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Academic Boycott against Israel? Umberto Eco misses the point
Saturday, 10 July 2010 16:04 This opinion piece has a story behind it. When Umberto Eco’s harsh opinion piece against the cultural boycott of Israel appeared in the Italian newspaper L’espresso [1], PACBI decided that a rebuttal was in order. Two PACBI members contacted the newspaper through an Italian colleague to ask that a rebuttal […]
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Rod Stewart Concert not cancelled, but boycott momentum growing
La version franí§aise suit… Dear Friends, Thanks for participating in the action alert to ask Rod Stewart to cancel his Tel Aviv concert last week. Unfortunately, Mr. Stewart did eventually perform in Israel, but only after hearing from thousands of people around the world. Thanks for taking the time to be part of this growing […]
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Boycott, divestment and sanctions in Australia, five years on
Sonja Karkar, The Electronic Intifada, 9 July 2010 It is five years since Palestinian civil society first made the call for a global boycott, divestment and sanctions movement against the apartheid state of Israel. At the time, introducing such action in Australia seemed impossible when the public barely knew anything about the Palestinian struggle for […]
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Children’s group boycotts Israel
By Jessica Elgot, July 9, 2010 A children”s educational movement has voted to boycott Israel at their annual gathering in Sussex. The Morning Star reported that the Woodcraft Folk, which runs weekly sessions for children including singing, dancing, craft and eco-projects, voted for the boycott at their conference in Ashdown Forest, west Sussex. The emergency […]
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IPSC welcomes Irish Government move to block transfer of EU citizen data to Israel
Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign welcomes Irish Government move to block transfer of EU citizen data to Israel Press Release, Thursday 8th July 2010, 6.30pm The Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) today welcomed the move by Irish Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern to block a proposed European Commission data-sharing plan with Israel. If adopted the proposal […]
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U.S. Presbyterians urge government to end Israel aid over settlements
Presbyterian Church publishes report on Middle East issues that was approved with 82% of the vote during the church’s annual general assembly in Minneapolis. By The Associated Press Presbyterian leaders strongly backed a proposal Friday calling for the U.S. government to end aid to Israel unless the country stops settlement expansions in disputed Palestinian territories. […]
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Toy Israeli Houses for Italian Kids, Destroyed Homes for Palestinian Children
by Rome Palestinian Solidarity Network / July 10th, 2010 That was the heading on the leaflet distributed at the Iper Coop in Rome, Italy on July 9, 2010, marking the fifth anniversary of the launch campaign for boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel. While the systematic demolition of Palestinian homes by Israel continues, the […]
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Presbyterian Church shouldn’t accept bullying at the pulpit
Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, Jul 10, 2010 This week probably will not be easy for Presbyterians. False accusations of anti-Semitism impugning the motives and integrity of the Church will hurt. But their work is vitally important and offers a tremendous opportunity to hold Israel to account for 43 years of occupation of Palestinian territory. For decades, […]
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Australia MUA Locals Passed Resolutions In Support Of Labor Boycott Of Israel in 2009
Submitted by solidarity on Sat, 2010-07-10 14:39 http://www.mua.org.au/news/union-peace-plan-for-middle-east/ Union peace plan for Middle East 9 APR 2009 Paddy Crumlin, MUA national secretary and ITF executive board member will be visiting the Middle East later this year, to promote the International Transport Workers’ initiative to bring the workers of Israel and Palestine together. “It’s the working […]
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Blockade: Dockers respond to Israel’s Flotilla Massacre and Gaza Siege
Submitted by solidarity on Sat, 2010-07-10 00:06 http://www.labournet.net/docks2/1007/blockade1.html Blockade: Dockers respond to Israel”s Flotilla Massacre and Gaza Siege Report by Greg Dropkin Published: 09/07/10 Three weeks after the massacre on the Freedom Flotilla, ILWU dockworkers in the San Francisco Bay area delayed an Israeli Zim Lines ship for 24 hours, the Swedish Dockworkers Union began […]
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