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PA upgrades boycott of settlement products despite Israeli warnings
Palestinian Authority upgrading its campaign against Jewish-made goods from the West Bank and Golan Heights. By Avi Issacharoff and Chaim Levinson The Palestinian Authority has upgraded its campaign against products made in Israeli settlements, notwithstanding warnings from Israel. On Tuesday, some 3,000 Palestinian volunteers, conscripted by the government of PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad through […]
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The Second National Conference on Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS)
Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC)* www.BDSmovement.net In commemoration of 62 years of Nakba (Click here for Conference program) (?????? ??????? ?? ??????) Simultaneous translation will be provided The BDS National Committee (BNC) cordially invites you to the Second National Conference on BDS: a strategy for civil resistance. The conference aims to raise awareness […]
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Student council calls on peers to support goods boycott
Nablus – Ma’an – University student councils offered their full support for the Palestinian Authority boycott of settlement goods on Wednesday, vowing to ensure students implement the embargo. Head of the An-Najah University student senate Makram Daraghmeh said all Palestinian universities would organize events and activties in the coming days, aimed at encouraging students to […]
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Settlements Boycott Campaign Starts In The West Bank, Settlers Outraged
Tuesday May 18, 2010 16:05 by Ghassan Bannoura – PNN Report post Israeli settlers groups called on the Israeli government to stop proximity talks with the Palestinians due to the settlements products boycott campaign that started today in the West Bank. The Campaign “House-to-House” was launched by the Palestinian National Pride fund. Hundreds of Palestinian […]
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PA boycott campaign gains momentum
Palestinian governors urge citizens to cooperate with settlement product ban; activists distribute pamphlets listing banned items. ‘We can manage this economic system,’ says Palestinian-appointed Jerusalem governor Ali Waked Hundreds of activists took to the streets of the West Bank on Tuesday and distributed brochures calling on the Palestinians to boycott settlement products. The Palestinian Authority […]
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Settlers: Palestinian boycott is an ‘act of hate’
Yesha Council calls on government to close Israeli ports to Palestinian goods until embargo on goods produced in settlements ends. By Chaim Levinson The Yesha Council, which represents the Jewish settler movement, on Tuesday denounced a Palestinian boycott of Israeli goods produced in the West Bank and the Golan. In a statement, the council endorsed […]
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A victory for ethical responsibility of international artists: PACBI’s Reaction to Elvis Costello’s Cancellation of Two Gigs in Israel
For immediate release Contact (for media interviews): PACBI[at]PACBI.org A victory for ethical responsibility of international artists PACBI”s Reaction to Elvis Costello”s Cancellation of Two Gigs in Israel Occupied Ramallah, 18 May 2010 – The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) warmly welcomes Elvis Costello”s cancellation of his scheduled performances in […]
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PA distributes full list of boycotted settlement goods
Bethlehem/Jenin – Ma’an – As the Palestinian Authority launched its door-to-door anti-settlement goods campaign on Tuesday West Bank residents received hand-delivered lists of blacklisted products in a bid to implement a wide-scale embargo. The list, part of an 88-page guide on how to participate in the boycott, includes logos of well-known brand names, furnishing companies, […]
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PA launches door-to-door settlement good boycott
Published yesterday (updated) 17/05/2010 17:36 Ramallah – Ma’an – The Palestinian Authority will officially launch its settlement goods boycott campaign, entitled House to House, on Tuesday at 10am across the West Bank, aimed at encouraging residents to opt for Palestinian produce instead. The campaign, which will see over 3,000 volunteers go door-to-door to distribute the […]
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Towards Ending our Ongoing Nakba – BNC Statement
Towards Ending our Ongoing Nakba Statement by the Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) 17 May 2010 — For sixty-two years, Palestinians have been denied their dignity and fundamental human rights. The creation and “international” acceptance of Israel in 1948 marked the culmination of a new kind of politics in the region that continues to have […]
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