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“Life for Palestinians in Israel is complicated in every respect”
Adri Nieuwhof, The Electronic Intifada, 12 July 2010 Basma Fahoum — an activist with the organization Who Profits from the Occupation? — recently sat with The Electronic Intifada contributor Adri Nieuwhof and discussed what it means to be a Palestinian in Israel and her the ongoing efforts for her community to realize their rights. Adri […]
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BDS committee marks 5 years
Published today (updated) 12/07/2010 21:12 Bethlehem – Ma’an – The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee marked its fifth year of action Friday, thanking participants around the globe for supporting the initiative. Reiterating its position to support and encourage BDS against Israel “until it complies with international law and Palestinian rights,” the movement saw […]
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Shades of Gandhi in Palestinian movement
Jul 10, 2010, 12.05pm IST Ban on products manufactured in Israel-occupied territories gains momentum in West Bank. On a dusty road at the edge of Nablus’ old city, Abu Mahmoud eagerly hands out a fistful of Palestinian-made chocolates, encouraging his customers to try them. While waiting for his customers’ reactions, his enthusiasm quickly overwhelmed him. […]
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Academic Boycott against Israel? Umberto Eco misses the point
Saturday, 10 July 2010 16:04 This opinion piece has a story behind it. When Umberto Eco’s harsh opinion piece against the cultural boycott of Israel appeared in the Italian newspaper L’espresso [1], PACBI decided that a rebuttal was in order. Two PACBI members contacted the newspaper through an Italian colleague to ask that a rebuttal […]
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Palestinian BDS National Committee marks five years of Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions
Palestinian BDS National Committee marks five years of Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions Occupied Palestine, 9 July 2010 – On the fifth anniversary of the Palestinian Civil Society Call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel until it complies with international law and Palestinian rights,[1] the Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) warmly salutes all our […]
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Palestinian students, teachers condemn Italian university’s normalization project
Statement, Palestinian Students’ Campaign for the Academic Boycott of Israel, University Teachers’ Association in Palestine, 7 July 2010 The following statement was issued on 6 July 2010 by the Palestinian Students’ Campaign for the Academic Boycott of Israel and University Teachers’ Association in Palestine: Over and over again, champions of the boycott movement have condemned […]
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Boycott of colony goods must continue
Palestinians who work for colonist companies should also face repercussions * Gulf News * Published: 00:00 July 6, 2010 The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) is trying to find new ways to tighten an economic boycott of products manufactured in West Bank colonies. And at the same time, the PNA is also imposing stiff fines and […]
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SAPIENZA MASTER’S FOR ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS: OPPRESSION NORMALIZED
PSCABI UTAP Besieged Gaza, Palestine 06. July.2010 PRESS RELEASE Over and over again, champions of the boycott movement have condemned cooperation with apartheid Israel in acts of normalization. We, the Palestinian Students Campaign for the Academic Boycott of Israel and the University Teachers’ Association in Palestine, have adamantly and insistently written to artists, musicians, writers […]
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PA wraps up store-to-store campaign
Ramallah – Ma”an – After visiting most of the shops in the West Bank, Palestinian Authority Minister of the Economy Hassan Abu Lubda said the “store-to-store” campaign promoting the boycott of settlement goods had come to an end. A statement announced the end of the project, which saw hundreds of volunteers coordinated by government and […]
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International Campaign to “Stop the JNF…Stop Greenwashing Apartheid”
Posted by RORCoalition on Mon, 07/05/2010 – 13:17 [??????? – Español – Franí§ais] Civil Society organizations have joined together to challenge the Jewish National Fund (JNF). Below is a call to join the campaign. For discussion and endorsement [For more, visit the StoptheJNF Campaign Website at: http://stopthejnf.bdsmovement.net] Stop the JNF…Stop Greenwashing Apartheid The Jewish National […]
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