• Keep the pressure on Motorola

    Posted on April 15, 2009

    Last week we found out that Motorola has met our first boycott demand – they no longer sell the Israeli military bomb fuzes. Instead of resting on our laurels, we need to seize this opportunity to push twice as hard on our other demands. Now is the time to strengthen our campaign. We want everyone […]

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  • Sligo County Council Adopts Motion to Boycott Veolia

    Posted on April 15, 2009

    The following motion was unanimously adopted at the February meeting of Sligo County Council. “Recognising: 1. that Veolia is a leading partner in the consortium contracted to build a light railway system linking Israel to illegal settlements in occupied East Jerusalem 2. that the Irish Government and the U.N. does not recognise Israel”s annexation and […]

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  • How do I know what products to boycott, is there a list?

    Posted on April 15, 2009

    Posted by StopTheWall on Mon, 04/13/2009 – 07:59 If the first three numbers of the bar code are 729, the product was made by Israel, within the Green Line or in one of the Israeli-controlled industrial zones built illegally inside the West Bank. However, there are also products made by Israel which do not have […]

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  • Are there organized campaigns against specific products?

    Posted on April 15, 2009

    Posted by StopTheWall on Mon, 04/13/2009 – 08:07 There are also organized campaigns against several products including: Agrexco: More information: http://www.bdsmovement.net/?q=node/240 Caterpillar: See for example: http://www.endtheoccupation.org/downloads/CAT%201-2006.pdf Chapters &Indigo: See for example, http://www.canpalnet.ca/mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=193&Itemid=1 Jewish National Fund: See for example http://www.caiaweb.org/jnfcampaign Lev Leviev /Africa-Israel: See for example http://adalahny.org/ L’Oreal: See for example http://www.bdsmovement.net/?q=node/231 Motorola: See for example […]

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  • How can I get involved in the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign?

    Posted on April 15, 2009

    Posted by StopTheWall on Mon, 04/13/2009 – 08:12 There are suggestions about how you can do BDS in your local community at: http://bdsmovement.net/files/JOINtheBDSactionDAY-en-final_0.pdf For an in depth review of the BDS movement, see http://www.bdsmovement.net/?q=node/9#diy. You can also connect with groups in your area that are working on BDS. See the list of endorsers at: http://www.bdsmovement.net/?q=node/139. […]

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  • NYU Study Abroad in an apartheid state

    Posted on April 15, 2009

    Dina Mikdadi (Tuesday, March 31, 2009) – Last summer, Israel denied Palestinian Fulbright scholars in Gaza the right to travel abroad to pursue their studies. After some intervention on behalf of Condoleezza Rice, Israel allowed a few (but not all) to leave the Gaza Strip. Such absurd restrictions on Palestinian daily life are not uncommon. […]

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  • Palestinian Olive Oil at Whole Foods

    Posted on April 15, 2009

    As today’s news headlines are filled with stories of conflict in the Middle East, Alter Eco Fair Trade defies these events by unveiling the first USDA Certified Organic, Fair Trade Certifiedâ„¢, Carbon Zero Certified Extra Virgin Olive Oils from Palestine. These GMO free, Gluten free, dairy free, and vegan oils originate from Rumi and Nabali […]

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  • Police Arrest 22 at New School Building

    Posted on April 11, 2009

    April 10, 2009, 10:05 am By Colin Moynihan AND Sewell Chan Updated, 10:37 p.m. | About 20 police officers wearing helmets and carrying batons, plastic shields and pepper spray entered a New School building at 65 Fifth Avenue around 11 a.m. on Friday, arresting 19 protesters who had occupied it as part of a determined […]

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  • Tutu’s viewpoint welcome: Keep political ties away from academic perspectives

    Posted on April 11, 2009

    Editorial Board Published: Wednesday, April 8, 2009 Updated: Wednesday, April 8, 2009 UNC and Michigan State squared off against each other in Monday night”s thrilling NCAA National Championship game. Now, both schools are under fire for selecting Archbishop Desmond Tutu to speak at their commencement ceremonies. The Anti-Defamation League sent a letter to UNC Chancellor […]

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  • Israel’s Key Vulnerability

    Posted on April 10, 2009

    Paul Grenville Apr 10th, 2009 Israel has once more sent out a message to the Islamic and Arab world with its onslaught on Gaza that the struggle for the Middle East will be uncompromisingly bloody and violent. It was the same message in the summer of 2006 with the invasion of the Lebanon, with the […]

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