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American Apparel = Zionist Apparel
From some allies up in Seattle: American Apparel (AA) bills itself as a socially conscious producer and vendor of “hip” clothing but there”s nothing progressive or admirable about supporting Israeli apartheid. On AA”s web site it is proudly asserted that AA “is part Israeli, literally.” When a pro-Israel blogger produced a parody “Zionist Apparel” ad, […]
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Top 5 Brands to Boycott at Safeway
While there are many Israeli and multinational companies that benefit from apartheid, this list highlights five brands sold at most Safeway stores. Remember: We”re not asking you to boycott Safeway, but to let management know that you don”t support them selling products that benefit from apartheid! 1. Pampers diapers and baby products Pampers” parent company […]
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Ben & Jerry’s Opening Factory in Israel
We”re disappointed to see that “progressive” company Ben & Jerry”s is scheduled to open a new factory in Israel. From YNet News: Ben & Jerry”s ice-cream company will open a new factory in the Beer Tuvia area in southern Israel, near Kiryat Malachi, in a facility that up until recently served as a soup factory […]
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Flouting its own laws, EU accommodates “Made in Israel”
David Cronin, The Electronic Intifada, 12 March 2010 Historians looking back on November 2008 might record it as a time when normally astute commentators succumbed to a fantasy. In the same week that Barack Obama became America’s first black president, some governments on the other side of the Atlantic tried to chime with the message […]
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First H&M opened, first day of protests accomplished
H&M opened its first store in Israel yesterday. This was also the first day of events against the H&M establishment in Israel. In Sweden protests took place in Stockholm, Malmí¶, Gothenburg, Lund, Umeí¥ and Helsinborg. Events also took place in Denmark (Copenhagen) and UK (Sheffield). Please let us know if you have arranged any type […]
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Open letter in defence of the right to boycott Israel
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 14:57 March 2010 We, the undersigned, condemn the attempt by Scottish prosecutors to criminalise the growing international campaign to boycott Israel until Israel comes into line with international law. In July 2005, working in close co-operation with partners in South Africa, hundreds of civil society organisations across Palestine produced a call […]
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Campaign planned against Israel boycott
By HAVIV RETTIG GUR 11/03/2010 Group working on actionable recommendations for Jewish groups and Israeli gov’t. The next few days will see the first meeting in Israel of a group of scholars and activists who are planning a new, aggressive Jewish response to the international “Boycott, Divestment, Sanction” (BDS) campaign against Israel. The group, organized […]
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Is PA Guilty of Undermining BDS Campaign?
Samah Sabawi [Palestine Chronicle] 10 March 2010 – In 2008 Netanyahu announced during his election campaign that he plans to ‘weave an economic peace alongside the political process which will give a stake in peace for the moderate elements in the Palestinian society’. (1) Since its election, the Netanyahu government has made “economic peace” central […]
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H&M opens Israel store amid calls to boycott European branches
More than 24 European and Middle Eastern pro-Palestinian organizations on Thursday condemned the opening of H&M’s flagship store in Israel and called to boycott the clothing chain’s stores in Europe in response. The various organizations, from Belgium, Sweden, Britain, Ireland, Denmark Palestine and even Israel, published a demand on the International Solidarity Movement Web site […]
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Truth in labeling: EU court challenges “Made in Israel”
Phon van den Biesen and Adri Nieuwhof, The Electronic Intifada, 10 March 2010 On 25 February, the European Court of Justice ruled that imports manufactured in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank shouldn’t benefit from a trade agreement between Israel and the European Union. The ruling follows protests of Israel’s export of products from […]
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