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The Silence of the Israeli Intelligentsia
Weekend Edition September 10 – 12, 2010 The Military and the Academy By LISA TARAKI The ongoing buzz in the Israeli media around statements issued by artists and academics against lecturing or performing in the colony of Ariel – built on occupied Palestinian land – betrays a stark contradiction in the positions of the Israeli […]
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Pete Seeger urged to withdraw support for ethnic cleansers of the JNF
I have to admit I was shocked when I first saw that Pete Seeger was lined up to play a gig for one of the organisations most responsible for the instigation and covering up of zionist ethnic cleansing of the indigenous population of Palestine. Even those artists who play gigs in Israel can usually come […]
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BDS. Boycott Israel Soda-Club Coop Geneva, July 2010
Boycott Désinvestissements Sanctions. Non í l’Apartheid « made in Israí«l » Suisse Switzerland, Gení¨ve, 10 juillet 2010 — Collectif BDS Gení¨ve. Performance dans le grand magasin Coop, contre la marque Soda-Club, entreprise israélienne implantée dans la zone industrielle de Mishor Adumim, dans la colonie illégale de Ma’aleh Adumim Informations : http://www.bds-info.ch/fr http://www.bds-info.ch/fr/actualites/…
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BDS. Boycott Israel Dead Sea Salt Minus-417 Manor Geneva, July 2010
Boycott Désinvestissements Sanctions. Non í l’Apartheid « made in Israí«l » Gení¨ve, Suisse, 10 juillet 2010 — Collectif BDS Gení¨ve. Performance dans le grand magasin Manor, contre la marque Minus-417 (Sel de la Mer morte). Informations : http://www.bds-info.ch/fr http://www.bds-info.ch/fr/actualites/…
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Folk Music Legend Pete Seeger Urged to Abandon Israel Event
Adalah-NY Media Contact: info[at]adalahny.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 10, New York, NY – Folk music icon Pete Seeger has been urged by over 40 organizations, along with musicians close to him, to cancel his participation in a November internet event organized by the Israeli groups the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, the Jewish National Fund […]
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H&M will report price tag action to the police
Coup against H&M will be reported to the police 9 September 2010 [original report in Swedish] Criticized for establishment in Israel – Price tag calls for boycott HELSINGBORG. H&M is criticized for the decision to open stores in Israel and has been exposed to a coup on the clothing price tags, on which consumers are […]
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Why Some Jewish Stars Support Israeli Artistic Boycott
By Nathan Guttman Published September 08, 2010, issue of September 17, 2010. Washington – Sixty-six years ago, Theodore Bikel, then a young actor in what would become the State of Israel, co-founded Tel Aviv”s Cameri Theatre. Today, Bikel is one of America”s iconic Jewish actors and folk singers, and is taking sides in a debate […]
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BNC condemns repression of French BDS activists
BNC condemns repression of French BDS activists Occupied Palestine, 9 September 2010 – The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC), on behalf of its constituent organizations and unions representing the majority of Palestinian civil society, strongly condemns the decision taken by French authorities to prosecute people of conscience for calling for a boycott […]
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Letter to Pete Seeger From Over 40 Orgs
September 9, 2010 Dear Pete, As long-time admirers of your music and your commitment to social justice, and as justice-seeking activists ourselves, we were surprised and troubled to learn that you plan to participate in the event “With Earth and Each Other: A Virtual Rally for a Better Middle East” this November. As part of […]
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