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Boycott or censorship?
Sami Hermez, The Electronic Intifada, 15 March 2010 On 5 March 2010, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported that producer Shuki Weiss, who has been involved in producing many of the Israeli concerts headlined by international stars in recent years, has attacked human rights activists for calling on the Pixies to cancel their 9 June concert […]
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European groups: Boycott H&M over Israel stores
11 March 2010 [YNET] – As fashion chain opens its first store in Tel Aviv, Swedish pro-Palestinian organizations urge company to delay opening of its additional stores until Jewish state ‘respects international law’ Swedish fashion chain H&M opened its first store in Israel on Thursday morning, but not everyone seems to be happy about it. […]
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Tell H&M not to buy into occupation – Jerusalem is not for sale!
We are now launching a second wave of protests against the H&M establishment in Israel. On the 16th of March H&M will open its second store in Israel, this time in Malcha Mall in Jerusalem. This establishment is outrageous, given the Israeli claims for Jerusalem as the “united capital of Israel” and the violent policies […]
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A View From Toronto – A Hub of “Israel Delegitimization”
Rafeef Ziadah As a Palestinian refugee, the city of Toronto has always been a place of exile to me. I usually think of it as a large (rather cold) waiting room on my way back to Haifa where my grandparents were born. However, following the publication of a recent report by the prominent Israeli think-tank, […]
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American Apparel = Zionist Apparel
From some allies up in Seattle: American Apparel (AA) bills itself as a socially conscious producer and vendor of “hip” clothing but there”s nothing progressive or admirable about supporting Israeli apartheid. On AA”s web site it is proudly asserted that AA “is part Israeli, literally.” When a pro-Israel blogger produced a parody “Zionist Apparel” ad, […]
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Top 5 Brands to Boycott at Safeway
While there are many Israeli and multinational companies that benefit from apartheid, this list highlights five brands sold at most Safeway stores. Remember: We”re not asking you to boycott Safeway, but to let management know that you don”t support them selling products that benefit from apartheid! 1. Pampers diapers and baby products Pampers” parent company […]
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Ben & Jerry’s Opening Factory in Israel
We”re disappointed to see that “progressive” company Ben & Jerry”s is scheduled to open a new factory in Israel. From YNet News: Ben & Jerry”s ice-cream company will open a new factory in the Beer Tuvia area in southern Israel, near Kiryat Malachi, in a facility that up until recently served as a soup factory […]
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Flouting its own laws, EU accommodates “Made in Israel”
David Cronin, The Electronic Intifada, 12 March 2010 Historians looking back on November 2008 might record it as a time when normally astute commentators succumbed to a fantasy. In the same week that Barack Obama became America’s first black president, some governments on the other side of the Atlantic tried to chime with the message […]
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First H&M opened, first day of protests accomplished
H&M opened its first store in Israel yesterday. This was also the first day of events against the H&M establishment in Israel. In Sweden protests took place in Stockholm, Malmí¶, Gothenburg, Lund, Umeí¥ and Helsinborg. Events also took place in Denmark (Copenhagen) and UK (Sheffield). Please let us know if you have arranged any type […]
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Why I am for academic boycott
by Ahmed Moor on March 12, 2010 The boycott of Israeli academics and academic institutions has always made me a little uneasy. We all read books by Israeli academics that at their humanist best elucidate and inform, and at their racist worst reveal something about the Zionist zeitgeist. I read Ha”aretz, Ynet and the Jerusalem […]
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