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EPF’s Executive Council Statement on Divestment, Boycott and Economic Sanctions as a means of Nonviolent Resistance
The National Executive Council of the Episcopal Peace Fellowship voted to endorse the enclosed statement with a vote of 8 yes, 2 no and 1 abstention. “In response to the ongoing cycle of violence – including Palestinian terrorist bombings and the well documented military and economic violence of the government of Israel against Palestinians – […]
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BADIL Statement: The Nakba is Not Just an Event to Remember…The Nakba is Ongoing, and the Time has Come for it to End
What is Needed on the 62nd Anniversary of the 1948 Nakba: Achieve National Unity, Strengthen BDS Campaign; Activate Popular Resistance in all of its Forms; Organize Efforts Internationally; End Public Relations Negotiations Statement by BADIL, 15 May 2010 At their core, the circumstances surrounding the Palestinian struggle today do not differ from those circumstances that […]
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Arrest of Palestinian leaders in Israel “a dangerous development”
Jonathan Cook, The Electronic Intifada, 14 May 2010 The recent arrest of two respected public figures from Israel’s Palestinian Arab minority in nighttime raids on their homes by the Shin Bet secret police — brought to light this week when a gag order was partially lifted — has sent shock waves through the community. The […]
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Boycott Blues
Palestinians can’t wreck Israel’s economy by boycotting goods made in the settlements. So why are Israelis so worked up? By Dan Ephron | Newsweek Web Exclusive By presidential decree, Palestinians this month began boycotting products manufactured in Israeli settlements–part of the nonviolent campaign to end Israel’s 43-year occupation of the West Bank. Considering the numbers […]
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BOICOTTARE ISRAELE A ROMA (BDS Action in ROME)
CINQUE ATTIVISTI DELLA RETE ROMANA DI SOLIDARIETA CON IL POPOLO PALESTINESE SONO STATI TRATTENUTI IN STATO DI FERMO PER DUE ORE NEL POSTO DI POLIZIA DELLA FIERA DI ROMA 8 maggio nel Padiglione 11 della Fiera di Roma nel quale si tiene la fiera del Farmaco e dei cosmetici – Cosmofarma – í¨ stata stroncata […]
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Irish activists urge divestment at CRH annual meeting
Adri Nieuwhof and John Dorman, The Electronic Intifada, 12 May 2010 Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) activists are pressuring the Ireland-based international building materials group CRH to divest from its Israeli subsidiary Mashav. Last week, IPSC members attended the annual CRH general shareholders meeting as activist shareholders. Their aim was to discuss the involvement of […]
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Take Action: Boycott Wikimania 2011
Haifa (???????) is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 264,900. Haifa has a mixed population of Jews and Arabs. It is also home to the Bahá’í World Centre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city is built on the slopes of the majestic […]
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Take Action: Boycott Israeli Jazz Festival in New York
A FESTIVAL OF ISRAELI JAZZ NY 2010 Curated by Roberto Rodriguez New York has become a Mecca for many young Israeli musicians, and percussionist/composer Roberto Rodriguez has focused his tenure at The Stone on New York’s thriving Israeli New Jazz scene. A fabulous week of music featuring some of the most exciting young players now […]
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AUB Students Protest Zionist Companies at Career Fair on Campus
Here are the flyers they handed out: Here is one student’s account of the campus response to their protest: I am writing this email in protest of your actions today at the AUB career fair. Several friends and I decided to hand out flyers protesting three companies; Nestle, Veolia and L’Oreal. Many of the students […]
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Israeli gov’t embraces radical settler movement with connection to 6th Avenue fabric store
by Philip Weiss on May 12, 2010 I failed to pick up on this last week, but a high government official in Israel held a public meeting with Itamar Marcus, who is evidently a member of the Marcus family that owns a fabric store on Sixth Avenue in New York that serves as the address […]
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