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Ictu to seek ways to support sanctions against Israel
MARY FITZGERALD Foreign Affairs Correspondent THE EXECUTIVE council of Ictu is to consider ways in which it can translate into action its support for Palestinian calls for a boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel. Attendees at an Ictu conference on the Middle East held in Dublin yesterday discussed possible ways of implementing such […]
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Christian Peacemaker Teams endorses Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement
From Christian Peacemaker Teams based in Hebron: 19 April 2010 CPT-Palestine has decided to endorse formally the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, as called for by Palestinian NGOs, because sixty years of negotiations and diplomacy have only enabled Israel to solidify its military occupation of Palestine. The international community has long called for Palestinian […]
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Hold Israel Accountable
Click here for the link to the official page of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC) dedicated at preventing Israel’s normalization in official world forums until it abides by its obligations under international law.
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Israel knows apartheid has no future
Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, The Electronic Intifada, 8 April 2010 After decades of military rule over Palestinians and theft of our land, Israeli leaders are increasingly seeing the writing on the wall. They are at least acknowledging reality, if not yet grappling with the consequences. In 2007, Ehud Olmert, then prime minister, declared: “If the day […]
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US military aid to Israel violates domestic, international law
Nahida H Gordon, The Electronic Intifada, 7 April 2010 The Middle East Study Committee of the Presbyterian Church (USA) has published “Breaking Down the Walls”, a report to be submitted to the church’s 219th General Assembly this July. Some of the report’s 39 recommendations have drawn harsh criticism. The Simon Wiesenthal Center declared in a […]
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Bringing Palestine to the US Social Forum
Andrew Dalack, The Electronic Intifada, 6 April 2010 The global movement to realize Palestinian equal rights, self-determination and the opportunity for refugees and their descendants to return to Palestine is gaining increased momentum. As Israel continues its attempt to systematically purge the memory of the indigenous Arab Palestinians from the historic land of Palestine through […]
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The Palestinians are winning the legitimacy war: will it matter?
By Richard Falk 5 April 2010 Richard Falk argues that a Palestinian victory in the legitimacy war with Israel would not necessarily produce the desired political results and that it is vital that the Palestinians exercise “patience, resolve, leadership and vision, as well as sufficient pressure” if they are to win their just rights. Ever […]
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Total Boycott Against Total Occupation
By Antoine Raffoul 05 April, 2010 As this occupation is total and unmerciful, so must our universal approach to fighting it and ending it be — Antoine Raffoul In an Opinion submitted to the Electronic Intifada on 4 March 2010 entitled: Moment of Truth, Rifat Kassis rightly asks: what does “boycott” mean, how far does […]
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Communal Groups Mobilize Against “˜Delegitimizers’ of Jewish State
Targets See New Push as Effort To Discredit Legitimate Criticism By Nathan Guttman Published March 31, 2010, issue of April 09, 2010. Washington – Delegitimization – it”s the new buzzword in the world of pro-Israel activism. The term, used to describe a broad spectrum of anti-Israel protests, has become a major rallying point for the […]
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GRITtv: Creative Movements for Change in Palestine
This week was the 34th anniversary of Palestinian Land Day, and also a day for awareness of the growing boycott, divestment, sanctions movement. Land Day commemorates the deaths of six peaceful activists in a demonstration, and today we talk about activism and its ability to make change. Remi Kanazi, a poet and activist, and Phyllis […]
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