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New bill seeks to outlaw boycott – both of settlements and of Israel
If passed, the bill will lead to heavy sanctions on Palestinian authorities and individuals, as well as Israeli and foreign activists By JNews Monday, 21 June, 2010 – 22:26 A new bill (full translation below), the third in a series of proposed laws seeking to restrict the activities of peace activists and human rights organizations […]
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Law of Boycott Prohibition
Note: The following article ignores said law”s implications on Palestinians. To read a compressive article on that, I recommend Band Annie”s Weblog. Israelis calling for support of the Palestinian call for BDS are under attack from all sides. Whether it be the media, private people in the name of some seriously disturbing organizations [Hebrew], government […]
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Boycott from Within
Boycott from Within is a group of Israeli citizens that supports the Palestinian call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS). The AIC sat down with Israeli activist Ofer Neiman to discuss the Boycott from Within movement, its goals and what impact he thinks it will have on ending the Israeli occupation. For more information, visit […]
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US Social Forum cancels exploitative Zionist workshop
Press release, “Al-Awda, NY”, Arab American Action Network, Arab Resource and Organizing Center, Arab American Union Members Council, Arab Youth Organization, Bay Area Campaign to End Israeli Apartheid, Desis Rising and Moving, Palestine Youth Network, US Palestinian Community Network, Middle East Children’s Alliance, South West Asia North Africa Bay Area Queers, General Union of Palestine […]
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PGFTU message to San Francisco Bay Area trade unionists
To our respected sisters, brothers and comrades in the trade unions, labor councils and workers” organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area Dear Brothers and Sisters, Since the beginning of the workers” struggles in your country – the United States of America – international solidarity has been a constant part of workers” organizing and struggle […]
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Alternative H&M Price Tags in Sweden
In June 2010, clothes in H&M stores across Sweden have been labeled with alternative price tags. The new sticker price tags are similar in size and style to the original labels, and carry the message of the BDS against H&M campaign. Price tag text in English: Solidarity 0 EUR Israel is today criticised more harshly […]
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Isolate apartheid Israel
Pip Hinman, Green Left 20 June 2010 Israel stands increasingly isolated following its attack on the peace flotilla, in which nine Turkish activists on board the Mavi Marmara were murdered and many more wounded. The attack on the flotilla, like the siege of Gaza, is aimed at demoralising Palestinians and their supporters. But the global […]
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The nation-wide blockade of all goods to and from Israel is under way
– Tens of containers were put under blockade tonight. By midnight at 00:00 on the 23rd June the Swedish Dock-workers union week-long blockade of goods to and from Israel started. The ongoing nation-wide blockade in Swedish harbors, that is based on the request of the united Palestinian union-movement, is The Swedish Dockworkers Union’s attempt to […]
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War crimes suit filed against Barak, Livni in Belgium
Belgian of Palestinian descent, together with 13 Gaza Strip residents, files case in Brussels court against 14 Israeli leaders and officers AFP Published: 06.23.10 After similar circumstances last week prompted the last-minute cancellation of Defense Minister Ehud Barak’s trip to Paris, another court case was filed against the Barak and a series of other senior […]
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Israel’s feeling of isolation is becoming more pronounced
By Janine Zacharia Washington Post Foreign Service Tuesday, June 22, 2010; A08 JERUSALEM — An Elton John concert ordinarily isn’t front-page news. But in Israel, where many feel more shunned than they have in decades, the legendary pop icon’s decision to perform in Tel Aviv last Thursday was cause for celebration. After weeks of dreary […]
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