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Will Margaret Atwood boycott Israel?
by Ezra Winton on April 7, 2010 Margaret Atwood, Canadian novelist, activist and general rabble-rouser, has been awarded the Dan David Prize at Tel Aviv University. As an outspoken advocate on everything from censorship to poverty to women”s equality to gay rights to arts funding, many human rights activists around the world are hoping Ms. […]
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A Vote for Israel’s Accession to the OECD is a Vote in Support of Israel’s War Crimes and Other Grave Violations of International Law and Human Rights
Palestinian civil society urges the peoples and governments of OECD member states to defer Israel’s OECD accession until it respects international law and the human rights of the Palestinian people and shows commitment to the fundamental values shared by OECD members. BNC, Palestine, 15 March 2010 – The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) […]
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Atwood – Do Not Accept Prizes from Apartheid Israel
PACBI | 6 April 2010 Occupied Ramallah, 6 April 2010 The Palestinian community of writers and intellectuals is highly disappointed by your decision to accept the Dan David prize, which is based at Tel Aviv University. Your writings exhibit a sophisticated understanding of colonialism, structures of political power and oppression, yet your visit to Israel […]
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Should the EU subsidise Israeli security?
Transnational Institute March 2010 – The inclusion of Israel in the European Security Research Programme undermines the EU’s commitment to even-handedness in the Middle East. Since the European Community began funding research in 1984, both the amount of funding available and the range of topics on offer have steadily increased (the latest framework programme, FP7, […]
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H&M Whitewashing Israel’s Colonization of Jerusalem, BDS National Committee calls for Boycotting H&M!
Occupied Palestine, March 16th – The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC) calls for international protests leading to a boycott of Swedish fashion giant H&M, particularly in the Arab World, in response to its opening of its second store in Israel, this time in the “Malha Mall” in Jerusalem, at a time when […]
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An Open Letter to the President of UC Berkeley Student Senate
Besieged Gaza March 26, 2010 From under a hermetic siege that has entered its third annum, from the largest refugee camp in the world, from the Gaza Bantustan, we write to you as student representatives of all academic institutions in the Gaza Strip. We are distraught and disappointed by the presidential veto of the Senate […]
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West-Eastern Divan Orchestra: Undermining Palestinian Civil Resistance and Violating Palestinian Cultural Boycott Guidelines
PACBI | 23 March 2010 Occupied Ramallah, 23 March 2010 — A recent article criticizing PACBI’s position on the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra (WEDO) [1] is based on false premises, misunderstanding and/or misrepresentation of PACBI’s boycott criteria, and a misconception of the recent history of civil resistance in Palestine. Since the article insinuates that PACBI’s position […]
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BDS Day of Action – March 30, 2010
BNC Call for Action Join the Second Global BDS Day of Action 30 March 2010 The BDS National Committee (BNC) is calling on you to unite in your different capacities and struggles for a Global BDS Day of Action on 30 March 2010 in solidarity with the Palestinian people and for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions […]
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It is Time to Hear the Palestinian People
Israel”s dangerous and arrogant escalation in settlement building, house demolitions and evictions of Palestinian families in East Jerusalem indicates that the government of Netanyahu-Lieberman”s is pushing for overt clash and conflict– and demonstrates that it has absolutely no real intention of resuming peace negotiations. Israel”s provocations are leading the region toward a violent period, at […]
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BNC welcomes landmark EU court ruling, calls for intensifying grassroots BDS
Palestine- 15 March: The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Campaign National Committee (BNC) welcomes the long overdue ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union that Israeli products originating from Israel’s colonial settlements built on Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) do not qualify for preferential customs treatment under the EC-Israel trade agreement[1]. According to the […]
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