• Israel’s feeling of isolation is becoming more pronounced

    Posted on June 23, 2010

    By Janine Zacharia Washington Post Foreign Service Tuesday, June 22, 2010; A08 JERUSALEM — An Elton John concert ordinarily isn’t front-page news. But in Israel, where many feel more shunned than they have in decades, the legendary pop icon’s decision to perform in Tel Aviv last Thursday was cause for celebration. After weeks of dreary […]

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  • Ha’aretz: Only a boycott will persuade Israel

    Posted on June 23, 2010

    From Ha’aretz, June 22: Only a boycott will persuade Israel by Ayala Shani & Ofer Neiman “Israel won”t change unless the status quo has a downside” – these words were written by journalist Tony Karon, a Jew from South Africa. This sentence reflects the rationale behind the broad BDS campaign – which includes sanctions, institutional […]

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  • Spanish initiative for the fifth anniversary of the BDS call

    Posted on June 22, 2010

    BDS Poster Contest This 9th of July 2010 it will be 5 years since the Call for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) of the Palestinian civil society. For this reason and to encourage civil society worldwide to join in against indifference and powerlessness, we call this BDS Poster Contest with the BDS motif (be it […]

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  • Noam Chomsky’s Hypocrisy

    Posted on June 22, 2010

    By Ghali Hassan 20 June, 2010 Countercurrents.org “I don’t regard myself as a critic of Israel. I regard myself a supporter of Israel … I think the U.S. should continue to support Israel”. [1] – Noam Chomsky The American linguist Noam Chomsky is often described by Western media as “arguably the world’s most influential intellectual […]

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  • A Queer Boycott

    Posted on June 22, 2010

    Bekhsoos has been publishing a lot of news around the Queer BDS movement and the different anti-Zionist movements around Pride and other international conferences. So for this issue we found it fit to explain (for lack of a better word) to our readership why we so strongly support BDS and why we stand against Zionism […]

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  • EU Considering Aid to Israeli Military

    Posted on June 19, 2010

    EU Considering Aid to Israeli Military By David Cronin BRUSSELS, Jun 18, 2010 (IPS) – A leading Israeli supplier of warplanes used to kill and maim civilians in Gaza is in the running for two new scientific research grants from the European Union. Israel”s attacks on Gaza in late 2008 and 2009 provided its air […]

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  • Northern Illinois Conference votes to divest from companies that benefit from the occupation of Palestine

    Posted on June 19, 2010

    CONTACT: CONNIE BAKER, 630-363-7713 End the Occupation, Northern Illinois Conference of the United Methodist Church ST. CHARLES, ILL. June 15, 2010 – At its annual conference, the Northern Illinois Conference (NIC) of the United Methodist Church (UMC) voted to divest all holdings in three international corporations that profit from the occupation of Palestine. This action […]

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  • Volvo equipment: effective tool in the Israeli occupation of Palestine

    Posted on June 19, 2010

    by Adri Nieuwhof, Over the past few years the use of Volvo equipment in Israel”s demolition of Palestinian homes and the construction of the wall has been documented. Mr. M. Wikforss, Vice President of Media Relations & Corporate News of Volvo Group, response to an article in The Electronic Intifada of 2 July 2007, was […]

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  • Turkey Shelves Israeli Cooperation, Considers breaking off Ties; Israel Lobbies in Congress denounce Ankara

    Posted on June 19, 2010

    Posted on June 16, 2010 by Juan Cole Members of the US Congress attacked Turkey on Wednesday for voting against the UN Security Council resolution imposing further sanctions on Iran, and for its heavy criticism of the Israeli blockade of Gaza. Rep. Mike Pence (R-Indiana) said, “There will be a cost if Turkey stays on […]

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  • Sunday, June 20th– Make History: Picket Israeli Ship at Port of Oakland

    Posted on June 19, 2010

    Don”t sleep in, make history! Join the Labor/Community Picket of an Israeli Ship Sunday, June 20 5:30 A.M., Berth 58, Port of Oakland Protest Israel”s Attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla! Boycott Israeli Ships and Goods! Lift the Blockade NOW – Let Gaza Live! Bring Down Israel’s Apartheid Wall! Unions, labor federations and other organizations […]

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