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Europe’s economic boycott of Israel expanding
Recent months see sharp rise in number of European companies withdrawing investment from Israeli firms for political reasons. ‘The damage is huge,’ says glass factory owner from Ariel Daniel Bettini The decision by Norway’s oil fund to withdraw its investment from Africa-Israel and Danya Cebus citing their involvement in settlement construction is the latest step […]
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An Assault on Israeli Academic Freedom–and Liberal Values
August 26, 2010 By Neve Gordon On May 31, I joined some 50 students and faculty members who gathered outside Ben-Gurion University of the Negev to demonstrate against the Israeli military assault on the flotilla carrying humanitarian aid toward Gaza. In response, the next day a few hundred students marched toward the social-sciences building, Israeli […]
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An artist’s pledge to boycott
Opinion/Editorial Dave Lordan, The Electronic Intifada, 27 August 2010 The boycott movement threatens the visage of respectability and normality which the leaders of apartheid Israel so desperately crave. (Oren Ziv/ActiveStills) I am proud to be among the many Irish and Ireland-based artists from across creative disciplines who have chosen to publicly support the growing campaign […]
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Isolate the Israelis…
By Dr Ghada Karmi , Posted on » Wednesday, August 25, 2010 Can Israel survive its recent battering in public opinion? Many believe that this may be a defining moment in a long history of Israeli impunity. Hitherto, Israel’s record of recovery from international censure has been impressive. A string of past misdeeds – the […]
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Open Letter to Jeff Beck: Don’t Condone Israeli Apartheid!!
Occupied Ramallah, 26 August 2010 The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) is deeply troubled to learn that a highly respected musician such as yourself is scheduled to perform in Israel on October 5th, in violation of the Palestinian call for Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS). [1] Israel is oppressing […]
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Chicagoan Arrested Calling for Boycott of Israel’s Guantanamo
Chicago police at downtown Millennium Park today arrested an activist who was exercising his free speech rights during a protest organized by the Palestine Solidarity Group-Chicago. At the Chicago Sister Cities” annual International Festival, more than 30 activists protested Israel”s inclusion in the program and called for the cutting of Chicago ties with Israeli apartheid. […]
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Independent Jewish Voices (Canada) Joins Campaign of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Against Israel
On 17 June 2010 Independent Jewish Voices (Canada) voted to join the growing international campaign in support of the Palestinian call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel, at its first Annual General Meeting this past weekend. This group joins a growing number of faith-based responses to the global BDS call.
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On Local Boycott and Deception
By Khalil Nakhleh Like many thousands of Palestinians in Ramallah, I feel utterly confused by the dishonesty of being railroaded concerning local boycott of ‘settlements’ products. Because we–my wife and I–are committed to the principle and act of boycott, as a means of resistance, I decided to clarify the primary issues involved, in order to […]
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Support builds for boycotts against Israel, activists say
By Farah Stockman Globe Staff / August 22, 2010 WASHINGTON – In May, rock legend Elvis Costello canceled his gig in Israel. Then, in June, a group of unionized dock workers in San Francisco refused to unload an Israeli ship. In August, a food co-op in Washington state removed Israeli products from its shelves. The […]
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4 British activists acquitted in anti-Ahava action
Sunday August 22, 2010 02:08 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC News Report A British court has found 4 activists not guity of ‘aggravated trespass’ for an action in which they shut down a store selling Israeli dead sea beauty products. The court ruled that the company in question, Ahava Beauty, was engaged in illegal activity […]
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