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Boycott apartheid: student delegation to Palestine
Doug Smith, Electronic Intifada, 17 July 2009 For the first time since the 2005 Palestinian civil society call for boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against institutions supporting Israeli apartheid, students from North America and Palestine came together in Ramallah to share their ideas and experiences. Consisting of eight days of travel and a four-day workshop, […]
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Israel boycott push in U.S. not yet a threat, say monitors
By Raphael Ahren Local and international anti-boycott groups said this week they are monitoring the growing academic boycott movement in the U.S. but currently do not deem it a serious threat. The U.S. Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel said recently it has more than tripled its membership since it was launched […]
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CSQ Passes a Resolution in Support of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions
SPHR and Tadamon! Congratulate the CSQ for Passing a Resolution in Support of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against the Apartheid state of Israel. On June 28th, the Centrale des Syndicats du Québec (CSQ), which encompasses 11 federations that represent 230 unions with over 160,000 members, adopted a resolution in support of the BDS […]
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Transcript of Naomi Klein Lecture in Ramallah
Below is a transcript of Naomi Klein’s speech at the BNC-organized event in Ramallah on 27 June 2009. The speech was transcribed and edited by Toufic Haddad for The Faster Times [Naomi Klein, June 27, Ramallah:] “This is I think the most emotional event I have ever done. I give speeches once in a while, […]
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Netanyahu’s Two-State Goal?
Saree Makdisi To judge by the next day’s headlines, Benjamin Netanyahu’s policy speech last month was a great success. “Israeli Premier Backs State for Palestinians,” declared the New York Times. “Israel Endorses Two-State Goal,” said the Washington Post. “Netanyahu Backs Palestinian State,” announced The Guardian. He did no such thing, of course, unless by “state” […]
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ICJ Apartheid Wall / Palestinian BDS Call Anniversaries
July 9th marks two important anniversaries for our movement. In 2004, the International Court of Justice issued an advisory ruling declaring Israel’s apartheid wall illegal. Then, in 2005, over 100 Palestinian civil society organizations issued their international call for boycott, divestment, and sanctions actions to bring Israel’s illegal 42 year military occupation to an end. […]
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Australian Groups Endorsing BDS
Below is a list of Australian based unions and groups that are now endorsing the BDS campaign CFMEU – Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union NSW Branch http://www.cfmeu-construction-nsw.com.au/ Maritime Union of Australia Western Australia Branch, Delegates Meeting University of Western Sydney Students Association www.uwssa.org.au Australians for Palestine www.australiansforpalestine.com Committee for the Dismantling of Zionism Australia Just […]
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Africa-Israel under scrutiny for settlement construction
Adri Nieuwhof, The Electronic Intifada, 22 June 2009 Africa-Israel is the latest target of a boycott campaign by Palestine solidarity activists because of the company’s involvement in the illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. American and European financial institutions hold a substantial stake in Africa-Israel Investment, investigations reveal. Africa-Israel Investment is an international […]
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Caterpillar CEO Says, “Don’t like CAT’s practices? Then DIVEST.”
Last week, Caterpillar’s board members faced shareholders, including our allies from Jewish Voice for Peace, the Sisters of Loretto, and Chicagoans Against Apartheid in Palestine. The US Campaign’s National Organizer attended and spoke at the meeting as well, on behalf of shareholder Boston Coalition for Palestinian Rights. Inside the meeting Matan Cohen of Hampshire College […]
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