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Boycott campaign results clsoure of 17 settlement factories in WB
West Bank, May 17, (Pal Telegraph) The boycott campaign that calls for boycotting the products of the settlements” factories, adopted by the Palestinians in the West Bank, caused the closure of at least seventeen factories since its start several months ago. For the Israelis, as reported by The Washington Post, Avi Alekiam, which represents owners […]
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Fatah official: boycott goods produced in State of Israel, too
Fatah Central Committeeman Mahmoud al Aylool suggested at a conference that the Palestinian Arabs boycott products from the State of Israel, not just from Judea-Samaria. The Palestinian Authority has an agreement not to boycott Israel. The Committeeman is suggesting an informal boycott. “However, Akiva Eldar, a columnist for the left-wing Haaretz newspaper, not only backed […]
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Palestinians turn to boycott in West Bank
By Janine Zacharia Washington Post Foreign Service Saturday, May 15, 2010; 9:53 AM MAALEH ADUMIM, WEST BANK — In Mishor Adumim, a bougainvillea-lined industrial zone inside this West Bank Jewish settlement, at least 17 businesses have closed since Palestinians began boycotting its products several months ago. For the Israelis, it’s “an insufferable situation,” according to […]
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Boycott Blues
Palestinians can’t wreck Israel’s economy by boycotting goods made in the settlements. So why are Israelis so worked up? By Dan Ephron | Newsweek Web Exclusive By presidential decree, Palestinians this month began boycotting products manufactured in Israeli settlements–part of the nonviolent campaign to end Israel’s 43-year occupation of the West Bank. Considering the numbers […]
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Fatah Leaders Call for All-Out Boycott of Israel
by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu A member of the central council of the Fatah party, headed by Abbas, calls on the Palestinian Authority to extend its boycott of Yesha (Judea and Samaria) products to all of Israel. Speaking at a recent conference in El Bireh, next to Ramallah, Mahmoud al Aylool said an all-out boycott of […]
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Arabs In 1948 Areas Prepare For Boycott
Thursday May 06, 2010 11:01 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies Report post Several popular movements, civil society institutions and women organizations in the 1948 areas are preparing to officially declare the launch of a boycott campaign targeting all settlement products as a means of economic pressure on Israel. The movements held a meeting […]
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Both hindrance and blight
The Palestinian boycott of Israeli goods that originate in settlements is picking up speed. This is a very laudable initiative and a form of resistance that might, combined with other tactics, gain some result. For a start, it hits Israel where it hurts, namely in the pocket. While the exact market share of settlement goods […]
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Boycott puts the squeeze on Jewish settlers
Omar Karmi Foreign Correspondent RAMALLAH // The man selling watermelons on the main road from Ramallah to the Qalandiya military checkpoint had clearly worked on his sales pitch. “These are Arab watermelons,” he said with some feeling. He pointed to the sticker on the melons, which, although it boasted an Israeli mobile phone number, was […]
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Government backs settlement goods ban
Bethlehem – Ma’an – Following Israeli complaints about the Palestinian Authority ban on settlement goods in the West Bank, the Government Media Center issued a statement confirming that the “campaign is implementing the rule of law.” In the statement, PA officials reiterated their commitment to “all economic agreements with Israel,” but said authorities would not […]
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Settlement cantaloupe seized in Bethlehem
Bethlehem – Ma’an – Palestinian Authority customs said agents seized a truck loaded with ten tons of cantaloupe from Israeli settlements en route to Bethlehem on Sunday night. Director of Bethlehem”s customs office Amin Abu Aqil said the fruit was set for sale in Bethlehem markets, in contravention of the PA ban on the purchase […]
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