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Put conditions on Israel’s OECD entry
Israeli accession to this group of nations must be contingent on a commitment to embark on a credible peace process * Avi Shlaim and Simon Mohun * guardian.co.uk, Friday 7 May 2010 09.35 BST In the absence of any last-minute objections, Israel will be welcomed as a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and […]
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PRESS RELEASE: Turkey/Israeli/ OECD – Dates for Delegation of Muslim dignitaries to lobby Turkish government confirmed
––––––––––––– Islamic Human Rights Commission ––––––––––––– 03 May 2010 PRESS RELEASE: Turkey/Israeli/ OECD – Dates for Delegation of Muslim dignitaries to lobby Turkish government confirmed Muslim dignitaries, including representatives of major Muslim and Islamic organisations is set to visit Turkey, between 9- 15 May 2010, in a bid to urge the Turkish government to veto […]
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We Urge MUJI to Drop the Plan to Open a Branch in Israel!!
According to the website of Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd. they decided to open a MUJI store in Israel. http://ryohin-keikaku.jp/balance/pdf/h22_kessan_databook.pdf (page 4) It has been more than one year since Israel massacred people in Gaza but nobody was held responsible nor punished for the atrocities and Israel continues its occupation and anti-Palestinian policies. Regardless of the […]
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Speakers question U.S. role in Middle East conflict
By Lark Turner Published: Friday, May 7, 2010 Speakers from pro-Palestine groups discussed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Norris University Center on Thursday night at an event titled “Stories from Palestine: Life Under Israeli Occupation.” The event, held by Students for Justice in Palestine at Northwestern, brought about 15 students to the Lake Room to discuss […]
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NGO platform calls for Israeli boycott
Matthew Vella The development NGO platform Skop has called for a boycott of Israeli companies in the wake of the shooting of Bianca Zammit, the Maltese activist injured by a live bullet shot by the Israeli Defence Forces in Gaza. “We urge all those of goodwill who want justice for the Palestinian people to demand […]
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Protest the Caterpillar shareholder meeting
Date: Wednesday, June 9, 2010 Time: 12:30pm – 5:00pm Location: Northern Trust Bank Street: 50 S La Salle St City/Town: Chicago, IL We’re planning something big for this year’s shareholder meeting, and need your support at the protest! If you travel for one BDS event this year, consider making it the Caterpillar shareholder meeting in […]
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Ireland must oppose Israel’s membership of the OECD
By Dr David Morrison* In a written answer to Sinn Fein Deputy, Aengus Oí¬ Snodaigh, Foreign Minister, Micheaí¬l Martin, told the Daí¬il on 21 April 2010 that “it is expected that Ireland will join with the other 29 members of the OECD to formally invite Israel to become a member” [1] The Roadmap for the […]
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Quartet ex-envoy’s investment helps Israel greenwash settlements
Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 6 May 2010 Former World Bank president and Middle East Quartet envoy James D. Wolfensohn is an investor in an Israeli company that is developing transport infrastructure for Jewish-only settlements built in the occupied West Bank in violation of international law, an investigation by The Electronic Intifada reveals. Wolfensohn provided […]
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French say NO to Israel at OECD HQ today
Israí«l criminel – OCDE complice ? Alors que les délégations des pays membres de l”OCDE se réunissaient pour décider de l”adhésion de l”Etat d”Israí«l, des militants solidaires avec le peuple palestinien, dont des membres de la Coordination interfacs Palestine, de Génération Palestine, de l”Union juive franí§aise pour la paix, d”Europalestine, de Américains contre la guerre, […]
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Anti-Zionism versus pro-Palestinianism in France.
From Paris, with love By YONITH BENHAMOU AND ANTOINE CHELTIEL Jacques Attali, French economist, prolific writer, high-ranking civil official and adviser to president Franí§ois Mitterrand, dared to declare to Haaretz in October that anti-Semitism in France was a “nonexistent problem,” “a lie… not a problem at the national level… propaganda, Israeli propaganda.” With all due […]
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