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Abbas orders ban on goods produced in Israeli settlements
By Reuters Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday banned trade in goods made by Israelis living in West Bank settlements, stepping up a campaign to build support for an international ban. “President Abbas today issued a law banning trade in goods made in settlements,” Abbas’s legal adviser Hassan al-Awri told Reuters. Offenders will face jail […]
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Hour: Canada and Israel Building Apartheid
April 26th, 2010 Hour March 2010 by Stefan Christoff. Yves Engler”s new book, Canada and Israel: Building Apartheid, is a stunning examination of the history of Canada-Israel relations and a key read for anyone interested in Canadian foreign policy of all political stripes. Engler”s commitment to critiquing injustices linked to Canadian government and corporate policy […]
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APN on Criticism of Israel and BDS – New Policy Language
By Lara Friedman on April 23, 2010 10:41 AM APN today released new policy language on the recently increasing growing public criticism of Israel, including the efforts to boycott Israel, divest from it and sanction it (known as the BDS movement). The purpose of the new document is to clarify the often foggy discussion over […]
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H&M make your choice Brixton or Jerusalem Not both
H&M, the Swedish fashion chain, are opening a new store in Brixton in the old Woolworth”s store at midday on 29 April. That would be fine except: H&M are in the middle of a large expansion programme in Israel, including a new store in Jerusalem. By opening that store H&M are supporting the Judisation of […]
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Palestinian Queers for BDS (PQBDS) salute Queers Against Israeli Apartheid (QuAIA) for their courageous stance against Apartheid and condemn the City of Toronto for its blunt threat to freedom of speech!
[Occupied Palestine – April 23rd 2010] According to the Toronto Star (April 18, 2010) the city of Toronto may pull funding from next year”s Pride Parade (2011) if Queers Against Israeli Apartheid (QuAIA) is allowed to march in the parade this year (2010). City bureaucrats have claimed that QuAIA”s rhetoric contradicts the city”s anti-discrimination policy. […]
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Israeli Queers for Palestine supports QuAIA following censorship attempts from the City of Toronto
We are Israeli queers trying to bring about an end to Israel”s apartheid and occupation of the Palestinians in any legitimate non-violent way open to us, including supporting the Palestinian-led BDS campaign. We are appalled by attempts made at the City of Toronto to use censorship measures against the pride parade”s participation of Queers Against […]
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The OECD Takes up Arms: Israel’s Defence Spending and the OECD
This is the third in a series of articles on the possible upcoming acceptance of Israel into the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). In May, the final vote of the OECD Ministerial Committee will take place on whether to invite Israel to join as a full member. The first article[1] reviewed how including […]
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Labor for Palestine Canada Report from Labor Notes Conference
Monday, April 26, 2010 A report from Canada on Labor Unions’ efforts to support Palestine and efforts to end the occupation. Recorded at the Labor Notes Conference 2010 on April 23, 2010. The speaker, Katherine Nastovski of CUPE-Ontario, was 1 of 3 speakers during the meeting.
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they need to know we’re on their side, a letter to Gil Scott Heron
Dear Gil, We are members of an Israeli group called Boycott! which supports the Palestinian unified call for boycott divestment and sanctions(BDS) from Israel. We are appealing to you because of the respect we have for the work you have done for peace which has also inspired others to do the same. You might not […]
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Letter to Canada Post on Israel stamp
April 26th, 2010 Canadian Union of Postal Workers letter to Canada Post, April 2010 Moya Greene President and Chief Executive Officer Canada Post Corporation 2701 Riverside Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0B1 I am writing to you on the eve of Canada Post issuing a joint stamp with Israel. A recent article in Canada Stamp Detail […]
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