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West Bank cancels Leonard Cohen concert in protest against Israel
Palestinian hosts call off Canadian singer’s gig amid claims it was a hollow attempt to ‘balance’ Tel Aviv performance * Rachel Shabi in Tel Aviv * guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 14 July 2009 16.49 BST A Leonard Cohen concert planned in Ramallah on the West Bank in September has been cancelled after the artist became embroiled in […]
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Palestinian report scathing of South Africa’s relations with Israel
Safiyyah Surtee, [Afro-Middle East Centre] – A report published last month by the Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign, and endorsed by the Palestinian BDS (Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions) National Committee, is scathing of South African business – including South African parastatals – for their relations with Israel. Entitled “Democratic South Africa’s Complicity in Israel’s Occupation, […]
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EU Eyes Exports from Israeli Settlements
[Business Week] – A German legal dispute over imports from Israel’s settlements in the occupied territories could lead to the imposition of customs duties. The Israeli settlement known as Maale Adumim sits fortress-like atop a red stone plateau. In the Bible, the road to the plateau was known as the “steep red road.” As the […]
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Boycott : un vacancier averti en vaut deux !
Dix mille tracts ont été diffusés aux vacanciers franciliens qui ont pris la route des vacances en juillet, pour les informer de la necessité de ne pas consommer les produits des criminels de guerre israéliens, et rappeler que cette action citoyenne non violente a permis de mettre fin au régime d’apartheid en Afrique du Sud. […]
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In Queens, singing protesters urge Motorola boycott due to complicity in Israeli rights abuses
Astoria, NY, July 11 – Twenty New York human rights advocates captivated Astoria, Queens shoppers today with songs and street theater calling for a boycott of communications giant Motorola until it stops selling products that aid Israel”s army and settlement movement. Today”s protest outside a Sprint store selling Motorola cellphones on Steinway Street was the […]
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Brazilian soccer teams won’t play in Israel
Brasilia wants to hold friendly game between Sao Paulo’s Corinthians, Rio de Janeiro’s Flamengo in Ramallah, with no plans to hold similar game in Israel. Decision said to cause diplomatic tensions between countries Diplomatic tensions have sparked recently between Israel and Brazil over none other than a soccer match, Yedioth Ahronoth reported Wednesday. The Brazilian […]
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HeidelbergCement tries to sell West Bank mines as legal, boycott pressures grow
Adri Nieuwhof, The Electronic Intifada, 13 July 2009 HeidelbergCement, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of building materials, has become the target of legal action in Israel because of its activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). The company’s subsidiary, Hanson Israel, manufactures ready-made cement, aggregates and asphalt for Israel’s construction industry and operates a […]
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“Summer In The Streets” For Palestine Kicks Off With Theater, Song And Dance At Greeley Square
Media Contact: info[at]boycottisraelnyc.org For Immediate Release New York, NY, June 28 – Twenty New York activists performed near a street fair at Greeley Square in Manhattan on Saturday, calling for a boycott of communications giant Motorola until it stops providing technology to the Israeli army and settlement movement. It was the third action organized by […]
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“For Once, the Yes Men Say No”
by Andy Bichlbaum & Mike Bonanno July 1, 2009. Dear Friends at the Jerusalem Film Festival, We regret to say that we have taken the hard decision to withdraw our film, “The Yes Men Fix the World,” from the Jerusalem Film Festival in solidarity with the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign (http://www.bdsmovement.net/). This decision does […]
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CSQ Passes a Resolution in Support of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions
SPHR and Tadamon! Congratulate the CSQ for Passing a Resolution in Support of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against the Apartheid state of Israel. On June 28th, the Centrale des Syndicats du Québec (CSQ), which encompasses 11 federations that represent 230 unions with over 160,000 members, adopted a resolution in support of the BDS […]
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