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CODEPINK Women for Peace & the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement
The Israeli assault on Gaza at the end of December 2008 and into January 2009 was a tipping point for many with regard to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. For CODEPINK it no longer felt possible to sit on the sidelines and do nothing while white phosphorous bombs rained down on the people of Gaza – bombs […]
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Ahava Occupied for a Second Time in Support with Palestine: global action in Washington, London and Amsterdam
Washington, London and Amsterdam Washington, D.C. CODEPINK Women for Peace September 19 protest action against Ahava VIDEO FROM September 19 AHAVA action in D.C. London, England Ahava Occupied for a Second Time in Support with Palestine http://jfjfp.com/?p=5546 Excerpt: At 11 a.m. on the 19th September two members of the International Solidarity Movement entered Ahava in […]
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BlackRock does not wish to explain
The British fiduciary BlackRock refutes information from Norwatch that they divested from a West Bank firm after pressure from Norwegian investors. But the company does not wish to precise exactly what they think is wrong in the coverage. Norwatch wrote last week that the British fiduciary BlackRock had sold its investments which were placed in […]
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Faithful warned against buying “occupation dates” this Ramadan
Adri Nieuwhof, The Electronic Intifada, 2 September 2009 Israel’s largest produce exporter, Agrexco, is once again under fire because of its dates produced in illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. This year, the company’s dates arrived in time for the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, during which faithful Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset […]
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Norway fund expels Israel firm for barrier work
OSLO, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Norway’s $400 billion-plus wealth fund has excluded Israeli company Elbit Systems (ESLT.TA) for supplying surveillance equipment for the separation barrier in the West Bank, the government said on Thursday. “We do not wish to fund companies that so directly contribute to violations of international humanitarian law,” Finance Minister Kristin Halvorsen […]
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Briefing: The investment of the Norwegian Pension Fund in Elbit Systems: Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law violations in Palestine
This briefing was created for the Norwegian Pension Fund to demand divestment from Elbit Systems. Elbit Systems is one of the largest Israel “security” and “defence” companies. It is key in manufacturing a variety of weapons used against both the Palestinian and Lebanese people as well as providing technology used to secure the Wall and […]
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Cosmetics Company Uses Kristin Davis and Then Kicks Her Out
By Brian Moylan, 2:18 PM on Thu Sep 3 2009 Ahava Dead Sea Laboratories, hired Sex and the City’s Kristin Davis to help their image. Because she worked with the disputed company, she got the boot from human rights group Oxfam International. Now Ahava is giving her the heave-ho too! In August, Page Six reported […]
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Did Leviev’s Empire Succumb to Boycott?
On 31 August 2009, Lev Leviev, the sixth richest Israeli according to Forbes Magazine, convened a press conference and announced that his company Africa Israel will be unable to meet its financial obligations and repay its debts on time. Leviev’s debt is estimated at nearly Euro 1.4 billion. While this tycoon said in August 2008 […]
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Jews plan Israel’s boycott
By Leon Symons, July 30, 2009 The JC has revealed plans developed by Jews For Justice For Palestinians (JFJFP) to cause maximum damage to Israel by extending boycotts. At the anti-Israel organisation”s recent annual meeting, activists discussed a survey of its members which showed clear support for a comprehensive boycott. More than 400 JFJFP activists […]
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Oxford City Council calls for boycott
Oxford City council called for a boycott of Israeli products following Israel”s assault on Gaza. In an unprecedented move, the Council passed a motion, which as well as condemning the loss of civilian life in Gaza, called for individuals to boycott products made by Israel. [vodpod id=ExternalVideo.866380&w=425&h=350&fv=clip_id%3D4750791%26server%3Dvimeo.com%26autoplay%3D0%26fullscreen%3D1%26md5%3D0%26show_portrait%3D0%26show_title%3D0%26show_byline%3D0%26context%3Duser%3A1785495%26context_id%3D%26force_embed%3D0%26multimoog%3D%26color%3D00ADEF%26force_info%3Dundefined] more about "Oxford City Council calls for boycott […]
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