• Pride through solidarity

    Posted on July 16, 2010

    Amita Kumari writing from Toronto, Canada, Live from Palestine, 14 July 2010 As a young person with a nondescript sexual identity, I always found myself on the sidelines around issues of homo-nationalism; Pride Toronto’s decision to ban the term “Israeli Apartheid” from its festivities for 2010 has served as an important reminder as to why […]

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  • ‘Hope’ Floats: Hey Hollywood, Time to Put Your Money Where Your Morality Is

    Posted on July 16, 2010

    A coalition of nearly twenty American human rights and peace groups has joined the global justice community and numerous foreign governments in vowing to send more humanitarian aid ships to break the illegal Israeli blockade of Gaza this coming Fall. The coalition, united under the mantle US To Gaza, includes activist organizations such as CodePink, […]

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  • BNC welcomes actions to mark fifth anniversary of BDS call

    Posted on July 15, 2010

    15 July 2010 Occupied Palestine – On July 9 2010, the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC) marked the fifth anniversary of the Palestinian Civil Society Call for a campaign of BDS against Israel until it fully complies with international law and Palestinian rights. The BNC issued a statement highlighting the massive growth […]

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  • Take Action: TIAA-CREF in New York City

    Posted on July 15, 2010

    Thursday, July 15, 2010 Call for Next Thursday in NYC This coming Tuesday, July 20th, CREF will hold its annual meeting in New York City. This is the one time a year where the leadership of TIAA-CREF sits down with fund participants and listens in person to their concerns. We certainly have a concern about […]

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  • BDS Success at Corrado’s Supermarket

    Posted on July 15, 2010

    BDS Success: Corrado’s, a large family-owned supermarket, in Clifton, NJ, agreed to stop selling “Jordan Valley” dried dates–Product of Israel. This happened after repeated complaints to two of the younger owner/family members. It definitely helps to be a regular customer to have some say and the possible threat of widespread boycott. It is interesting to […]

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  • US university suspends Muslim student group for Palestine protest

    Posted on July 15, 2010

    Brian Napoletano, The Electronic Intifada, 14 July 2010 In response to intense political pressure by multiple pro-Zionist organizations, the administration at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) recently decided to suspend Muslim students’ right to assemble and practice their faith together on campus. Alleging that emails anonymously “leaked” to the university prove that the Muslim […]

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  • Israeli Bill Reflects Frustration With Academics Who Support Boycotts

    Posted on July 15, 2010

    July 14, 2010 By Matthew Kalman Jerusalem An effort to discourage Israeli public-university professors and others from supporting boycotts of the Jewish state is roiling the country’s academics. While an academic boycott and other efforts to isolate the country have long been debated, recent public condemnation of Israel’s botched military raid on a flotilla of […]

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  • Protesters Block El Al Flight in Athens

    Posted on July 15, 2010

    Wednesday July 14, 2010 15:33 by Brian Ennis – IMEMC & Agencies Report The airport in Athens witnessed protestors blocking the ticket counters of the Israeli airline in solidarity with the Palestinian people. A flight on its way to Israel was prevented from taking off, Wednesday, due to a group of motivated protestors seeking to […]

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  • Israelis inciting anti-Israel boycotts could soon be forced to pay dearly

    Posted on July 15, 2010

    Knesset approves in initial reading bill that would allow targets of boycotts to sue boycotters for large sums. By Jonathan Lis The Knesset approved on Wednesday an initial reading of a bill calling for heavy fines to be imposed on Israeli citizens who initiate or incite boycotts against Israel. If approved into law, the fines […]

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  • Britons mark ‘boycott Israel’ action day

    Posted on July 15, 2010

    British protestors have been marking a day of action against those supermarkets offering illegal Israeli settlements products in London. On Friday, British protesters marked the fifth anniversary of the Boycott, Disinvestment and Sanctions (DBS) campaign against Israel. In central London, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) urged shoppers to ban Israeli-made goods during a lunch time […]

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