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After the Flotilla Massacre: Cultural Boycott of Israel Takes Off
The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI), established in April 2004 by a small group of Palestinian academics and intellectuals and widely supported by leading civil society associations, unions and networks,[1] has not witnessed a sustained surge in cultural boycott of Israel as in the last year and a half, […]
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Open Letter in Support of the Boycott of Arizona by the U.S. Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel
27 June 2010 The U.S. Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (USACBI) endorses and supports the call for Boycott of Arizona on account of its manifestly racist laws, HB1070 and SB 2281. SB1070 calls for police officers to require documentation from people to establish resident status. The law essentially requires police to […]
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A new phase of struggle is born
Speech: Kevin Ovenden June 28, 2010 Israel’s murderous assault on a flotilla of ships carrying solidarity activists and humanitarian aid to break the U.S. and Israeli-imposed siege of Gaza spurred outrage around the world–and catapulted the international movement in support of the Palestinian people to a new stage. At the Socialism 2010 conference in Chicago, […]
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11 unions back campaign to boycott Israel
Sun 27 Jun 2010 The international campaign for boycott, sanctions and divestment against Israel is starting to gain leverage in Australia, especially since the recent killings of nine Turkish solidarity activists. Since the May 31 attack on the flotilla of peace activists who were attempting to break the siege of Gaza and deliver humanitarian aid, […]
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Turkey: All-Inclusive Boycott Of Israel
By DAVID BEDEIN, Middle East Correspondent Friday, June 18, 2010 JERUSALEM – The relationship between Israel and its long-standing friend in the region, which has deteriorated consistently over the past several months, has now reached a new low. The Turkish ambassador to Israel, who was recalled to Ankara after the May 31 flotilla takeover, in […]
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Call Rod Stewart to cancel upcoming concert in Israel
Please take 30 seconds to ask Rod Stewart to cancel Israeli concert in support of Palestinian Boycott call La version franí§aise suit… Later this week, singer Rod Stewart is scheduled to perform a concert in Israel. Nevertheless, in 2005, Palestinian civil society called for cultural boycott of Israel until Israel respects its obligations under international […]
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Palestinians lodge criminal complaint against Israeli leaders in Belgian court
24 June 2010 In Brussels, 14 Gaza-born Palestinians – one of them a Belgian citizen – have filed a criminal complaint against 14 current and former Israeli leaders for allegedly committing war crimes and crimes against Humanity during the 2008/09 Gaza war. The list includes Defense Minister Ehud Barak, former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and […]
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Workers Stand Against Israeli Apartheid
Workers Stand Against Israeli Apartheid 48 min. 2010 Labor Video Project In a historic labor/community protest on June 20, 2010, more than five hundred people joined picket lines in the Port of Oakland SSA terminal to call on ILWU Local 10 and ILWU Local 34 members not to cross the picket lines and work the […]
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Swansea City Council resolve to exclude Veolia from future contracts
Breakthrough! On 17 June Swansea City Council passed a resolution to exclude Veolia from all future contracts. Swansea is the second largest city in Wales. This is highly significant. It is the first time that a council in UK has passed such a resolution. To our knowledge the only local authorities in Europe to pass […]
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Sabeel DC Boycotts Israeli-made Ahava Products in Sliver Spring, MD Protest
On Saturday, June 26, 2010, human rights activists staged a protest action in front of Ulta Cosmetics Salon, in Silver Spring, MD, just north of Washington. [vodpod id=ExternalVideo.952741&w=425&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] Sabeel DC Boycotts Israeli-made Ahava Products …, posted with vodpod
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