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Arab and international farmers conference calls for boycott of Israel
The agricultural unions and non-governmental organizations present at the conference on “The agricultural sector in Gaza between reality and challenges”, organized in Amman in March 2009, have called in their final declaration, among others, for the world to impose sanctions, to start all forms of boycott campaigns and to withdraw investments from Israel. FULL TEXT: […]
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BDS reaches the northernmost university in the world!
Twenty-one staff members of the University of Tromsí¸ (www2.uit.no/www/inenglish) have signed a call for boycott of all Israeli academic institutions. The initiative calls for the University to “establish an academic boycott of Israel”, of Israel”s “institutions of education, research and culture, and the institutions” representatives, regardless of religion and nationality.” The University of Tromsí¸ has […]
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FSU, the largest teachers union in France, has overwhelmingly voted to endorse BDS !!
La fédération syndicale unitaire (FSU) is the biggest union of the State civil service. It is a federation composed of national general unions, sectors or trades within the scope of education, youth and sports, research, culture and justice. Today, it is present in the three public sectors: state, territorial and hospital. It has 163,000 members. […]
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11 national and international networks and organizations call on Norway to divest from Africa-Israel due to settlement construction
May 5, 2009 The Council on Ethics Norwegian Government Pension Fund Government of Norway Dear Members of the Council on Ethics, As diverse organizations concerned with human rights, international law, justice and peace in the Middle East, we are writing in support of the West Bank villages of Bil”in and Jayyous to call on the […]
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Putting words of support into boycott action
Adri Nieuwhof and Omar Barghouti, The Electronic Intifada, 5 May 2009 The tramway under construction in Jerusalem, February 2008. (Anne Paq/ActiveStills) The Derail Veolia and Alstom Campaign, operating in full coordination with the leadership of the Palestinian Boycott Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC), is in full swing. After Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad criticized Israel […]
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This Mother’s Day, tell Leviev to stop tormenting Palestinian Mothers
Join us to protest on Saturday, May 9th from 1 – 3 PM at Leviev New York 700 Madison Ave (btwn 62nd and 63rd St) New York, NY Stand with Palestinian mothers from villages like Jayyous and Bil”in and call on New Yorkers to boycott Lev Leviev”s Madison Avenue jewelry store every day, but especially […]
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An Open Letter to Barack Obama from a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
May Day Weekend Edition May 1 – 3, 2009 Stand Up to Israeli Apartheid By MAIREAD MAQUIRE DEAR PRESIDENT OBAMA, I found your book “Dreams from my Father” a moving and inspiring story of your own struggle to find your identity and purpose in life. You found it for sure, and today carry the hopes […]
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Palestinian workers and activists call on trade unions around the globe to increase solidarity
Release the Palestinian Activists Arrested in al-Ma”sara! After arrests and injuries on Workers Day, On May 1, people from the village of al-Ma”sara and the neighbouring villages in Bethlehem area commemorated Workers Day with a march in protest against the Apartheid Wall. The Wall continues to encroach on their land and isolates their villages. The […]
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Petition seeks expulsion of Palestinian activist from Israeli university
Press release, PACBI, 4 May 2009 The impressive growth of the Palestinian civil society campaign for boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel, particularly after its criminal war of aggression on the occupied Gaza Strip, is testimony to the morality and consistency of ordinary citizens and civil society organizations around the world concerned about restoring […]
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The Israel Boycott is Biting
by Nadia Hijab Released: 30 Apr 2009 On May 4, protesters will greet Motorola shareholders, already disgruntled by the company”s losses, as they arrive for their annual meeting at the Rosemont Theater in Chicago, Illinois. The protest, organized by the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, is part of a drive to “Hang Up […]
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