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Israeli right embracing one-state?
By Ali Abunimah There has been a strong revival in recent years of support among Palestinians for a one-state solution guaranteeing equal rights to Palestinians and Israeli Jews throughout historic Palestine. One might expect that any support for a single state among Israeli Jews would come from the far left, and in fact this is […]
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Are Arabs swimming with or against the BDS tide against Israeli Apartheid?
July 2010 by Mohannad El-Khairy Charles C. Boycott seems to have become a household word because of his strong sense of duty to his employer. An Englishman and former British soldier, Boycott was the estate agent of the Earl of Erne in County Mayo, Ireland. The earl was one of the absentee landowners who as […]
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An open letter to the Methodist Church on their decision to Endorse BDS
Dear Sir or Madam, The decision of the Methodist Church to endorse the BDS Campaign, has not alone been greeted with huge respect by those concerned with the near unique plight of Palestinians, attacked, evicted, walled in or excluded, land divested for sixty two years, but has also restored faith in what believers are : […]
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“Palestinian Holocaust is ongoing”
July 20, 2010 In Letters to the Editor, at: http://www.annarbor.com/news/opinion/boycott-israel-proposal-deserves-local-discussion/ There is rarely an issue of AnnArbor.com that does not showcase Zionist propaganda to whitewash the crimes of Israel against Palestinians. One can easily find numerous entries for “Holocaust” when searching in AnnArbor.com, including today’s front-page Holocaust article showcasing Beth Israel Congregation (now famous for […]
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In an effort to combat BDS, the JCRC doubles down on the occupation
by Adam Horowitz on July 20, 2010 The leaders of the American Jewish community continue to struggle with how to respond to the the growing BDS movement. The Jewish Community Relations Committee of Greater Washington has adopted a particularly strange approach – they want their members to actively support the occupation. This call is in […]
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Israeli Shabak interrogates Israeli activist over BDS & Bil’in protests
by Adam Horowitz on July 20, 2010 A month ago Phil posted on an event here in New York discussing Jewish perspectives on BDS. One the speakers that night was Yonatan Shapira, who spoke in favor of boycott. Shapira recently returned to Israel and sent this update. Translation by Dena Shunra. I moved back to […]
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IKEA contributes to a better everyday life for the many settlers
IKEA delivers goods to illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory. IKEA”s answer to the critique is that “IKEA stores have existed in Israel for the many people since 2001” and that “IKEA”s vision is to contribute to a better everyday life for the many people.” They are certainly many, the settlers. Half a […]
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Olympia Food Co-op removes Israeli goods from shelves; first US store to institute boycott
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Olympia, WA– The Olympia Food Co-op Board of Directors has decided to boycott Israeli goods at their two locations in Olympia, Washington. At a July 15th meeting packed with Co-op members, the Board reached this consensus. The Co-op becomes the first US grocery store to publicly join the international grassroots movement for […]
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Open letter from Lebanon to Diana Krall: Don’t entertain an apartheid state!
17 July 2010 Dear Ms. Krall, We learned, with great enthusiasm, that you would be performing in Lebanon on August 2nd. Many of us were excited about finally getting the opportunity to hear you live, since we had enjoyed your music for years. However, when we later learned that you are planning to perform in […]
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24 hours left: Sign for divestment now!
We have 24 hours before the leadership of TIAA-CREF, one of the largest retirement funds in the world, holds its annual meeting in New York City. We will be there, asking TIAA-CREF to divest from companies such as Veolia, a French company that owns and operates a landfill in the West Bank. This landfill uses […]
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