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SHOULD PEOPLE BOYCOTT ISRAEL? (UPDATED)
Omar Barghouti explains the aims of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement.
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CALL FOR ENDORSEMENTS AND DONATIONS FOR 2010 BDS QUEBEC CONFERENCE
Dear friends and allies, On October 22 to 24, 2010, a historic conference will take place in Montreal which aims to consolidate and move forward the movement for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israeli apartheid. In 2005, over 170 Palestinian civil society organizations, from trade unions to women”s groups to refugee organizations, issued a […]
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Global boycott movement claims victories, arrests
Report, The Electronic Intifada, 24 August 2010 This week, the Norwegian government announced that it has divested from two major Israeli companies involved in settlement construction and land theft in the occupied West Bank. Both companies, Africa Israel Investments and its subsidiary, Danya Cebus, are owned by Israeli billionaire Lev Leviev, and have been at […]
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BDS Boycott Divestment and Sanctions Part 6 of 6
The BDS movement: boycott, divestment and sanctions used to put pressure on Israel to respect the rights of the Palestinian people and to end the occupation, is rapidly growing around the world. This video examines the economic aspects of BDS. How did BDS evolve? Can it be an effective tool against Israel? Could it hurt […]
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A Jewish peace group grapples with BDS
by Jeff Warner on August 13, 2010 How can BDS (boycott, divestment, and sanctions) contribute to bringing a just peace and prosperity to the people of Israel-Palestine? That is the question LA Jews for Peace has been grappling with as the BDS idea evolves into an international movement. LA Jews want to be part of […]
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The Jewish Response
By Mark Baraverman – There were two groups of Jewish attendees at the 219th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) in Minneapolis early this month. One was composed of several members of Jewish Voice for Peace, Jeff Halper of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions, and me. ImageWe were there at the invitation of […]
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Vandals hit S.F. billboards with anti-Israel invective
August 4, 2010 SAN FRANCISCO (j. the Jewish news weekly of Northern California) — An activist group claimed responsibility for plastering anti-Israel messages over legitimate advertisements on San Francisco billboards. The group, calling itself the California Department of Corrections, claimed in an Internet posting to have struck billboards last week in nine city locations. The […]
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Besieging Israel’s siege
In just a few years the Palestinian campaign to boycott Israeli goods has become truly global o Omar Barghouti o The Guardian, Thursday 12 August 2010 Despite Israel’s siege of Gaza, and the escalating displacement in the Negev and East Jerusalem, Palestinians have some reason to celebrate. In Washington a food co-op has passed a […]
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FAQ on Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions
IMEU, Aug 10, 2010 What is BDS? What are the goals of BDS? Who is calling for BDS? What are some examples of how BDS was used during Apartheid in South Africa? What is the call for academic and cultural boycott of Israel? Who are some of the people endorsing the Palestinian-led BDS campaign? Who […]
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