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ETC, Expel the Cameri Theater of Tel-Aviv!
September 14, 2010 To the board and member theatres of the European Theatre Convention (ETC), We, Jews, Palestinians, citizens of Israel, write to you today asking you to cancel the Israeli theatre The Cameri’s membership of the ETC, due to The Cameri’s implicit and now also explicit role in sustaining the occupation of Palestine and […]
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Scorpions, Make a Clear Statement in Support of Justice
30 September 2010 Dear Scorpions, We are a group of activists from Israel, writing to you to express our support for the open letter written to you by PACBI. As people who have for many years been striving to achieve justice and peace for both Palestinians and Israelis we have reached a conclusion that our […]
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Israeli Citizen Call: Do Not Attend OECD Conferences in Apartheid Jerusalem Until Israel Abides by International Law
Dear OECD Officials, As Israeli citizens, we are concerned by the policies of the Israeli governments, policies which violate international law, violate the basic human rights of Palestinians under occupation and serve to instigate instability, violence and suffering in the Middle East. We are also concerned by the double standards applied by some countries in […]
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Open Letter to Joanna Newsom
Sep. 18, 2010 Dear Joanna Newsom, We are members of Boycott! – a group of Israeli citizens, Jews and Palestinians, who support the Palestinian call to boycott Israel as means of bringing to an end the murderous, systematic oppression of an entire population, which occurs daily in our name. The news of your scheduled performance […]
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Stephen Frears and the Haifa Film Festival
To: Mr. Stepehen Frears (Copies: Israeli and International Media) Dear Stephen Frears, We are a group of Israeli citizens and British citizens. We write this letter to you just a few days before your film, Tamara Drewe, will open the 26th Haifa International Film Festival, which will take place from September 23 – 30, 2010. […]
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Boycott!’s letter to Pete Seeger
30 August 2010 Dear Pete Seeger, We are members of an Israeli group called “Boycott! supporting the Palestinian call for boycott divestment and sanctions (BDS) from within”. We are appealing to you because of commitment you have demonstrated during many years to social justice. We have recently heard that you plan to participate this November […]
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Dear John Lee Hooker, Jr.
It has come to our attention that you are scheduled to perform in the city of Tel Aviv. As a group of Israeli citizens who object the long and brutal oppression that our state inflicts on the Palestinian people that are held under its sway, we urge you to cancel this show. Indeed, we hope […]
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Israel and the OECD
In May 2010, Israel joined the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) despite many international protests and opposition to its accession. Shir Hever, economist at the Alternative Information Center (AIC), spoke to the AIC’s Tania Kepler about what the OECD is, what advantages membership in the organization grants Israel and what activists can do […]
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Jeff Halper: Pete, join the artists who are boycotting Israel
By Jeff Halper, Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions Published: Sep 08, 2010 LETTER TO PETE SEEGER FROM JEFF HALPER Dear Pete, Jeff Halper with legendary singer and ICAHD supporter Pete Seeger. All the best from your friends in Israel/Palestine. In that spirit, I was surprised to hear of your planned participation in With Earth and […]
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Communist Party of Israel supports actors boycott
Published today (updated) 31/08/2010 19:43 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Hundreds gathered Monday at the Habima National Theater in Tel Aviv to demonstrate support for its actors who are boycotting performances in the occupied West Bank settlement of Ariel. A Communist Party of Israel member, Knesset member Dov Henin, said at the rally that “the Israeli theater […]
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