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Abunimah: There is a tremendous struggle to be waged, to force Israeli introspection, and change
by Ali Abunimah on December 4, 2009 Nearly two weeks ago we reported on the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions conference at Hampshire College in Massachusetts, the highlight of which was a speech by Ali Abunimah. We posted video, and kept promising to get a transcript up. What follows is text of the body of Abunimah”s […]
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Informe Crim d’Apartheid contra el poble Palestí
ACSUR-LAS SEGOVIAS i la coordinadora d”entitats Amb Palestina al Cor presenten l”informe “Apartheid contra el poble Palestí” realitzat per la jurista Luciana Coconi, sota la direcció del Professor de Dret Internacional Públic i Relacions Internacionals de la Universitat de Barcelona, David Bondía. Aquest informe pretén, des de la distí ncia i sense cap presa de partit […]
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Met Zwarte Piet in Amsterdam (aka more from the Boycott Ahava Dutch Bathrobes Brigade in Amsterdam
Tijdens de natte dagen voor de verjaardag van de Sint gingen de meiden van de Badjassenbrigade vanavond weer met Zwarte Piet de straat op. Dit keer trokken zij zingend door de winkelstraten van Amsterdam. Met een in het roze gestoken Zwarte Piet en nieuwe liedjes op het repertoire ontlokten zij veel positieve reacties.
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Israel privatises the occupation
The Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories has become a corporate grab of land and labour, with any claimed security, political or religious justifications nothing more than a smokescreen for profiteering. Penny Cole reports for A World to Win Palestinians face a “deadly political paradox”, explains Salwa Alenat of Kav LaOved (Workers” Hotline) at a meeting […]
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Columbia Sportswear agrees to “˜immediately and permanently discontinue’ ad campaign marketing to settlers
by Adam Horowitz on December 3, 2009 Last week we posted a Columbia Sportwear marketing campaign directed at Israeli settlers. Peter Miller, a member of the Portland-based organization Americans United for Palestinian Human Rights, took it upon himself to contact Columbia to voice his displeasure. To his surprise, Columbia responded the next day and announced […]
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Why Boycotting Apartheid Israel Matters
Owen Holland makes the case for the boycott of Israel Back at the beginning of the year, over thirty UK universities went into occupation in response to Israel”s brutal, unremitting assault on Gaza. At some of these universities, the movement is now beginning to crystallise and gather enough strength – as well as political will […]
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Tell the Department of Energy to sanction, not award, Motorola Israel
Stop your tax dollars from subsidizing Motorola Israel! Last week, the U.S. Department of Energy announced that it will award $900,000 to Motorola Israel and SmartSynch for a joint project to develop an energy grid management system. The Department of Energy should not be rewarding Motorola Israel with this contract; instead it should be sanctioning […]
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Boycott Israel, Buycott Palestine
Promoting Palestinian Goods Fair Trade Palestinian Olive Oil importers in Ireland – Mount of Olives Other online stores: http://www.palestineonlinestore.com/ http:// www.jerusalem-gate.com/ http:// www.palestinianfairtrade.ps Other Palestinian Suppliers: Spices, legumes, dried fruits, olive oil: Alnaser Food Products Company Based in Jenin Tel: +970 4 2453485 E-mail: naser[at]alnaser.ps www.alnaser.ps Non-pork cold meats: Al-Morouj Animal Feed Co., Ltd Mohammad […]
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Update on AFPS court case against Véolia and Alstom
After the Tribunal de Grande Instance de Nanterre (High Court of Nanterre) has declared that it has jurisdiction to hear the legal claim brought by AFPS against Véolia transport, Alstom and Alstom transport regarding the construction and operation of a light railway in East Jerusalem, Alstom and Alstom transport contest this decision in front of […]
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The Case Against Ahava Dead Sea Laboratories
Nancy Kricorian, 1 December 2009 Ahava Dead Sea Laboratories (www.ahava.co.il) is a privately held Israeli cosmetics company that manufactures products using minerals and mud from the Dead Sea. The company”s main factory and its visitors” center are located in the Israeli settlement of Mitzpe Shalem in the Occupied West Bank. (All Israeli settlements in the […]
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