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Church of England reviews stake in Israeli rail
Simon Rocker, The Jewish Chronicle 8 July 2010 The Church of England is reviewing its investment in a company building Jerusalem’s light railway amid concern that the tramline “will help to cement Israel’s hold on occupied east Jerusalem”. But the Church has stopped short of endorsing a campaign urged by Palestinian churches to boycott “everything […]
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Children’s group boycotts Israel
By Jessica Elgot, July 9, 2010 A children”s educational movement has voted to boycott Israel at their annual gathering in Sussex. The Morning Star reported that the Woodcraft Folk, which runs weekly sessions for children including singing, dancing, craft and eco-projects, voted for the boycott at their conference in Ashdown Forest, west Sussex. The emergency […]
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IDF Military contractor awarded record $800 million deal with BT
9 July 2010 Electronics Corporation of Israel (ECI) Telecom has been selected by British Telecom to help upgrade the UKs broadband infrastructure. The contract is worth $800 million (£526 million) – the largest contract in ECI’s history.[9][10] History with IDF ECI has from its inception been a military contractor for the Israeli Army, as its […]
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Activists ‘decorate’ Israel Ministry of Tourism billboards
Abu Asad, Indymedia 9 July 2010 A number of Israel Ministry of Tourism billboards in London Tube stations were recently ‘decorated’ with red paint. Only one billboard was accessible from the platform and had some additional information added – the others were placed track-side and so had to be reached using other means. This action […]
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Still Boycott Marks and Spencer?
6 July 2010 Our response to an issue that has been raised on more than one occasion by activists regarding the boycott of Marks & Spencer. QUESTION: I am concerned that information on M&S is out of date. They are a PLC now, not a family company owned by the Seiff family. Along with the […]
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Church Stance On Settlements Angers UK Israel Supporters
Written by Ma’an The fourth-largest Christian denomination in the United Kingdom is under fire for supporting Palestinian Christians. In late June, the Methodist Church of Great Britain became the first major UK denomination to boycott goods from Israeli settlements following last year’s release of the Palestine Kairos document, which declared Israel’s occupation “a sin against […]
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UK marks 5th anniversary of the BDS call
BDS Global Day of Action – 9th July LONDON: Lunchtime action 1-2pm, outside Tescos – opposite Russell Square tube station (Piccadilly line) Urge shoppers to boycott Israeli goods. Bring your union banners. Supermarket phone-in: Morrisons and Sainsbury”s Phone Morrisons; 0845 611 6111 (Lines open 730 a.m. – 6.30 p.m. Phone Sainsbury: 0800 636 262 (lines […]
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Ahava protest London
Demonstration today (03/07/2010) by Palestine solidarity campaigners outside the Israel Ahava shop in London’s Soho district; these protests are being held every two weeks and their success has generated a regular Zionist counter demo.
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Bristol Council approves Motion for Sanctions against Israel
Wed 30 June 2010 – Late yesterday evening, after a long debate, a motion condemning Israeli aggression and its blockade of Gaza, was carried at the full Council Meeting in Bristol. The motion read:- 9. MOTIONS [CPR 2.1(2)(xi)] A COUNCILLOR J KIELY TO MOVE: This Council notes the long standing links between Bristol and the […]
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Methodists launch boycott over West Bank
Methodists launch boycott over West Bank By Jerome Taylor, Religious Affairs Correspondent Wednesday, 30 June 2010 The Methodist Church today voted to boycott all products from Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories becoming the first major Christian denomination in Britain to officially adopt such a policy. The decision was made at the church”s Conference in Portsmouth, […]
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