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Sligo County Council Adopts Motion to Boycott Veolia
The following motion was unanimously adopted at the February meeting of Sligo County Council. “Recognising: 1. that Veolia is a leading partner in the consortium contracted to build a light railway system linking Israel to illegal settlements in occupied East Jerusalem 2. that the Irish Government and the U.N. does not recognise Israel”s annexation and […]
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Towards a Divestment Policy that Makes Global Connections
Friday, 10 April 2009 13:06 USA, April 10th, 2009 (Pal Telegraph) – On March 25, The Student Government Association of the University of Massachusetts/ Amherst, passed a resolution calling for divestiture in companies that profit from war and occupation. While not specifically mentioning Israel , this motion, which is not binding on the University, had […]
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UMass students for divestment
By Michael Fiorentino | April 2, 2009 AMHERST, Mass.–The Student Government Association at the University of Massachusetts Amherst passed a resolution March 25 calling for divestment from companies that profit from war and occupation. The resolution was drafted by members of the Campus Antiwar Network (CAN) and supported by various progressive student groups. It was […]
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Bill Fletcher on Radio Intifada
Click below to listen to the interview with Organizing Committee member Sherna Berger Gluck and Advisory Board member Bill Fletcher: Radio Intifada on Global BDS Day
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South Africa & Palestine: Long Roads to Freedom
Ronnie Kasrils spoke at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow on March 20, 2009 at a lecture organized by Pulsemedia.org and Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign. – During the years of apartheid rule in South Africa, Ronnie Kasrils was a leader in the banned ANC and its military wing Umkonto we Sizwe – Hunted by the […]
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Economic Peace is Easy
Dear friends, As Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to see his government sworn in later today (Tuesday), the sophisticated PR spin that Netanyahu is infamous for is already well on its way. This time the focus is economy. We are not fooled. We hope you will not be either. Please use the links below […]
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Belgian campaign targets bank financing Israeli settlements
Adri Nieuwhof, The Electronic Intifada, 1 April 2009 In a remarkably short period of time, activists in Belgium have built a strong basis for the campaign “Israel colonizes — Dexia funds,” asking the bank to divest from its subsidiary Dexia Israel because of its financing of the expansion of illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian […]
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Not an Analogy: Israel and the Crime of Apartheid
Published on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 by CommonDreams.org by Hazem Jamjoum In recent years, increasing numbers of people around the world have begun adopting and developing an analysis of Israel as an apartheid regime. (1) This can be seen in the ways that the global movement in support of the Palestinian anti-colonial struggle is taking […]
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To Boycott Israel…or Not?
Features » March 30, 2009 Naomi Klein and Rabbi Arthur Waskow debate whether divestment will bring peace to the Middle East. By Joel Bleifuss On Jan. 23, a family stands by a burning fire where their home once stood in a Gaza City neighborhood heavily damaged by Israeli troops. “I don”t attack BDS as unethical. […]
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BNC Statement on Land Day – BDS Global Day of Action
Posted by OPGAI on Fri, 03/27/2009 – 13:26 Boycott Israel! Make it account for its crimes in Gaza! 30 March 2009 – Today, the Palestinian people scattered across the globe mark Land Day, commemorating the events of 33 years ago, when Israeli security forces shot and killed six young Palestinian citizens of Israel and injured […]
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