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H&M Flashmobs in Sweden on July 10th
The fifth anniversary of the BDS call was marked in Stockholm and Gothenburg, Sweden, with BDS flashmobs visiting various shops that fund Israeli apartheid – including H&M. Activists were dressed in uniform coloured t-shirts with printed messages “Boycott Israel” and “Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions”, and walked in line, silently, through the city streets and shops. […]
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BDS Tour: Saint MALO
A partir du 10 juillet prochain, nous allons sillonner les routes de France et faire étape dans 16 villes, pour sensibiliser la population í la situation en Palestine, au blocus de Gaza, í la colonisation galopante, et í la nécessité d’une réaction citoyenne face í ces violations du droit international qui nous concernent tous, car […]
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BDS Boycott Divestment and Sanctions Part 3
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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Palestine Solidarity Settlement created in Brighton Supermarket
Brighton Jordan Valley Solidarity, www.brightonpalestine.org 20 July 2010 Activists in Brighton set up a ‘Palestine Solidarity Settlement’ in Waitrose supermarket to protest against the demolition of Palestinian homes to clear land for Israeli settlements. About 15 activists erected a tent in the fruit and veg aisle whilst it was busy with shoppers. They filled baskets […]
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BDS Brisbane
Boycott Divestment Sanctions Campaign Action Brisbane Australia July 2010. Activists disrupt the Seacret Cosmetic stall (Made in Israel) in the Myer Centre on the Queen Street Mall. BDS is the global movement combating Israeli Occupation and Apartheid.
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Facing ban, Israeli dairy company leaves settlement
Ramallah – Ma”an – A leading Israeli dairy company has moved its factories from the occupied Golan Heights into Israel and will be allowed to market its produce in the West Bank, the National Dignity Fund announced Thursday. President Mahmoud Abbas, whose government led by Salam Fayyad started the fund, in April banned the sale […]
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Inside the Cosmetics convention, Ahava boss denies the Occupation
by Nancy Kricorian on July 22, 2010 On Monday, July 19th, Jodie Evans of CODEPINK and supporter Zissa went to the Cosmetics Professionals (COSMOPROF) Convention at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas to confront Ahava North America CEO Michael Etedgi for the second year in a row. Last July, Jodie and another woman did […]
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The Olympia Food Co-op Needs Your Support Now!
Just last week the Board of Directors of the Olympia Food Co-op in Olympia, WA, the hometown of Rachel Corrie, took the courageous step of instituting a boycott of Israeli goods, the first grocery boycott of Israel in the US. Already, there is a movement afoot to condemn the Co-op for taking this important stand. […]
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PA sets deadline for banning settlement goods
Ramallah – Ma’an – The Palestinian Authority Ministry of Economy in Ramallah announced 31 July as the deadline for merchants to clear their shops of settlement goods or face legal action. The law prohibiting the sale and purchase of settlement goods was issued by President Mahmoud Abbas on 26 April 2010, with a penalty of […]
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Off-Off-Broadway BDS Musical Tour!, The Video
For more info on this event, CLICK HERE For more on the companies in this video, CLICK HERE On July 11, 2010, members of Adalah-NY, the New York Campaign for the Boycott of Israel, and other members of the New York community participated in a tour of companies profiting from and financially enabling the Israeli […]
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