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Economy of the Occupation: BDS Boycott Divestment and Sanctions Part 2
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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Noam Chomsky Opposes Palestinian-Led Movement To Boycott Israel
By If Americans Knew 14 July, 2010 If Americans Knew In an interview on the Council for the National Interest internet radio program “Jerusalem Calling,” MIT Professor Noam Chomsky, author of The Fateful Triangle and other books on Israel-Palestine, said that he opposes boycotting Israel. In a July 8th interview with new CNI President Alison […]
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“˜God helps those who help themselves’
Norman Finkelstein is one of the world”s foremost public intellectuals writing about the Israel-Palestine conflict. He is the author of many books on the topic, most recently Beyond Chutzpah, an exhaustive account of Israel”s human rights record, and This Time We Went Too Far (reviewed in NLP), an analysis of the Gaza massacre and its […]
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We need 10,000 signatures for TIAA-CREF by Tuesday to Divest!
This coming Tuesday, July 20th, CREF will hold its annual meeting in New York City. This is the one time a year where the leadership of TIAA-CREF sits down with fund participants and listens in person to their concerns. We certainly have a concern about the Israeli occupation, and we want to make sure that […]
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‘Hope’ Floats: Hey Hollywood, Time to Put Your Money Where Your Morality Is
A coalition of nearly twenty American human rights and peace groups has joined the global justice community and numerous foreign governments in vowing to send more humanitarian aid ships to break the illegal Israeli blockade of Gaza this coming Fall. The coalition, united under the mantle US To Gaza, includes activist organizations such as CodePink, […]
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BNC welcomes actions to mark fifth anniversary of BDS call
15 July 2010 Occupied Palestine – On July 9 2010, the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC) marked the fifth anniversary of the Palestinian Civil Society Call for a campaign of BDS against Israel until it fully complies with international law and Palestinian rights. The BNC issued a statement highlighting the massive growth […]
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Take Action: TIAA-CREF in New York City
Thursday, July 15, 2010 Call for Next Thursday in NYC This coming Tuesday, July 20th, CREF will hold its annual meeting in New York City. This is the one time a year where the leadership of TIAA-CREF sits down with fund participants and listens in person to their concerns. We certainly have a concern about […]
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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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“Life for Palestinians in Israel is complicated in every respect”
Adri Nieuwhof, The Electronic Intifada, 12 July 2010 Basma Fahoum — an activist with the organization Who Profits from the Occupation? — recently sat with The Electronic Intifada contributor Adri Nieuwhof and discussed what it means to be a Palestinian in Israel and her the ongoing efforts for her community to realize their rights. Adri […]
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