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Sample letter – we are only days away, keep up the pressure
Download sample letter here Dear friends, Attached to this e-mail is an english translation of a letter sent to the OECD delegation of Sweden by The Palestine Solidarity Association of Sweden (PGS). PGS is distributing the document as a sample letter without restrictions for other organizations to pick up, translate, modify and send to their […]
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Model Letter to your Government to Hold Israel Accountable
Your Excellency The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is scheduled to convene in May 2010 in order to take a formal decision on Israel”s application for membership in the Organization. A vote for Israel”s accession to the OECD will be regarded by people of conscience around the world as a decisive and far-reaching […]
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Palestinians ban settlement goods
Palestinian officials have passed a new law outlawing the sale of goods made in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The law, under which offenders could face up to five years in jail or a fine of up to $14,000, was signed by Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, on Monday. The move is part […]
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Abbas orders ban on goods produced in Israeli settlements
By Reuters Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday banned trade in goods made by Israelis living in West Bank settlements, stepping up a campaign to build support for an international ban. “President Abbas today issued a law banning trade in goods made in settlements,” Abbas’s legal adviser Hassan al-Awri told Reuters. Offenders will face jail […]
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H&M make your choice Brixton or Jerusalem Not both
H&M, the Swedish fashion chain, are opening a new store in Brixton in the old Woolworth”s store at midday on 29 April. That would be fine except: H&M are in the middle of a large expansion programme in Israel, including a new store in Jerusalem. By opening that store H&M are supporting the Judisation of […]
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The OECD Takes up Arms: Israel’s Defence Spending and the OECD
This is the third in a series of articles on the possible upcoming acceptance of Israel into the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). In May, the final vote of the OECD Ministerial Committee will take place on whether to invite Israel to join as a full member. The first article[1] reviewed how including […]
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CARREFOUR, si tu continues…
Samedi 24 avril, des militants ont manifesté leur solidarité avec Palestiniens emprisonnés en montrant, au sein de Carrefour Montreuil, la réalité de l’occupation israélienne. Le magasin, collabo de l’occupant proposait notamment í la clientí¨le des avocats “CARMEL”, et des dattes “MEDJOUL”, sans aucune traí§abilité, des jus de fruits “Carrefour”, n’indiquant aucune provenance et les fameuses […]
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World-wide pressure on H&M is intensifying!
Call for international BOYCOTTS and DIVESTMENTS of H&M In March 2010 H&M opened its first store in Israel shortly after the Goldstone findings of Israeli war crimes in Gaza. The negotiations between H&M Sweden and Match Retail in Israel were announced 9 December 2008 and upgraded on 22 July 2009. The Israeli war on Gaza […]
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BDS Austin Activism – Ahava Protest
Codepink, PSC, and ICPR mobilized to engage in a protest at a local ULTA store that is carrying Ahava products; a brand that operates out of the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Supporters of the BDS Movement, Austin activists felt it necessary to have their voices heard in order to not support Israeli Apartheid.
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