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2009 BDS Highlights
PACBI Newsletter #1 The Year 2009 has proved to be a watershed in the growth of the global BDS movement. The massive lethal Israeli war of aggression on the Gaza Strip in late December 2008 and January 2009 galvanized many organized groups and individuals around the world to call for BDS actions as a means […]
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Sanction Israel?
Sanctions on Israel? What a good idea. It seems that the country does not yield to diplomacy, nor does it fear force, being the overwhelming military power in this region. Since this balance of power in its favour has not induced the country to act magnanimously, there is only one thing for the world to […]
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UN expert repeats call for threat of sanctions against Israel over Gaza blockade
29 December 2009 – The United Nations independent expert on Palestinian rights has again called for a threat of economic sanctions against Israel to force it to lift its blockade of Gaza, which is preventing the return to a normal life for 1.5 million residents after the devastating Israeli offensive a year ago. “Obviously Israel […]
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Palestine/Israel: A Single State, with Liberty and Justice for All, Regardless of Religion
by Susan Abulhawa with Ramzy Baroud / December 26th, 2009 Prior to the establishment of Israel, Palestine had been a multi-religious and multi-cultural country. Christians, Muslims and Jews, Armenians, Greek Orthodox, to name a few, all had a place there; and all lived in relative harmony. Other nations fought wars and waged epic struggles to […]
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‘Israel resembles a failed state’
By Ali Abunimah One year has passed since the savage Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip, but for the people there time might as well have stood still. Since Palestinians in Gaza buried their loved ones – more than 1,400 people, almost 400 of them children – there has been little healing and virtually no […]
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What is the Aim of the Gaza Freedom March? – Interview with Dr. Haidar Eid
By Bianca Zammit – Gaza As the days of December 2009 draw in, two events which each have a role to play in world peace draw closer. The first is on the 27th and is commemorating the start of the 22 day attacks on Gaza, an operation which targeted unarmed civilians, schools, hospitals, journalists and […]
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10 Good Things About 2009 (& BDS is #4 on the list!)
By Medea Benjamin My almost annual list of ten good things about the waning year has never before posed such a tremendous challenge. In the face of this challenge, I decided to try a minimalist thought experiment, blocking out the many baneful events that colored 2009, and instead seeking out the small, yet powerfully bright […]
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This is what accountability looks like.
Thursday, December 17, 2009 What does accountability for human rights abuses and violations of international law look like? Maybe like this: Following a letter from Oxfam to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown which “raised humanitarian concerns about the impact of the occupied Israeli territories on the Palestinian people,” the UK is requiring retailers to clearly […]
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Flashpoints Update on Growing BDS Movement to Combat Israeli Apartheid in Palestine
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 Posted on December 16, 2009 by Flashpoints We feature a series of frontline reports from the Global Climate Summit in Copenhagen, where police beat protesters and prevented key activists from participating in the talks; also, an update on the growing Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement to combat Israeli apartheid in Palestine, […]
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When Will It Be Our Time?
By MUSTAFA BARGHOUTHI Published: December 16, 2009 RAMALLAH, WEST BANK – I have lived my entire adult life under occupation, with Israelis holding ultimate control over my movement and daily life. When young Israeli police officers force me to sit on the cold ground and soldiers beat me during a peaceful protest, I smolder. No […]
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