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Black America, Corporate Media and the Siege of Gaza
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon This weekend, heavily armed Israeli military forces intercepted a flotilla bearing relief supplies for Gaza in international waters. The intention of the crew and passengers, who hail from more than a dozen countries and include a number of Israeli Jews, was to run the more than three year […]
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Welcome actions by South Africa government on Israeli massacre
Issued by the Coalition for a Free Palestine 2 June 2010 The Coalition for a Free Palestine welcomes recent actions by the South African government in responding to the murderous attack by Israeli soldiers on unarmed civilians in an aid convoy to Gaza. Since the Israeli attack early Monday morning, the South African Department of […]
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The day the world became Gaza
By Ali Abunimah Since Israel’s invasion and massacre of over 1,400 people in Gaza 18 months ago, dubbed Operation Cast Lead, global civil society movements have stepped up their campaigns for justice and solidarity with Palestinians. Governments, by contrast, carried on with business as usual, maintaining a complicit silence. Israel’s lethal attack on the Freedom […]
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Evergreen College students vote to divest
(June 3, 2010) The students at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, the alma mater of Rachel Corrie, announced that the whole student body voted overwhelmingly in favor of divestment from companies that profit from the Israeli occupation and in favor of making their campus Caterpillar-free. Watch the video – UC Berkeley divestment supporters speak: […]
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At least 17 nations summon Israeli ambassadors
Published Monday 31/05/2010 (updated) 02/06/2010 10:33 Bethlehem – Ma’an – As international condemnation over the killing of at least 10 activists by Israeli forces as they raided an aid convoy en route to Gaza, a host of governments have summoned Israeli ambassadors to provide a full explanation on the assault. The countries include: Austria Belgium […]
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Ecuador recalls envoy; Chavez: Israel a murderer
Latin America’s left-wing governments continue to criticize Jewish state over deadly Navy raid. ‘Israel is a damned, terrorist country. Long live the Palestinian people,’ Venezuelan president says AFP Published: 06.03.10, 12:24 / Israel News Ecuador President Rafael Correa says he has recalled the country’s ambassador to Israel for consultations in Quito following the deadly Israeli […]
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Small step towards a boycott of Israel
* The Guardian, Thursday 3 June 2010 Following the murderous attack on the Gaza-bound convoy, is it not time to revisit the idea of a full cultural and educational boycott of Israel (Report, 2 June)? The sports boycott of apartheid South Africa hit the Afrikaners where, arguably, they felt it most and helped them understand […]
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SA to recall its ambassador to Israel
South Africa will recall its ambassador to Israel following a deadly attack on a vessel attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, Deputy International Relations Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim said on Thursday. However, government had no intention of expelling the Israeli ambassador to South Africa or of cutting diplomatic ties with that community. “The recall of […]
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The Evergreen State College Passes Divestment Campaign
The Resolutions Resolution #1: We, the student body of The Evergreen State College, call on The Evergreen State College Foundation to instate a socially responsible investment policy. To this end, we ask them to divest from companies that profit from Israel”s occupation of Palestine. As members of the Evergreen community, we stand with conscientious Palestinians, […]
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