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Amnesty Int’l Withdraws from Leonard Cohen’s Israel Concert Fund
PALESTINIAN CAMPAIGN FOR THE ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL (PACBI) & NEW YORK CAMPAIGN FOR THE BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL (NYCBI) Amnesty International Withdraws from Leonard Cohen”s Israel Concert Fund Media Contacts: pacbi[at]pacbi.org, info[at]boycottisraelnyc.org New York, NY, August 18 – Amnesty International has announced today that it will abstain from any involvement in the Leonard […]
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Madonna urged to stay away from performing for Israel
Hannah Fisher [Jerusalem Post] – More than 100 Jews and Israeli Arabs are calling on Madonna to call off her Tel Aviv concerts, scheduled for September 1 and 2. The group has formed an organization called Boycott! Support the Palestinian BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) Call from Within, and on Sunday sent a letter to […]
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On the Cultural Boycott of Israel Guidelines
Ruth Tenne [Middle East Online] 3 August 2009 – The anticipated guidelines for international cultural boycott of the State of Israel have been issued recently (20 July 2009) by the Palestinian Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI). The guidelines spell out clearly the different criteria to be applied for exercising a cultural boycott, stating […]
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Letter To Amnesty International From Bil’in
August 8, 2009 Dear Amnesty International, We, members of the Bil’in popular committee against the wall and settlements, have always appreciated Amnesty International”s role in the defense of human rights around the world and have recognized you as partners in our own struggle to defend our rights. We remember with great pleasure and pride your […]
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An Unholy Alliance
Artist, writer and activist, and friend of PULSE, Tali Shapiro on Leonard Cohen and Amnesty International. I always talk about Israeli pacifists and their inability to see the barriers they place on the Palestinian road to justice, dignity, and human rights. Today I”d like to talk about a much more appalling occurrence; Amnesty International supporting […]
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Action Alert: Tell Amnesty International, No Amnesty for Apartheid Israel
August 5, 2009 The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) and groups around the world have been calling for months for musician Leonard Cohen to cancel his planned September concert in Israel. With the international community failing to take action to stop Israeli oppression of the Palestinian people, and inspired […]
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Amnesty urged to reject “tainted” funds from Leonard Cohen concert
Open letter, PACBI, 31 July 2009 The following open letter was sent to Amnesty International USA by the The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) on 30 July 2009. In May, the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) called on singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen to heed […]
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Ken Loach withdraws from the Melbourne International Film Festival over Israeli funding
Philippa Hawker, The Age, July 18, 2009 – ENGLISH filmmaker Ken Loach has withdrawn his film Looking for Eric from the Melbourne International Film Festival because the festival receives funding from the Israeli Government. Loach told the festival if it did not reconsider the sponsorship, he would not allow the festival to screen his film. […]
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Email exchanges between Ken Loach, Paul Laverty, Rebecca O’Brien and the Melbourne Film Festival organizers
PULSE Exclusive As you may have heard by now, British film legend Ken Loach has pulled out of the Melbourne Film Festival because the organizers” refusal to observe the cultural boycott of Israel. Following is an exchange of letters that took place between Loach, long-time co-writer Paul Laverty, co-producer Rebecca O”Brien and Richard Moore, the […]
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Melbourne film festival rejects Ken Loach anti-Israel pressure
By Haaretz Service British director Ken Loach has withdrawn his film Looking for Eric from the Melbourne International Film Festival to protest Israeli funding of another film participating in the festival. Loach demanded that the festival reject the Israeli Embassy’s sponsorship of Tatia Rosenthal to visit the festival to answer questions about her animation feature […]
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