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An Open Letter to the Pixies
March 1, 2010 Dear Pixies, We are a group of Israeli human rights activists. We heard through the media that you are planning a concert in Israel in June. As much as some of us are huge fans and would love to hear your show, we won’t cross the international picket line that is growing […]
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Nora Barrows-Friedman interview with Dalit Baum of Who Profits?
Listen to Flashpoints’ Nora Barrows-Friedman’s interview with Dalit Baum of Who Profits? on investigating corporations that continue to finance the illegal Israeli occupation of Palestine. Download MP3 file here.
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BOYCOTT! supports Bergen University’s decision to allow an open debate on the possibility of a boycott of Israeli academic institutions
A letter to Professor Sigmund Grí¸nmo, rector of Bergen University January 31, 2010 Dear Professor Grí¸nmo, We are a group of Palestinians and Jews, citizens and residents of Israel, who are struggling to end the Israeli occupation and oppression of the Palestinians. We are writing to you in order to support your courageous decision to […]
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Supporting SAIA, Students Against Israeli Apartheid at Carleton University
February 7th, 2010 Dear Friends at SAIA, Students Against Israeli Apartheid – Carleton, We are a group of Palestinians and Jews, citizens and residents of Israel, who are struggling to end Israeli apartheid and the decades-long occupation and oppression of the Palestinians. We are writing to express our unequivocal support of SAIA’s admirable divestment campaign […]
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Milestones in the history of the Israeli BDS movement: A brief chronology
Rachel Giora 18 January 2010 Updated 27 January 2010 The emergence of the Israeli boycott, divestment, and sanction (BDS) movement has been influenced by a number of factors. In essence, however, the movement in Israel has been basically reactive – a response to (a) international calls following traumas, and to (b) ideas, primarily those introducing […]
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BOYCOTT! Supporting the Cairo Declaration
To the Initiators of the Cairo Declaration, We, members of BOYCOTT!, would like to express our vote of support for the “Cairo Declaration”, issued by the Gaza Freedom Marchers on January 1st, 2010. We are proud to stand together with fellow responsible citizens of the world and reiterate our shared commitment to demanding human rights […]
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Udi Aloni: Why We Support the Non-violent BDS Movement
[Aloni describes the BDS movement’s approach to the Palestinian Right of Return as “Legal and moral Recognition of the Palestinian refugees’ right of return (Obviously, each community’s position will be taken into consideration during the desired negotiations”. According to the Palestinian United Call for BDS (http://bdsmovement.net/?q=node/52), that is not in fact the position of the […]
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Open Letter to Metallica
AN OPEN LETTER TO METALLICA Halls of Justice Painted Green Money Talking Power Wolves Beset Your Door Hear Them Stalking Soon You’ll Please Their Appetite They Devour Hammer of Justice Crushes You Overpower… (“…And Justice for All”, Metallica) Dear Metallica, Now that the opportunity to truly promote justice for all is in your hands – […]
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Call for Boycott!
Monday, December 14, 2009 Neighbors went furniture shopping, looking for the best buy and finally found exactly what they wanted at a price much less than all other other stores. Great you think. Yes, that’s what they thought, too, until it was time to put in the order. As soon as the clerk heard where […]
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