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Full text of the interview with Richard Falk, U.N. Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Israeli-Occupied Territories of Palestine
C. Gouridasan Nair Interview with Richard Falk, U.N. Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Israeli-Occupied Territories of Palestine Richard Falk, the United Nations Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Israeli-Occupied Territories of Palestine, is sceptical whether the negotiations between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, guided by the U.S., would produce […]
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CEO of TIAA-CREF confronted by shareholder-activists at UMass Boston
Pro-divestment activists from the UMass faculty and student body brought their concerns to TIAA-CREF CEO Roger Ferguson as he delivered a convocation in September, 2010. Jewish Voice for Peace (a member group of the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation) has launched a national campaign specifically at TIAA-CREF, to divest from several companies who […]
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Fashion Week soiree hosted by Israeli settlement builder draws protest
For Immediate Release September 21, New York, NY – More than a dozen human rights activists surprised an end of New York Fashion Week shindig hosted at the Madison Avenue diamond boutique of the notorious Israeli settlement builder Lev Leviev. Acting on an anonymous tip, activists from Adalah-NY gathered outside Leviev’s store shortly after highly-coutured […]
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New Yorkers call for boycott of Israeli dance troupe Batsheva
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, NY, September 22, 2010 – About 40 protesters gathered this evening to call upon New Yorkers to boycott the Israeli dance troupe Batsheva Dance Company during their performances at the Joyce Theater in Manhattan. Backed by the music of the radical marching band, Rude Mechanical Orchestra, demonstrators handed out programs […]
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A report on the two day conference on “A Just Peace for Palestine” held on 22-23 September 2010 at New Delhi.
“Just Peace for Palestine” Fri, 2010-09-24 15:07 – Dhananjay Day 1 Noted academics, political leaders and activists from the different parts of the world gathered today for a two day Conference in New Delhi on “A Just Peace for Palestine”. The Conference was jointly organised by the Committee for Solidarity with Palestine, Palestine BDS National […]
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BNC Event: “South African anti-apartheid strategy and BDS, then and now”
The Palestinian Boycott Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC) cordially invites you to a public presentation entitled(?????? ??????? ?? ??????) “South African anti-apartheid strategy and BDS, then and now” by Professor Patrick Bond Political economist and professor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal School of Development Studies in South Africa. Professor Bond authored/edited more than a […]
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BNC welcomes cancellation of visit by settlement mayors to Netherlands
Occupied Palestine, 23 September 2010 – The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC), on behalf of its constituent organizations and unions representing the majority of Palestinian civil society, warmly salutes the decision taken by the Association of Netherlands Municipalities (VNG), in consultation with the Dutch Foreign Ministry, to cancel a visit by Israeli […]
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BDS France calls for demonstrations of support for French activists facing repression
Colonization, apartheid, refugees It is Israel that is breaking the law It’s Israel that should be brought to justice! In Bordeaux, Perpignan, Mulhouse, Paris and Pontoise, certain activists are soon to appear in court due to their participation in the citizen and non-violent Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) Campaign. “We have filed a total of 80 […]
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Open letter to OECD regarding decision to host tourism conference in Jerusalem
18 September 2010 Your Excellency Angel Gurría SecretaryGeneral of OECD Cc:OECD Member States The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC), a broad coalition of the largest civil society political parties, mass organizations, networks,and trade unions, strongly condemns the decision by OECD to hold its annual Tourism Committee Conference in October in Jerusalem-the first […]
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Israel’s settlement industry under boycott pressure
Report, The Electronic Intifada, 23 September 2010 Palestinian activists in the occupied West Bank have called for the boycott of the popular Rami Levy Israeli supermarket chain which has several stores inside Israel’s illegal settlements. Activists say they will call on fellow Palestinians to “avoid supporting the occupation and settlements’ economy by boycotting Israeli goods […]
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