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“˜Electrifying’ tour calls for Israel boycott
by John Rose [Socialist Worker] 15 December 2009 – Leaders from South Africa”s freedom struggle joined a key Palestinian activist for an electrifying tour of meetings last week. Representatives of the African National Congress (ANC) and Cosatu, the South African trade union federation, spoke alongside Omar Barghouti, Palestinian spokesperson for the call for Boycott, Disinvestment […]
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Israel, the Palestinians and Apartheid: The Case for Sanctions and Boycott
4th December 2009 The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) – University of London On 4th December 2009, the British Committee for the Universities of Palestine (BRICUP) and SOAS Palestine Society organised a public meeting putting forward the case for sanctions and boycott of Israel. Amongst the speakers were several from the South African […]
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ANC Leaders Speak About Sanctions Against Israel
Manchester University, England. 7th December 2009. A public meeting takes place organised by the British Committee for Universities in Palestine (BRICUP). These clips feature remarks by Tom Hickey, national executive member of the Universities and Colleges Union (UCU) and BRICUP, Ronnie Kastrils, and British NGO War on Want Spokesperson Yasmin Khan responding to questions. The […]
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Why Boycotting Apartheid Israel Matters
Owen Holland makes the case for the boycott of Israel Back at the beginning of the year, over thirty UK universities went into occupation in response to Israel”s brutal, unremitting assault on Gaza. At some of these universities, the movement is now beginning to crystallise and gather enough strength – as well as political will […]
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Sussex University students vote to boycott Israeli goods
Press release, University of Sussex Students’ Union, 6 November 2009 The following press release was issued by the University of Sussex Students’ Union on 5 November 2009: Students at the University of Sussex, England have voted to boycott Israeli goods. The decision follows the Palestinian call for boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel, which calls […]
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British Unions Representing 6.5 Million Workers Endorse Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions on Israel
September 17, 2009 Toufic Haddad British trade unions representing 6.5 million workers have overwhelmingly passed a resolution voting to commit its members to participate in and build a campaign involving boycott, disinvestment and sanctions against Israel. The motion was passed at the 2009 annual Trades Union Congress (TUC) held in Liverpool after being submitted by […]
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Boycott movement takes hold in British unions
Asa Winstanley, The Electronic Intifada, 14 August 2009 The international campaign of boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel has won several important victories in recent months. At this summer’s trade union conferences in Britain, BDS activists have made significant progress. While the campaign has been building momentum in unions globally since the 2005 Palestinian […]
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Study: Tel Aviv University part and parcel of the Israeli occupation
Report, SOAS Palestine Society, 9 July 2009 As part of Tel Aviv’s centenary celebration, the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London hosted a Tel Aviv University Special Lecture Series from January to March 2009. Taking place in the midst of Israel’s war on Gaza — which had already mobilized SOAS students to […]
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A message to BRICUP’s pre UCU Congress 2009 meting from Rachel Giora
20.5.2009 Dear Colleagues, I am writing to express my support of your actions toward helping the boycott movement become engulfing and effective. By responding to the Palestinian call to boycott Israel, you emerged as the pioneers of the boycott movement against Israel and I hope you will be able to witness its impact on redressing […]
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British lecturers vote to boycott Israeli universities
British lecturers have voted overwhelmingly to boycott Israeli universities and colleges. At their annual conference, the lecturers said Israeli academics are complicit in their government’s oppression of Palestinians. However, as soon as the vote was carried it was declared null and void by the lecturers’ union because of legal threats. Roshan Muhammed Salih in Bournemouth […]
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