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ISRAEL AND ECONOMIC “WARFARE”
Israeli parliament passes first of three readings illegalizing boycott activism or advocacy.
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Israeli BDS bill would turn opponents of the regime into enemies of the state
by Yossi Gurvitz on July 25, 2010 For many years now, Israel has boasted about being “the only democracy in the Middle East.” It has never been a democracy: it has systematically discriminated against its non-Jewish citizens (for example, it was only this week that Arab villages gained access to public transit), and in order […]
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BDS Tour: VANNES
A partir du 10 juillet prochain, nous allons sillonner les routes de France et faire étape dans 16 villes, pour sensibiliser la population í la situation en Palestine, au blocus de Gaza, í la colonisation galopante, et í la nécessité d’une réaction citoyenne face í ces violations du droit international qui nous concernent tous, car […]
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Message to Israelis who oppose BDS – go to Bil’in and see for yourself
by Itamar Shaaltiel on July 22, 2010 The first time I stepped into a settlement was during my military service. I did a job that let me go home every night, but every now and then we were required to do something they called AVTASH, or SetSec: settlement security. I was a guard in Ganim, […]
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BDS Boycott Divestment and Sanctions Part 3
The BDS movement: boycott, divestment and sanctions used to put pressure on Israel to respect the rights of the Palestinian people and to end the occupation, is rapidly growing around the world. This video examines the economic aspects of BDS. How did BDS evolve? Can it be an effective tool against Israel? Could it hurt […]
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“˜Governments Are Not Going to Change This. We Have To’: Antony Loewenstein on Israel/Palestine, the Internet and more
By Alex Kane July 21, 2010 With “peace talks” between the Palestinian Authority and Israel seeming more and more like a dead end, many people around the world, including dissident Jewish voices, are turning to grassroots activism to pressure Israel to end the ongoing occupation of the Palestinian territories. Recently, Jewish Voice for Peace launched […]
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TIAA-CREF is the most ambitious divestment campaign yet
by Pamela Olson on July 22, 2010 On July 9, 2004, the International Court of Justice found Israel”s Wall built on occupied Palestinian land to be illegal under international law. Israel disregarded the Court”s decision and continued to build wherever it pleased. It was one of Israel”s many violations of international law that the international […]
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Presbyterian engagement on Israel/Palestine creates “˜new rules’ for relationship with the Jewish community
by Mark Braverman on July 22, 2010 Last week we posted the first part of Mark Braverman’s report on how the Presbyterian Church dealt with the ongoing controversy over its position on Israel/Palestine at its General Assembly. Here is the second part. There were two groups of Jewish attendees at the 219th General Assembly of […]
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What happened at TIAA-CREF
Wow! I’m writing you from New York City where I just got back from the TIAA-CREF annual meeting and I’m still a bit overwhelmed by the experience. I can’t tell you what it meant to have each one of you there with us in the room. 15,300 of you to be exact. Each of you […]
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GRITtv: Antony Loewenstein & Ali Abuminah: The Real Peace Process | GRITtv with Laura Flanders
Peace process, proximity talks, one state, two state…though these terms are often tossed around the mass media coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, t … [vodpod id=ExternalVideo.958927&w=425&h=350&fv=] GRITtv: Antony Loewenstein & Ali Abuminah: The …, posted with vodpod
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