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Veto on Israel’s OECD membership
The Irish Times – Thursday, May 6, 2010 Madam, – On May 11th, 2010, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) will vote on whether or not to complete Israel”s application to join its ranks. Supporting Israel”s ascension to the OECD would be tantamount to supporting its actions in the Occupied Territories. The Roadmap […]
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Israel’s Consul General Admits “Occupation” in his ASUC Senate Testimony – April 14, 2010
@ 40 sec: “We seek to end the occupation; that is our position as a government,” while pounding on the lectern @ 1:05 sec: “We want to end the occupation; this is the position of the government of Israel”
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Arabs In 1948 Areas Prepare For Boycott
Thursday May 06, 2010 11:01 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies Report post Several popular movements, civil society institutions and women organizations in the 1948 areas are preparing to officially declare the launch of a boycott campaign targeting all settlement products as a means of economic pressure on Israel. The movements held a meeting […]
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Palestine dominates CRH AGM in Dublin
Check out what the IPSC has been up to in Dublin yesterday. In fact, I was one of the concerned shareholders inside the AGM – my first company AGM – and I was delighted that there were some shareholders genuinely disturbed about CRH”s involvement in Palestine and speaking up about it. Besides these Ordinary Decent […]
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Both hindrance and blight
The Palestinian boycott of Israeli goods that originate in settlements is picking up speed. This is a very laudable initiative and a form of resistance that might, combined with other tactics, gain some result. For a start, it hits Israel where it hurts, namely in the pocket. While the exact market share of settlement goods […]
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Boycott puts the squeeze on Jewish settlers
Omar Karmi Foreign Correspondent RAMALLAH // The man selling watermelons on the main road from Ramallah to the Qalandiya military checkpoint had clearly worked on his sales pitch. “These are Arab watermelons,” he said with some feeling. He pointed to the sticker on the melons, which, although it boasted an Israeli mobile phone number, was […]
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French OECD appeal
Bonjour, Le Collectif National appelle les citoyens í adresser en nombre la lettre ci-annexée aux représentants des pays membres auprí¨s de l”OCDE dont les adresses électroniques jointes, ainsi qu”au Ministí¨re des Affaires Etrangí¨res. l”agenda ; demain 6 mai, discussion autour de l”adhésion d”Israí«l au sií¨ge de l”OCDE í Paris; (une conf de presse devra avoir […]
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Last-minute doubts regarding Israeli accession to OECD
Last-minute doubts regarding Israeli accession to OECD http://www.jnews.org.uk/commentary/last-minute-doubts-regarding-israeli-accession-to-oecd By JNews Editorial, 5 May 2010 Israeli accession seen as bad timing in light of its hard-line policies in the occupied Palestinian territory The OECD”s Council is set for a critical discussion on whether to approve Israel”s membership at a meeting tomorrow 6 May in Paris, ahead […]
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“Israeli Technologies of Apartheid”
Boston Activists Disrupt Israeli Propaganda Event at the Museum of Science Boston, MA, May 3, 2010 Local activists protested the so-called Israeli Innovation Weekend (IIW) at the Museum of Science in Boston through multiple, disparate actions on Sunday. IIWs sponsors, including the Consulate General of Israel to New England, were left flummoxed by the activists […]
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North Texas Boycott, Divest and Sanction of Israel Campaign
The North Texas Boycott,Divest and Sanction of Israel Campaign (North Texas BDS) is a Fort Worth,Texas based organization affiliated with the “U.S. campaign to End Israeli Occupation”, a national organization with 305 chapters throughout North America. Our Goals: Through a legal, non-violent campaign of persuasion and advocacy, these organizations seek to induce local institutions of […]
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