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Marketing Stolen Products from an Occupied Land
Abeer Mishkhas (Arab View) 19 December 2009 Shoppers in London are frequently asked, “Have you heard of the Dead Sea?” as they wander through department stores or supermarkets. However, the question is not the prelude to a lesson in geography. Those asking the question are salespeople marketing cosmetics derived from Dead Sea mud and minerals. […]
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British academic: Boycott Israel film festivals
Baiju NT [December 16, 2009, 1:30:28 PM] Tom Hickey, a British academic and leading member of the international campaign for an academic and cultural boycott of Israel, urged Kerala on Tuesday to boycott major Israeli events such as film festivals as a mark of solidarity with the Palestinian cause. Tom was speaking at an open […]
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Ahava, Covent Garden, Shut Down by Boycott Israel Campaigners
Activists arrived at Ahava in Covent Garden at 11.30am this morning and two people locked on to a concrete block inside the store. The store is now completely closed, on one of the busiest shopping days of the year, and there is a protest outside. Police have arrived but have made no attempt to remove […]
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Boycott Israeli Goods Demonstration in Sheffield
Sheffield PSC hold a boycott action in Sheffield, UK 12 December 2009
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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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UK calls for clearer Israeli labels
Britain has advised UK supermarkets selling goods from the West Bank to state explicitly on the labels whether the content has come from Israeli settlement or Palestinian-owned farms. The recommendation, issued by the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), is not a legal requirement but Israeli officials and settler leaders have reacted […]
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Boycott Israel update
Boycotting Israeli goods should become easier in the UK following an order that goods produced in Israeli settlements in the West Bank be labelled as such. Here’s the Guardian: Britain has acted to increase pressure on Israel over its West Bank settlements by advising UK supermarkets on how to distinguish between foods from the settlements […]
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UK issues new guidance on labelling of food from illegal West Bank settlements
Stickers could read ‘Israeli settlement produce’ , but move is not a boycott, says Foreign Office * Ian Black, Middle East editor, and Rory McCarthy in Jerusalem * guardian.co.uk, Thursday 10 December 2009 19.39 GMT Britain has acted to increase pressure on Israel over its West Bank settlements by advising UK supermarkets on how to […]
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British gov’t caught snogging with BDS
by Philip Weiss on December 10, 2009 Haaretz: The British government has issued an official recommendation urging business owners to mark Israeli products produced in West Bank settlements so that consumers who want to boycott such items will find it easy to identify them. The recommendation is not binding, but this step marks an escalation […]
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Cosatu Leader Speaks About Sanctions Against Israel – George Mahlangu
Manchester University, England. 7th December 2009. A public meeting takes place organised by the British Committee for Universities in Palestine (BRICUP). This clip features part 1 of the opening speech.of George Mahlangu, Campaign Officer, of the South African trade union federation COSATU. The aims of BRICUP are stated in a press release announcing a national […]
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