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Way forward for Palestine solidarity
Al-Awda New York statement to USSF Thursday, 24 June 2010 01:21 Al-Awda New York, the Palestine Right to Return Coalition, issued a statement, “The Way Forward for Palestine Solidarity,” on June 23, 2010, in conjunction with their planned workshop at the US Social Forum. The issues addressed in the statement below will be discussed more […]
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AN OPEN LETTER TO ANNE SOFIE VON OTTER
Dear Anne Sofie von Otter, We are writing to you because we wonder whether a musician who has done as much as you have to make the world remember the Nazi “show camp” of Theresienstadt might be willing to think about the implications of your performances in Israel, scheduled for this October. Possibly among your […]
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UNESCO: Stop Covering up the Israeli Academy’s Complicity in Occupation and Apartheid
— PACBI | 11 July 2010 Occupied Ramallah, 11 July 2010 — The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) condemns the newly announced Master”s program, coordinated by La Sapienza University in Rome, that brings together a Palestinian University, Al Quds, and three Israeli universities, Haifa, Hebrew and Tel Aviv with […]
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Toy Israeli Houses for Italian Kids, Destroyed Homes for Palestinian Children
by Rome Palestinian Solidarity Network / July 10th, 2010 That was the heading on the leaflet distributed at the Iper Coop in Rome, Italy on July 9, 2010, marking the fifth anniversary of the launch campaign for boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel. While the systematic demolition of Palestinian homes by Israel continues, the […]
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Israel must change or collapse: On the impact of BDS
Rachel Giora In the eyes of the world, the question is what can be done when the relevant institutions do not succeed in enforcing international law? Tanya Reinhart (May 5, 2005)1 Despite the recent atrocities inflicted by Israelis on Palestinians and internationals, despite the deteriorating status of human rights experienced by Israeli citizens both Palestinian […]
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IDF Military contractor awarded record $800 million deal with BT
9 July 2010 Electronics Corporation of Israel (ECI) Telecom has been selected by British Telecom to help upgrade the UKs broadband infrastructure. The contract is worth $800 million (£526 million) – the largest contract in ECI’s history.[9][10] History with IDF ECI has from its inception been a military contractor for the Israeli Army, as its […]
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Still Boycott Marks and Spencer?
6 July 2010 Our response to an issue that has been raised on more than one occasion by activists regarding the boycott of Marks & Spencer. QUESTION: I am concerned that information on M&S is out of date. They are a PLC now, not a family company owned by the Seiff family. Along with the […]
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The new challenge to Israeli apartheid
The spreading campaign for boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel has the potential to focus the world’s attention on the crimes against the Palestinian people. July 7, 2010 Protesting the blockade of Gaza in Melbourne, Australia ISRAEL ANNOUNCED an easing of its blockade of Gaza and charges against several soldiers who participated in Israel’s 2008-09 […]
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Israel’s gay propaganda war
In portraying itself as the only gay-friendly country in a homophobic region the Israeli state reveals its own desperation o Jasbir Puar o guardian.co.uk, Thursday 1 July 2010 13.00 BST Israel’s recent attack on a flotilla delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza, killing at least nine people, suggests a growing indifference of the Israeli government to […]
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Economy of the Occupation: BDS Boycott Desinvestment and Sanctions Part 1
This is a series of chapters in which Shir Hever, economist of the AIC explains the mechanisms and background of the boycott campaign that affects products produced in Israel.
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