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Alexei Sayle Tells Leonard Cohen: Do NOT Play in Tel Aviv
The famous British Comedian, Alexei Sayle, is sending an urgent message to Leonard Cohen – Please DO NOT Play in Tel Aviv! Alexei supports the Cultural Boycott of Israel, designed to end the occupation and oppression of Palestine.
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Radian Records Stands in Solidarity with the Artists of Palestine
New York, NY – June 18th, 2009 – Radian Records recently announced its solidarity with the Palestinian call for the boycott of Israeli cultural institutions, and plans to help produce a Music Benefit CD Project in late 2009 to help raise funds for the well being of children in Gaza, Palestine. Says Radian Records A&R […]
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June 20, World Refugee Day: Trader Joe’s Consumers Take Action for Palestinian Rights
Don’t Buy Into Apartheid! On Saturday, June 20, activists will gather at Trader Joe”s in different cities to demand that the company stop carrying Israeli goods such as Israeli Couscous, Dorot frozen herbs, as well as Pastures of Eden Feta cheese. A letter was sent to Trader Joe’s on June 6, 2009 but no response […]
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Enough is Enough
by Ilan Pappe If there is anything new in the never ending sad story of Palestine it is the clear shift in public opinion in this country. I remember coming to these isles in 1980 when supporting the Palestinian cause was confined to the left and in it to a very particular section and ideological […]
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Action Boycott Israel: Trader Joe’s, Pittsburgh, PA
We have been disappointed to learn that Trader Joe’s Pittsburgh store carries the following Israeli products: Dorot Crushed Garlic, Dorot Chopped Cilantro, Dorot Chopped Garlic, Holyland Matzos, Pastures of Eden Feta Imported, Trader Joes Israeli Couscous and Trader Joes Harvest Grains Blend. Conscious individuals around the world are increasingly recognizing that purchasing Israeli products is […]
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DCI/PS welcomes UNICEF’s rejection of Leviev support
[RAMALLAH, 21 June 2008] – DCI-Palestine welcomes UNICEF’s decision to reject any further support offered by Israeli businessman Lev Leviev, who owns companies that are responsible for building housing units in several settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), in contravention of international humanitarian law. Lev Leviev sponsored fundraising events for UNICEF in 2007, while […]
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DCI urges UNICEF to end its partnership with Motorola
[GENEVA, 18 June 2009] – Today, Defence for Children International (DCI) wrote a letter to UNICEF Executive Director Ann Veneman asking UNICEF to publicly renounce the sponsorship of the international communications company Motorola. Motorola provides communication equipment, surveillance systems, munitions and munitions components to the Israeli military. This technology is used by the Israeli authorities […]
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Caterpillar CEO Says, “Don’t like CAT’s practices? Then DIVEST.”
Last week, Caterpillar’s board members faced shareholders, including our allies from Jewish Voice for Peace, the Sisters of Loretto, and Chicagoans Against Apartheid in Palestine. The US Campaign’s National Organizer attended and spoke at the meeting as well, on behalf of shareholder Boston Coalition for Palestinian Rights. Inside the meeting Matan Cohen of Hampshire College […]
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Please protest cultural theft from Palestine
Later this month, the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) will be showcasing artifacts illegally seized by Israel in 1967 after it occupied East Jerusalem. In cooperating with the Israel Antiquities Authority to import and exhibit the Dead Sea Scrolls, the ROM would be in violation of Canada”s obligations under UNESCO legal conventions and protocols, and its […]
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