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Israeli Think Tank Calls for Sabotaging “Delegitimizers” of Israel
May 21 – 23, 2010 Reut Institute Admits Critics Have Many Valid Points By JAMES MARC LEAS While a report by an Israeli think tank has been widely condemned (1) for advocating that the Israeli government use its intelligence services to attack and sabotage non-violent human rights advocates, the report is worth detailed study because […]
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Pride Toronto asked to ban Queers Against Israeli Apartheid
Zackie Achmat 2010-05-13, Issue 481 Queers Against Israeli Apartheid have requested support from people in South Africa and elsewhere against an attempt to prevent them marching in the annual Pride Toronto Parade. Please add your signature to Zackie Achmat’s letter of support. Tracey Sandilands Director: Pride Toronto Dear Tracey Sandilands and Pride Toronto Board PRIDE […]
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The Crime: Born Palestinian in Israel
Saturday, May 22, 2010 NewsClickin – May 22, 2010 – On the 6th of May, Israeli authorities arrested Ameer Makhoul, a prominent arab-Israeli civil society leader for speaking out against Isarel. No official charges have been announced and Ameer has not been allowed to meet with his family. Newsclick speaks to Janan Abdu (Ameer’s wife).
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Remember Palestine – Interview: Jo Rose – Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 PressTVGlobalNews – May 16, 2010 – Palestinians day to day life in occupied territories.
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What John Lennon Might Say To Sir Elton And A Call For 21st Century Artists Against Apartheid
Written by By Eileen Fleming Sunday, 23 May 2010 05:12 May, 2010 Countercurrents.org “All I want is the truth. Just gimme some truth. I’ve had enough of reading things by neurotic, psychotic, pig-headed politicians. All I want is the truth. Just gimme some truth.”-John Lennon, 1971. Sir Elton Hercules John, is scheduled to perform in […]
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Belgian-French bank cornered over Israeli settlement financing
David Cronin, The Electronic Intifada, 20 May 2010 BRUSSELS (IPS) – New evidence has been uncovered to show that Dexia, a major Belgian-French bank, is still financing Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) despite official assurances that such loans have ceased. Jean-Luc Dehaene, a former Belgian prime minister and now Dexia’s chairman, announced […]
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Gaza student denied travel to conference
Published today (updated) 17/05/2010 19:11 Bethlehem – Ma’an – A Palestinian student from Gaza was barred from traveling on Monday to an international conference in the Czech Republic due to the ongoing closure of the coastal enclave’s borders. Rifat Abd Elaal, an engineering student at the Islamic University in Gaza, was due to attend the […]
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Israel is encouraging academic boycott by denying entry to Chomsky
If Israel feels it cannot survive free speech, then it is one step closer to flirting with totalitarianism. By Carlo Strenger Professor Noam Chomsky, the left-wing radical thinker and activist, is regularly voted the most influential public intellectual in the world. He has been highly critical of Israel”s policies for many years, particularly since the […]
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Boycotting the boycotters
While the international boycott against apartheid South Africa is credited with leading to the regime’s downfall, here it is considered irrelevant and unworthy of comparison. By Gideon Levy Most people here are appalled at the notion that anybody beyond Israel’s borders would think to boycott their country, products or universities. Boycotts, after all, are viewed […]
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United against Israeli apartheid and colonialism
Saturday, 15 May 2010 16:13 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 15 May 2010 Contact: Manal Ammouri Mobile: (052) 449-2303 manal.am[at]gmail.com ror1state[at]gmail.com United against Israeli apartheid and colonialism The Second Haifa Conference for the Return of the Palestinian Refugees and for the Democratic Secular State in Historic Palestine 28-30 May 2010 Haifa – At a time when prospects […]
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