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Facing ban, Israeli dairy company leaves settlement
Ramallah – Ma”an – A leading Israeli dairy company has moved its factories from the occupied Golan Heights into Israel and will be allowed to market its produce in the West Bank, the National Dignity Fund announced Thursday. President Mahmoud Abbas, whose government led by Salam Fayyad started the fund, in April banned the sale […]
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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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INDIAN CALL FOR THE ACADEMIC & CULTURAL BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL
IcACBI | July 2010 Both the academia and the arts are profoundly rooted in the values of democracy, equality and justice, and the pursuit of excellence in both these fields has meaning only if it is imbued with conscience. As Indian academics, intellectuals and artists in the decolonised world, we have historically played a crucial […]
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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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GRITtv: Antony Loewenstein & Ali Abuminah: The Real Peace Process | GRITtv with Laura Flanders
Peace process, proximity talks, one state, two state…though these terms are often tossed around the mass media coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, t … [vodpod id=ExternalVideo.958927&w=425&h=350&fv=] GRITtv: Antony Loewenstein & Ali Abuminah: The …, posted with vodpod
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PA sets deadline for banning settlement goods
Ramallah – Ma’an – The Palestinian Authority Ministry of Economy in Ramallah announced 31 July as the deadline for merchants to clear their shops of settlement goods or face legal action. The law prohibiting the sale and purchase of settlement goods was issued by President Mahmoud Abbas on 26 April 2010, with a penalty of […]
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TIAA-CREF Resists Push to Divest Israel-Related Stocks
A group called Jewish Voice for Peace — which is highly critical of Israel’s government — is organizing petitions and hoping to force votes by TIAA-CREF to divest from holdings in companies that the group says “pro?t from the Israeli occupation of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.” The group notes […]
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