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BDS Is Vital For Palestine’s Freedom
2010 Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Mustafa Barghouthi, tells PSC that an international campaign of boycott, sanctions and divestment on Israel is vital if Palestine is ever to be free of occupation. Dr Barghouthi, who heads the Palestinian National Initiative, also describes how the movement of non-violent resistance in the West Bank is challenging Israel”s occupation. […]
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Deutsche Bank: “We are out of Elbit”
Occupied Palestine – Germany”s biggest bank Deutsche Bank has divested the bank”s 2% stake in Elbit Systems, an Israeli arms company that supplies the Israeli military and provides components for the Apartheid Wall in Occupied Palestinian Territory that was found to be in violation of international law by the International Court of Justice.[i] The announcement […]
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BDS National Committee preps for 2nd conference
Bethlehem – Ma’an – The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee will hold its second national conference in Nablus startiong on Monday, and preparations for the event were concluded just days before, organizers said. The conference follows up on the 2005 call for a Palestinian national boycott and divestment movement supported by some 170 unions, […]
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Political coup? Israel welcomed into OECD despite criticism over Gaza, settlements.
At an official OECD welcome of Israel in Paris today, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu touted the economic benefits of membership. Palestinians say the OECD has effectively legitimized Israel’s occupation. By Erin Cunningham, Correspondent / May 27, 2010 Jerusalem Israel won an important symbolic victory against its international critics today, as it officially joined the Organization […]
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Boycotting Israel / US Products for Justice
Remember the time when joining hands in murdering innocent people seemed atrocious? The time when “To kill one soul is as though you have killed the whole of humanity” of the Holy Qur’an actually meant something to most of us? Just in case we haven’t already realized, the time when we actually cared for the […]
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YC Activists Drop Banner In Max Brenner, Israeli-Owned Chocolate Store
“SIEGE ON GAZA ISN’T SWEET: BOYCOTT BRENNER” By Niomke Friedman Six activists in New York City dropped a banner from the balcony of the Union Square branch of the Israeli-owned chocolate chain Max Brenner in the middle of late morning crowds. The bedsheet-sized banner read “SIEGE ON GAZA ISN’T SWEET: BOYCOTT BRENNER.” Israel has refused […]
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Sephora taken to court over products from Israeli brand Ahava
By Katie Bird , 28-May-2010 LVMH-owned Sephora has been taken to court by the Palestinian rights organisation CAPJPO-EuroPalestine over the sale of cosmetics brand Ahava, according to press reports. The beauty retailer stocks the Ahava range, which according to the association is produced in territories in the West Bank illegally occupied by Israel. CAPJPO-EuroPalestine claims […]
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Marking the 5th anniversary of the Palestinian Civil Society BDS Call
Celebrating our Victories, Planning for More! 9 July 2010 Occupied Palestine – The Palestinian Civil Society Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC) calls on people of conscience all over the world to unite for a BDS Media Day on 9 July 2010, the 5th anniversary of launching the BDS movement and the 6th anniversary […]
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Participants in UN meeting in Turkey call for boycotts against Israel
Thursday, May 27, 2010 LONE ANDERSEN ISTANBUL – Hí¼rriyet Daily News During a UN meeting in Istanbul, Jennifer Tonge of UK”s House of Lords criticizes the organization for failing to press further on Israel. Arguing that the international media has failed to raise awareness of the violations of human rights in Gaza, Tonge calls on […]
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The Israeli-Palestinian conflict brings Sephora to court
A new stage in the global campaign supported by pro-Palestinian and human right associations to boycott Israeli products is bringing Sephora to court in France. The association CAPJPO EuroPalestine is suing the beauty chain retailer because of its business relationship with Ahava products. According to the association, Ahava products, which are manufactured in the kibbutz […]
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