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Towards Ending our Ongoing Nakba – BNC Statement
Towards Ending our Ongoing Nakba Statement by the Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) 17 May 2010 — For sixty-two years, Palestinians have been denied their dignity and fundamental human rights. The creation and “international” acceptance of Israel in 1948 marked the culmination of a new kind of politics in the region that continues to have […]
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Students Boycott Apartheid delegation to Palestine 2010
Apply by May 28, 2010! In the summer of 2010, Students Boycott Apartheid (SBA) will run its second delegation to Palestine of university students, faculty, and staff who are committed to supporting the Palestinian civil society call for boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) against Israeli apartheid. We have been inspired by the growth of powerful […]
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The Banquo’s Ghost of Israeli Foreign Policy
Max Blumenthal | May 14, 2010 A May 6 “expose” from the Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronot gave Israeli government officials and their hardline American proxies the ammunition they had been seeking against Judge Richard Goldstone. After Goldstone, a Jewish former South African judge who describes himself as a proud Zionist, charged Israel with crimes against […]
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EPF’s Executive Council Statement on Divestment, Boycott and Economic Sanctions as a means of Nonviolent Resistance
The National Executive Council of the Episcopal Peace Fellowship voted to endorse the enclosed statement with a vote of 8 yes, 2 no and 1 abstention. “In response to the ongoing cycle of violence – including Palestinian terrorist bombings and the well documented military and economic violence of the government of Israel against Palestinians – […]
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BADIL Statement: The Nakba is Not Just an Event to Remember…The Nakba is Ongoing, and the Time has Come for it to End
What is Needed on the 62nd Anniversary of the 1948 Nakba: Achieve National Unity, Strengthen BDS Campaign; Activate Popular Resistance in all of its Forms; Organize Efforts Internationally; End Public Relations Negotiations Statement by BADIL, 15 May 2010 At their core, the circumstances surrounding the Palestinian struggle today do not differ from those circumstances that […]
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Boycott Blues
Palestinians can’t wreck Israel’s economy by boycotting goods made in the settlements. So why are Israelis so worked up? By Dan Ephron | Newsweek Web Exclusive By presidential decree, Palestinians this month began boycotting products manufactured in Israeli settlements–part of the nonviolent campaign to end Israel’s 43-year occupation of the West Bank. Considering the numbers […]
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The Universoty of California’s Policy Makes No Sense – Jewish Voice for Peace
Published by Jewish Voice for Peace, May 11, 2010 Jewish Voice for Peace is puzzled by University of California President Mark Yudof”s statement on the recent divestment efforts at UC Berkeley and UC San Diego. President Yudof has either not read the text of the bills or is choosing to misinterpret them, as neither bill […]
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MSU: A Call to Boycott, Divest and Sanction
By Aminah Galal on May. 10, 2010 Every May, the Muslim Student Union (MSU), with the support of many progressive and diverse student organizations, presents a week-long series of events dedicated to sharing the story of a people subjected to 62 years of statelessness and oppression. Because the mainstream media rarely portrays the plight of […]
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University of California execs say they’ll only divest from occupation if US gov’t finds genocide
by Jeff Blankfort and Phil Weiss on May 11, 2010 Yesterday Weiss wrote that Elena Kagan’s nomination calls on American Jews to recognize our prominence in the elite of American society. Here’s some more evidence. According to wikipedia, Marc Yudof, an educator who is president of the University of California, is Jewish and has sterling […]
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The Yudof Doctrine: No divestment from Israel until genocide
“The U.S. has not made any declaration regarding the State of Israel and, therefore, we will not bring a recommendation before the Board to divest from companies doing business with the State of Israel.” – UC President Mark Yudof, UC Regents Chairman Russell Gould, and UC Regents Vice Chair Sherry Lansing UC President Mark Yudof […]
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