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EU rubber-stamping grants for Israeli war industry
David Cronin, The Electronic Intifada, 21 June 2010 BRUSSELS (IPS) – A leading Israeli supplier of warplanes used to kill and maim civilians in Gaza is in the running for two new scientific research grants from the European Union. Israel’s attacks on Gaza in late 2008 and 2009 provided its air force with an opportunity […]
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Boycott of settlement goods is biting hard
Maariv: Targeted boycott and divestment pushing companies out of the settlements Didi Remez, 21 June 2010 The cover story of this morning”s (June 21 2010) Maariv business section reports that targeted boycott and divestment actions – Israeli, Palestinian and international – are pushing an increasing number of Israeli companies out of the West Bank settlements […]
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A Queer Boycott
Bekhsoos has been publishing a lot of news around the Queer BDS movement and the different anti-Zionist movements around Pride and other international conferences. So for this issue we found it fit to explain (for lack of a better word) to our readership why we so strongly support BDS and why we stand against Zionism […]
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Activists prevent Israeli ship from unloading at US port
Report, The Electronic Intifada, 21 June 2010 For the first time in US history, a peaceful protest was able to stop workers from unloading an Israeli cargo ship on Sunday, 20 June, in the San Francisco Bay area. From 5:30am until 7pm, social justice activists and labor union organizers blocked and picketed several entrances at […]
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Huge outpouring of Oakland picketers stop unloading of Israeli ship
by Henry Norr on June 20, 2010 If anyone had any doubts that the movement for justice in Palestine is growing by leaps and bounds, in numbers, breadth, and determination, check out what happened this morning in Oakland, CA: “¢ somewhere between 700 and 1,000 demonstrators from all over the San Francisco Bay Area made […]
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Elton John: No-one will stop me playing in Israel
By Jessica Elgot, June 18, 2010 Elton John: ‘I won’t boycott Israel like other artists” Elton John has performed a triumphantly successful concert to nearly 50,000 cheering fans in Ramat Gan, telling Israelis: “Nobody gonna stop me from playing here, baby”. The country”s music fans have suffered several high profile cancellations, including bands such as […]
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Israel’s accession to the OECD: another failure of human rights in the international community
Middle East Monitor Tuesday, 15 June 2010 14:30 By Seyfeddin Kara The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), one of the most prestigious economic clubs in the world, was founded in 1961. It currently has 31 member states, most of them EU countries and other developed countries, including the USA. The OECD maintains 60 […]
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OECD Selects Jerusalem to Host Its Tourism Conference
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) recently announced that Jerusalem will be hosting its annual Tourism Committee Conference in October of this year. This will be the first OECD event held in Israel since it was welcomed into the prestigious economic consortium in May. It will also be the first time ever that […]
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EU Considering Aid to Israeli Military
EU Considering Aid to Israeli Military By David Cronin BRUSSELS, Jun 18, 2010 (IPS) – A leading Israeli supplier of warplanes used to kill and maim civilians in Gaza is in the running for two new scientific research grants from the European Union. Israel”s attacks on Gaza in late 2008 and 2009 provided its air […]
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MADE IN ISRAEL? CARMEL-AGREXCO UNDER ACCUSATION
BY ELENA HOGAN Jerusalem, the 18th of June 2010, Nena News – “The Coalition of Women for Peace [CWP ndr] declares its support for Italian supermarket chains COOP and Nordiconad”s decision to suspend sales of Agrexco produce in their stores, and hopes that more supermarket chains will follow in their footsteps.” So begins the declaration […]
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