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A letter from an Israeli fan to LCD Soundsystem
LCD Soundsystem are a great band. Their song All My Friends was selected as 2007’s song of the year on my favorite music show, Hakatze (broadcast on the Israeli military radio station, by the way…) It will be great to have artists such as LCD Soundsystem perform here after Israel’s policies of violent siege, land […]
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AN OPEN LETTER TO CHICK COREA: DON’T TURN YOUR BACK ON GAZA
BOYCOTT! endorses PSCABI’s letter to Chick Corea: Dear Mr. Corea, We are a group of students from Gaza, and our only fault is being Palestinians. For that, Mr. Corea, we are imprisoned with our families and loved ones in what major Human Rights Organizations call the largest open air prison in modern history. The state […]
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BDS Boycott Divestment and Sanctions Part 5 of 6
The BDS movement: boycott, divestment and sanctions used to put pressure on Israel to respect the rights of the Palestinian people and to end the occupation, is rapidly growing around the world. This video examines the economic aspects of BDS. How did BDS evolve? Can it be an effective tool against Israel? Could it hurt […]
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Israel wages war against media and activists
Mel Frykberg, The Electronic Intifada, 27 July 2010 NABI SALAH, occupied West Bank (IPS) – Palestinian activists are being jailed, Israeli activists are under surveillance, and the Israeli military is increasingly targeting journalists who cover West Bank protests. The Foreign Press Association (FPA) in Israel issued a statement recently condemning what it sees as a […]
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Thank You, Leftfield!
Boycott! would like to thank Leftfield and Neil Barnes in particular for cancelling Leftfield’s scheduled performance in Israel and refusing to entertain apartheid. Leftfield have demonstrated courage and humanity in this decision, and we hope others will follow and respect the Palestinian Call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel until there’s freedom and justice […]
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ISRAEL AND ECONOMIC “WARFARE”
Israeli parliament passes first of three readings illegalizing boycott activism or advocacy.
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Israeli BDS bill would turn opponents of the regime into enemies of the state
by Yossi Gurvitz on July 25, 2010 For many years now, Israel has boasted about being “the only democracy in the Middle East.” It has never been a democracy: it has systematically discriminated against its non-Jewish citizens (for example, it was only this week that Arab villages gained access to public transit), and in order […]
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Jeff Beck, Don’t Play Apartheid Israel!
July 9th, 2010 Dear Jeff Beck, We are a group of Israeli citizens who respect and promote human rights for all. We call on you to make a conscientious and politically important decision to cancel your performance in Israel, scheduled for October 5th, 2010. We would like you to consider the following: Palestinians in the […]
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Message to Israelis who oppose BDS – go to Bil’in and see for yourself
by Itamar Shaaltiel on July 22, 2010 The first time I stepped into a settlement was during my military service. I did a job that let me go home every night, but every now and then we were required to do something they called AVTASH, or SetSec: settlement security. I was a guard in Ganim, […]
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BDS Boycott Divestment and Sanctions Part 3
The BDS movement: boycott, divestment and sanctions used to put pressure on Israel to respect the rights of the Palestinian people and to end the occupation, is rapidly growing around the world. This video examines the economic aspects of BDS. How did BDS evolve? Can it be an effective tool against Israel? Could it hurt […]
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