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British academics urge Elton John to cancel Israel concert
A group of British academics have called on singer Elton John to cancel his scheduled performance in Israel this June. “Political or not political, when you stand up on that stage in Tel Aviv, you line yourself up with a racist state,” the British Committee for Universities of Palestine wrote in an open letter to […]
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In favor of academic boycott
Recognition of Ariel college as a university a purely political move Ariel Rubinstein About two years ago, Yigal Cohen-Orgad, chancellor of the college in Ariel, asked me to come and visit. Cohen-Orgad feels, correctly, that we have similar views – for example, against the trend of private colleges. Colleagues spoke in praise of Cohen-Orgad”s performance […]
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Pressure continues on Veolia and Alstom to halt light rail project
Adri Nieuwhof, The Electronic Intifada, 5 February 2010 French transport giants Veolia and Alstom are involved in the construction and running of a light rail line which connects West Jerusalem to several illegal settlements in or surrounding occupied Palestinian East Jerusalem. The light rail project is part of the “Jerusalem Transportation Master Plan” sponsored by […]
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Boycott and divestment gets mainstream attention in church, on campus
Thursday, February 4, 2010 It’s good news to see that boycott and divestment campaigns against companies profiting from Israeli occupation and apartheid are becoming increasingly mainstream. Here’s a couple of recent examples. The National Catholic Reporter ran a great article about the Kairos Document produced by the Palestinian Christian community, calling for churches around the […]
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Thank You Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana Artists Against Apartheid and the US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel would like to extend our thanks to Carlos Santana for honoring the call for the Cultural Boycott of Israel, by electing not to perform in the apartheid state. The call for cultural boycott was successful in creating international […]
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Don’t let the Israel Ballet tip-toe around Apartheid!
Feb 5, 2010 Adalah-NY, the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel, the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, the US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel, Boycott! Supporting the Palestinian BDS Call from Within, and American Jews for a Just Peace call for a boycott of and […]
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Badil Releases Paper on Potential Avenues to Challenge Corporate: Involvement in Israel’s Oppression of the Palestinian People
4 February 2010 – BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights has released new working paper under the title: “Principles and Mechanisms to Hold Business Accountable for Human Rights Abuses: Potential Avenues to Challenge Corporate Involvement in Israel”s Oppression of the Palestinian People.” The paper is authored by U.S. attorney Yasmine Gado. About […]
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The BDS Movement Wishes to Thank the Following Zionists
There are many people, from many different countries busting their ass in order to move the BDS (Boycott Divestment Sanctions) movement forward. These people are human rights activists, concerned citizens, people of conscious. Sometimes, however, the propellers of the BDS movement are not what you”d expect. They are hard-core fascist, self-righteous Zionists, so unable to […]
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Israeli Occupation Supportive Companies To Boycott
By Stephen Lendman 03 February, 2010 In July 2005, a coalition of 171 Palestinian Civil Society organizations created the global BDS movement for “Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel Until it Complies with International Law and Universal Principles of Human Rights” for Occupied Palestinians, Israeli Arabs, and Palestinian diaspora refugees. Since 1948, hundreds of UN […]
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