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Major victory for pro-Palestine boycott campaign: Dublin City Council passes anti-Veolia motion
Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign – Press Release 10th May 2010 Dr David Landy of the IPSC welcomes the vote as a significant development The international Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement today scored a major victory as Dublin City Council passed a resolution calling on the City Manager not to sign or renew any […]
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Boycott group: OECD decision shows ‘complicity with war crimes’
Bethlehem – Ma’an – A Palestinian boycott movement condemned the OECD’s decision to offer Israel membership to the body on Monday, a statement read. The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC), a coalition of Palestinian organizations and trade unions, renounced the move, with a spokesperson commenting that by accepting Israel, “OECD member countries show […]
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BDS activists target Israeli pharma at Italy expo
by Stephanie Westbrook on May 10, 2010 On Saturday, May 8 a protest organized by the “Rome Palestinian Solidarity Network”(comprised of numerous associations and committees who stand with the Palestinian struggle for freedom) was held at the entrance to Rome’s exhibition center during COSMOFARMA, a pharmaceuticals expo attended by thousands of health professionals. The Rome […]
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PRESS RELEASE: Palestinian civil society slams OECD over Israel’s accession
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 10, 2010 Contact: Ziyaad Lunat, BNC +351 938349206, ziyaad[at]bdsmovement.net Palestinian civil society slams OECD over Israel”s accession Occupied Palestine – Palestinian civil society represented by the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC), a wide coalition of the largest Palestinian mass organizations and trade unions, issued a strong condemnation of OECD”s […]
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Swedish Left Party chair Ohly slams Israels bid to become OECD-member
Swedish Left Party chair Ohly slams Israels bid to become OECD-member From isoleraisrael.nu The Left Party of Sweden finished its congress on Sunday, may 9. The party chair, Lars Ohly, raised the question of the Israeli bid to become an OECD-member in a Q&A following his inagural adress: For us, it´s never enough to look […]
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OECD Bends Rules for Israel
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=38885 OECD Bends Rules for Israel by Nadia Hijab Israel”s accession to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development is set to be confirmed this month, barring last-minute hitches – and the OECD having dispensed with several problems that should bar Israel”s membership, says Nadia Hijab. Israel”s inexorable accession to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation […]
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Public Figures Appeal for Delay to Israel’s Membership of OECD
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 9, 2010 Contact: Ziyaad Lunat +351 938349206 z.lunat[at]gmail.com Public Figures Appeal for Delay to Israel”s Membership of OECD Paris – Renowned public figures have launched an urgent appeal to countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) due to vote for Israel”s accession on Monday, May 10. The figures, […]
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Activists Ask Shoppers to Buy Flowers, Not Leviev Diamonds, on Mother’s Day
For Immediate Release New York, NY, May 8 – For the third year in a row, activists protested in front of Lev Leviev”s store on Madison Avenue the day before Mother”s Day to discourage shoppers from buying Lev diamonds. The activists carried signs, chanted, sang songs and danced to raise awareness about Leviev”s illegal settlement […]
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BDS: A Global Movement for Freedom and Justice
Al-Shabaka Policy Brief by Omar Barghouti Al-Shabaka policy advisor Omar Barghouti examines the formation and evolution of the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement. Barghouti argues that BDS’s growing success is due to its rights-based approach, collective leadership, call to Israelis of conscience, and promotion of context-specific strategies. Overview While media attention over the past […]
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Put conditions on Israel’s OECD entry
Israeli accession to this group of nations must be contingent on a commitment to embark on a credible peace process * Avi Shlaim and Simon Mohun * guardian.co.uk, Friday 7 May 2010 09.35 BST In the absence of any last-minute objections, Israel will be welcomed as a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and […]
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