• Author Naomi Klein in Bil’in: Boycott Israel

    Posted on June 30, 2009

    Bil”in – Ma”an – Canadian author Naomi Klein called for an international boycott of Israel during a visit to the West Bank village of Bil”in on Friday, where she also attended a weekly demonstration against Israel”s separation wall. Klein held a news conference in Bil”in, which is known for its tenacious demonstrations against the Israeli […]

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  • Please protest cultural theft from Palestine

    Posted on June 16, 2009

    Later this month, the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) will be showcasing artifacts illegally seized by Israel in 1967 after it occupied East Jerusalem. In cooperating with the Israel Antiquities Authority to import and exhibit the Dead Sea Scrolls, the ROM would be in violation of Canada”s obligations under UNESCO legal conventions and protocols, and its […]

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  • Independent Jewish Voices (Canada) Joins Campaign of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Against Israel

    Posted on June 16, 2009

    Media Release June 16, 2009 Ottawa – Independent Jewish Voices (Canada) voted to join the growing international campaign in support of the Palestinian call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel, at its first Annual General Meeting this past weekend. This decision makes IJV the first national Jewish organization in the world to do […]

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  • Montreal: Israeli Apartheid on Trial

    Posted on June 16, 2009

    Bil”in, a Palestinian village in the West Bank, has become an internationally celebrated symbol of Palestinian popular resistance to the ongoing construction of the Israeli apartheid wall and settlements on their land. Since 2005, villagers have led weekly protests, with the active participation from both Israeli and international solidarity activists, in opposition to illegal Israeli […]

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  • “Boycotts work”: An interview with Omar Barghouti

    Posted on June 3, 2009

    Ali Mustafa, The Electronic Intifada, 1 June 2009 Omar Barghouti is an independent Palestinian researcher, commentator and human rights activist and a leader of the Palestinian campaign of boycott, divestment and sanctions to force Israel to uphold international law and universal human rights. Barghouti discussed the growing worldwide campaign with The Electronic Intifada contributor Ali […]

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  • Resolution to Boycott Israel defeated at Mountain Equipment Co-op AGM

    Posted on May 28, 2009

    BDS Campaign targeting MEC’s ties to Israeli Apartheid Continues – On April 30th, members of Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) brought a resolution to the Co-op”s Annual General meeting calling for MEC to halt business ties with Israel. Mountain Equipment Co-op, a Canada-wide chain, currently sources over 30 individual products from Israeli companies. These include products […]

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  • Mountain Equipment Co-op may ponder Israel boycott

    Posted on April 28, 2009

    A major Canadian outdoor-equipment chain with an outlet in Calgary could be setting up camp on the thorny soil of the Israel-Palestinian conflict. A motion is expected to be presented next week at Mountain Equipment Coop’s annual general meeting in Vancouver, calling for a boycott of all products produced in Israel. “We just don’t think(MountainEquipmentCo-op)should […]

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  • Store facing bid to boycott Israeli products

    Posted on April 24, 2009

    JOSH WINGROVE Globe and Mail Update April 22, 2009 at 12:41 AM EDT One of Canada’s iconic retailers is facing a politically charged debate at its annual general meeting, where it expects a motion to boycott Israeli products will be introduced. Mountain Equipment Co-op, a Canadian outdoor clothing and gear store, allows any member to […]

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  • URGENT: Protest ROM decision to display stolen antiquities

    Posted on April 19, 2009

    The Dead Sea scrolls, confiscated from East Jerusalem during Israel’s 1967 military invasion and occupation of the Palestinian West Bank, are coming to Toronto. The move is part of Israel consul general Amir Gissin’s official “Brand Israel” campaign that attempts to ‘rebrand’ apartheid Israel beyond its systematic repression of the Palestinian people. Since 1967, hundreds […]

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  • Jewish groups clash at LCBO Israeli-made wines snapped up after calls for boycott

    Posted on April 8, 2009

    They shouted ‘Shame!’ and ‘Jew-haters!’ at the small group of Jewish protesters who yesterday called for a boycott of Israeli wines at a midtown liquor store. Hundreds of pro-Israeli Jews descended on the Summerhill LCBO to counter a group of about 30 pro-Palestinian Jews who urged a boycott of Israeli wines ahead of this week’s […]

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