• March Is Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions

    Posted on February 26, 2009

    Join the US Campaign and our allies around the world in a month of action supporting boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) targeting Israel’s military occupation. March offers many opportunities for action, including Israeli Apartheid Week (March 1-8), Rachel Corrie Remembrance Day (March 16) and Global BDS Action Day (March 30). We also urgently need to […]

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  • PACBI Salutes Canadian Academic Trade Unionists

    Posted on February 26, 2009

    Ramallah, Occupied Palestine 25 February 2009 The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) applauds CUPE-Ontario’s University Workers Coordinating Committee (OUWCC) for its principled support for the cause of justice in Palestine by adopting, at its annual conference on 22 February 2009, significant steps in the direction of applying effective pressure […]

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  • Worcester to become first city in Britain to be twinned… with Gaza

    Posted on February 26, 2009

    By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 8:01 AM on 26th February 2009 One is a picturesque cathedral city in the heart of England, famed for its china and the tangy sauce that shares its name. The other is a grief-stricken war zone in the Middle East run by a group listed as a terrorist […]

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  • Academic boycott of Israel takes off in Canada

    Posted on February 25, 2009

    Wednesday February 25, 2009 Saed Bannoura – IMEMC Over 40 universities in Canada will be participating in activities to mark ‘Israeli Apartheid Week’, beginning on Sunday. Students from the participating universities are calling for a boycott of Israeli academic and cultural institutions until Israel ends, what they call, apartheid policies against the Palestinians. In addition […]

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  • The Haverford Campaign Calls for Divestment from Israel

    Posted on February 25, 2009

    By Nathan Karnovsky [Bi-College News] 24 February 2009 – “Do you notice that, even among educated people, there is general recognition of the fact that the modern state of Israel was founded as a symbol of the suffering of humanity…but almost no awareness that this has been at the expense of another people who were […]

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  • 170 Members of NYU’s Faculty Release Statement & Petition Calling for Reinstatement of Suspended Take Back NYU Students

    Posted on February 25, 2009

    Feb 25th, 2009 by Take Back NYU! As NYU faculty, we call on the Administration to reinstate those students who have been summarily suspended for their recent protest at Kimmel, pending proper hearings by NYU”s disciplinary board. If there is disciplinary action, it should follow–not precede–fair hearings, in which both sides are represented and the […]

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  • Our Open Letter To Haverford College

    Posted on February 25, 2009

    We, the undersigned alumni and associates of Haverford College, deplore the ongoing atrocities and injustices committed by the State of Israel against Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel. Acknowledging that Haverford’s divestment from South Africa had a positive impact on ending apartheid, we demand that Haverford College divest fully from any entity that […]

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  • Motion passed UNANIMOUSLY by the Manchester Metropolitan University

    Posted on February 25, 2009

    branch of University College Union, 14 January 2009. 1. MOTION SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE OF GAZA This branch notes: 1) The appalling loss of life, injuries and destruction caused by the Israeli government’s assault on Gaza; 2) The particular damage done to educational establishment as a result of the Israeli government’s bombardment. This branch condemns: […]

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  • Sweden-Israel Davis Cup to go ahead without fans

    Posted on February 25, 2009

    The Associated Press Published: February 24, 2009 STOCKHOLM: The Davis Cup match between Sweden and Israel will go ahead as planned – without spectators in the southern city of Malmo – after an attempt to move the venue to Stockholm fell through. Swedish organizers on Tuesday cited security concerns for the closed-door policy because anti-Israeli […]

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  • PACBI scores another small victory: Roumanoff cancels Israel Army concert

    Posted on February 25, 2009

    Gala de soutien aux blessés israéliens: Anne Roumanoff lí¢che l’affaire Par Le Coach le 24/02/2009 Sur le web, í§a chauffe pour Anne Roumanoff! Une lettre ouverte émise par la “Campagne pour le Boycott culturel et académique des oeuvres israéliennes” (Pacbi) circule, protestant contre la présence de l’humoriste Anne Roumanoff í  un gala de soutien í  […]

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