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Boycotting the Israeli academy
June 25, 2009 Israel’s ongoing siege of Gaza has provoked an international outcry and organizing in support of Palestinian rights. Among the responses is a movement for boycotts, divestment and sanctions (BDS) to pressure Israel in a variety of ways. This strategy takes as its inspiration the international movement to end apartheid in South Africa. […]
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Naomi Klein speaks on Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions in Bil’in, Palestine
Prior to the demonstration a press conference took place, where a representative of the village’s popular committee, a member of the Palestinian Boycott National Committee and world renowned Canadian journalist and author Naomi Klein spoke of the local struggle, of the village’s new court case in Canada against Canadian companies building the new neighborhoods on […]
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Author Naomi Klein calls for boycott of Israel
BILIN , West Bank (AFP) – Bestselling author Naomi Klein on Friday took her call for a boycott of Israel to the occupied West Bank village of Bilin, where she witnessed Israeli forces clashing with protesters. “It’s a boycott of Israeli institutions, it’s a boycott of the Israeli economy,” the Canadian writer told journalists as […]
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French activists protest Paris air show
A group of French activists from the BDS France campaign held a non- violent protest against the Israeli presence at the Paris – Le Bourget Air Show. Le Bourget Air Show is one of the largest weapons and aerospace technology fairs in the world. The protest took place outside the Israeli pavilion, where several Israeli […]
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Anti-Israel Group Boycotts Trader Joe’s
June 20, 2009 By Lilly Fowler and Tom Tugend Although “World Refugee Day,” the boycott of Trader Joe”s planned by the anti-Israel group “Don”t Buy into Apartheid,” came and went on Saturday, June 20, with no apparent incidents in Los Angeles, other cities in California did witness protesters invade the popular supermarket chain. Kate Raphael, […]
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US activists de-shelve Israeli products from national grocer
Press release, Don’t Buy Into Apartheid, QUIT (Queers Undermining Israeli Terrorism), South Bay Mobilization and BDS BayArea, 23 June 2009 On Saturday, 20 June, activists gathered at Trader Joe’s in Oakland and San Francisco, US to demand that the company stop carrying Israeli goods. Protesters removed Israeli products from the shelves in order to show […]
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The necessity of cultural boycott
Ilan Pappe, The Electronic Intifada, 23 June 2009 If there is anything new in the never-ending sad story of Palestine it is the clear shift in public opinion in the UK. I remember coming to these isles in 1980 when supporting the Palestinian cause was confined to the left and in it to a very […]
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Coupon for Cashiers: Don’t Stock Israeli Products!
June 20th Trader Joe”s kick off actions in Oakland, S.F. & Sacramento a big success! Bay Area organizers… “¢ Sent a letter to TJ’s Headquarters informing them of the International Boycott against Israeli products & requesting Israeli product removal. A letter was delivered to a local store where group members were told managers make buying […]
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A message to BRICUP’s pre UCU Congress 2009 meting from Rachel Giora
20.5.2009 Dear Colleagues, I am writing to express my support of your actions toward helping the boycott movement become engulfing and effective. By responding to the Palestinian call to boycott Israel, you emerged as the pioneers of the boycott movement against Israel and I hope you will be able to witness its impact on redressing […]
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Africa-Israel under scrutiny for settlement construction
Adri Nieuwhof, The Electronic Intifada, 22 June 2009 Africa-Israel is the latest target of a boycott campaign by Palestine solidarity activists because of the company’s involvement in the illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. American and European financial institutions hold a substantial stake in Africa-Israel Investment, investigations reveal. Africa-Israel Investment is an international […]
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