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Petition against Israel’s accession to OECD in Italian
Si prega la massima diffusione! Firma la petizione contro l”ingresso di Israele all”OCSE http://bit.ly/be4ksi Mancano ormai pochi giorni all”11 maggio, data in cui si prevede la decisione dell”OCSE sull”adesione di Israele come stato membro. A meno che non ci sia una forte mobilitazione per fargli cambiare idea! Per bloccare l”ingresso di un nuovo stato membro […]
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Israeli Citizens Say: Do Not Approve Israel’s OECD Membership Until It Abides by International Law
In May 2010 the OECD ministerial committee will vote on the admission of Israel as a member of the organization. As Israeli citizens, we are concerned by the policies of the Israeli governments, policies which violate international law, violate the basic human rights of Palestinians under occupation and serve to instigate instability, violence and suffering […]
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Academic freedom in Israel and Palestine
Steven Rose, professor of biology and neurobiology at the Open University, UK. EMBO reports 10:1184 (2009) doi:10.1038/embor.2009.229 Many readers of this journal will, like me, have Israeli colleagues whose research we respect, with whom we have collaborated, and among whom we have friends. Yet, these relationships have been overshadowed by the human rights abuses inflicted […]
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Caterpillar equipment used in extrajudicial killing near Hebron
Press release, Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, 29 April 2010 The following press release was issued by the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights on 26 April 2010: On Monday 26 April 2010, Israeli occupation forces killed a Palestinian man, Ali Ismael Ali Swaiti, 45, in Beit Awwa in the West Bank district of Hebron, after […]
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Israeli companies interested in joint ventures with Indian firms
V. Sridhar Bangalore: Israeli companies with expertise in niche areas are looking to develop ties with Indian firms to exploit markets in third world countries. Speaking to The Hindu, Orna Sagiv, Consul-General at the Israeli Consulate in Mumbai, said: “Israeli companies need not be seen as competitors to Indian companies but as complementing them by […]
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From Arizona to Palestine: Documentation, Deportation, and Boycott
Tell me if this sounds familiar: A new order allows enforcement officials to stop anyone who “looks illegal” (read: has brown skin) and demand that they produce documents proving their right to be in a place they call home. Failure to produce such documents can lead to fines, jail time, or deportation. Widely seen as […]
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Zio-hummus alert: boycott
The company Sabra Dipping Company, LLC is selling a huge quantity of hummus, babaganoush, “Moroccan matbucha” and other middle eastern/Arabic recipes throughout the U.S.A. through Costco, Ralphs, Vons and many large grocery chains. Currently, the container of the Sabra brand products says it is made in the USA by Sabra Dipping Company, LLC out of […]
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Saturday protests effectively close Israeli settler cosmetics shop
By JC Boyce, ISM London The sun shone on our faces and red, black, green and white flags fluttered in our hands as we embarked on the fourth fortnightly “Boycott Ahava” demonstration in Covent Garden on Saturday. London”s finest had already kindly prepared a holding pen for us, which was swiftly adorned with informative posters, […]
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