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Open letter to Anna-Sofie von Otter
Dear Anna-Sofie Von Otter, As a classical musician and a longstanding admirer of yours, I am horrified to learn that you propose to perform in Tel Aviv next month. I understand that your personal background – the honourable role of your father in attempting to awaken the world to the reality of the Nazi extermination […]
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Unions launch international anti-settlement campaign
SALFIT (Ma”an) – The General Federation of Trade Unions in Palestine announced Thursday the launch of an international campaign to support the decision to boycott the goods of Israeli settlements in global markets. The campaign is in coordination and cooperation with various trade unions and international trade union organizations in solidarity with the Palestinians, as […]
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Ahava Protest London
Latest protest at the Ahava Shop in London’s Covent Garden. Israel’s EDL fascist allies were otherwise engaged today so no red and white St George’s flags on display however there were more than enough of the fascist blue and white Israel flags to make up for the loss.
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CEO of Israeli Cosmetics Firm Ahava Rattled by Growing Boycott; False Claims Put Out by Company Are Refuted by “˜Stolen Beauty’ Campaign
Contact: Nancy Kricorian, 646-234-8529, codepinknyc[at]gmail.com Rae Abileah, 415-994-1723, Rae[at]codepink.org In a recent, quietly circulated letter from the desk of Yaacov Ellis, CEO of Ahava Dead Sea Laboratories–a company at the center of a growing international boycott campaign–and directed at the company”s retail partners, Ellis deploys specious information about his own company”s business practices, contradictory claims […]
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Dear Pete Seeger
August 31st, 2010 Dear Pete Seeger, As artists and activists, we have long respected your work and commitment to freedom, justice and equality.? Thus, we were surprised to learn that you are scheduled to appear in the Arava Institute”s “With Earth and Each Other” program. This event actually hinders activism for equal rights and justice, […]
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A conference in the service of colonialism and de-development: the case of the Rehovot conference on “˜inclusive and sustainable development’
PACBI | 13 September 2010 Occupied Ramallah – September 13, 2010 The Weitz Centre for Development Studies, which was founded by the Jewish Agency and enjoys a long-standing relationship with the Centre for International Cooperation of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MASHAV), is organising an international conference on ‘inclusive and sustainable development” in December […]
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Israel Divestment Petitions, Press Conference–You can help!
Greetings: The campaign to divest from Israel has begun! Please join us in changing California’s law by helping us circulate a petition measure that would require the state’s two largest pension funds, PERS and STRS, to divest from companies that contribute to the construction of Israeli settlements or provide military equipment to Israel. If you […]
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Think Before You Ink: Boycott Hewlett Packard
For more information on the Boycott HP campaign click here.
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Activists Target Hewlett Packard: “Shoppers, don’t support Israeli Apartheid!”
STOP PRESS…STOP PRESS… On Labor Day, September 6, 2010, about 40 local activists took part in the growing consumer boycott of Israeli goods with lively “back to school” actions at Best Buy and Office Depot in Emeryville. The actions focused on Hewlett Packard (HP), a multinational corporation based in Palo Alto, whose Enterprise Services “Basel […]
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Pete Seeger – Seeger Urged To Scrap Israel Show
Folk music legend PETE SEEGER has been asked to abandon an upcoming concert in Israel and show his support for a Palestinian-led cultural boycott of the nation. The singer/songwriter is billed to perform at the With Earth and Each Other: A Virtual Rally for a Better Middle East – an event organised by the Arava […]
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