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Activists work to stop tax-exempt donations to Israeli settlements
Alice Speri, The Electronic Intifada, 30 July 2010 As Israel’s illegal settlement enterprise in the occupied West Bank continues to be a strain on US-Israel relations, an unflattering light is being shone on US private donations towards the development of the settlements that are increasingly encroaching on Palestinian land. Most of the construction work in […]
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Victories as N. American boycott movement gains momentum
Report, The Electronic Intifada, 26 July 2010 On 15 July, a food co-operative with two locations in Olympia, Washington, voted to become the first grocery stores in the United States to ban Israeli-made items from its shelves. The Olympia Food Co-op’s board of directors last week resolved to publicly join the international boycott, divestment and […]
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Palestinian civil society salutes Olympia Food Co-op’s decision to boycott Israeli goods!
Occupied Palestine, 26 July 2010 – Palestinian farmers unions, agricultural organizations and popular committees struggling against Israel”s colonial Wall and settlements warmly salute the historic decision taken on July 15th [1] by the Olympia Food Co-op to remove all Israeli products from its shelves. The Olympia Food Co-op has set a historic precedent by becoming […]
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Oakland boycott inspires letter from Gaza, provokes Teamster anger
Report by Mona El-Farra, Eyad Kishawi, Teamsters Published: 26/07/10 ILWU Local 10 Dear ILWU Local 10 members I am writing to you from Gaza, to thank you for your union action in refusing to unload an Israeli ship, and to tell you a little bit about our life here. Like everyone in Gaza, I have […]
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Thank you for standing with us on our path to freedom – A letter in support of ILWU Local 10
July 25, 2010 Dr. Mona El-Farra Dear ILWU Local 10 members, I am writing to you from the Gaza Strip to thank you for your union action in refusing to unload an Israeli ship and to tell you a little bit about our life here. Like everyone in Gaza, I have lived through the 3-year […]
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Inside the Cosmetics convention, Ahava boss denies the Occupation
by Nancy Kricorian on July 22, 2010 On Monday, July 19th, Jodie Evans of CODEPINK and supporter Zissa went to the Cosmetics Professionals (COSMOPROF) Convention at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas to confront Ahava North America CEO Michael Etedgi for the second year in a row. Last July, Jodie and another woman did […]
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TIAA-CREF is the most ambitious divestment campaign yet
by Pamela Olson on July 22, 2010 On July 9, 2004, the International Court of Justice found Israel”s Wall built on occupied Palestinian land to be illegal under international law. Israel disregarded the Court”s decision and continued to build wherever it pleased. It was one of Israel”s many violations of international law that the international […]
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Presbyterian engagement on Israel/Palestine creates “˜new rules’ for relationship with the Jewish community
by Mark Braverman on July 22, 2010 Last week we posted the first part of Mark Braverman’s report on how the Presbyterian Church dealt with the ongoing controversy over its position on Israel/Palestine at its General Assembly. Here is the second part. There were two groups of Jewish attendees at the 219th General Assembly of […]
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What happened at TIAA-CREF
Wow! I’m writing you from New York City where I just got back from the TIAA-CREF annual meeting and I’m still a bit overwhelmed by the experience. I can’t tell you what it meant to have each one of you there with us in the room. 15,300 of you to be exact. Each of you […]
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The Olympia Food Co-op Needs Your Support Now!
Just last week the Board of Directors of the Olympia Food Co-op in Olympia, WA, the hometown of Rachel Corrie, took the courageous step of instituting a boycott of Israeli goods, the first grocery boycott of Israel in the US. Already, there is a movement afoot to condemn the Co-op for taking this important stand. […]
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