel continues to slowly but surely gain traction around the world as many begin to understand the importance of making Israel pay a price for its expansionism and apartheid policies. However, one aspect of BDS that seems to make […]

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  • Lessons of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions

    Posted on January 22, 2010

    BDS is a tool to end a very oppressive occupation. By Stephen Lendman Established in 1989, the MA’AN Development Center is “an independent Palestinian development and training institution….work(ing) towards sustainable human development in Palestine” through its various programs. On October 31, it released a publication on the Palestinian BDS campaign titled, “Boycott, Divestment, & Sanctions: […]

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