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UN expert repeats call for threat of sanctions against Israel over Gaza blockade
29 December 2009 – The United Nations independent expert on Palestinian rights has again called for a threat of economic sanctions against Israel to force it to lift its blockade of Gaza, which is preventing the return to a normal life for 1.5 million residents after the devastating Israeli offensive a year ago. “Obviously Israel […]
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Pressure
The Belgian French bank group Dexia, which specializes in financing municipalities and other local authorities, is refusing to work with Judea and Samaria local councils, Israel Radio reported Wednesday morning. Sources in the Council of Jewish Communities in Judea, Samaria, and the Gaza Strip told Israel Radio that in several cases, applicants were informed that […]
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Portuguese activists fight state water company deal with Israel’s Mekorot
Adri Nieuwhof, The Electronic Intifada, 28 December 2009 In October, EPAL, Portugal’s state water company, announced a deal with Mekorot, Israel’s state water company. An intern who responded to the news by informing colleagues of Mekorot’s role in Israel’s discriminatory water policies and assistance in its violation of international law was immediately sacked. News of […]
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Open Letter to Metallica
AN OPEN LETTER TO METALLICA Halls of Justice Painted Green Money Talking Power Wolves Beset Your Door Hear Them Stalking Soon You’ll Please Their Appetite They Devour Hammer of Justice Crushes You Overpower… (“…And Justice for All”, Metallica) Dear Metallica, Now that the opportunity to truly promote justice for all is in your hands – […]
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Palestine/Israel: A Single State, with Liberty and Justice for All, Regardless of Religion
by Susan Abulhawa with Ramzy Baroud / December 26th, 2009 Prior to the establishment of Israel, Palestine had been a multi-religious and multi-cultural country. Christians, Muslims and Jews, Armenians, Greek Orthodox, to name a few, all had a place there; and all lived in relative harmony. Other nations fought wars and waged epic struggles to […]
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‘Israel resembles a failed state’
By Ali Abunimah One year has passed since the savage Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip, but for the people there time might as well have stood still. Since Palestinians in Gaza buried their loved ones – more than 1,400 people, almost 400 of them children – there has been little healing and virtually no […]
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BDS campaigns for boycott of Israeli goods in US
US campaigners are trying to persuade and urge investors, vendors, merchants and consumers to boycott Israeli products and services. Members of the national Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement say since Israel’s three-week long war on Gaza at the turn of the year, more Americans are skeptical about purchasing Israeli products. The BDS, launching a […]
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Veolia, Alstom in legal muddle
Firms face trial over west bank project * By Abbas Al Lawati, Staff Reporter * Published: December 25, 2009 * Gulf News Dubai: Two French transport giants Veolia and Alstom could face trial in France over their involvement in the Jerusalem Light Rail project that aims to link the eastern and western parts of Occupied […]
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Why it’s right to boycott Israel
Louise O’Shea The horrific war carried out by Israel against the people of Gaza last January marked a turning point in world opinion with regard to the Zionist state. The devastation led even some of its apologists to question the motives and nature of the Israeli state, and strengthened the resolve of many sympathisers with […]
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