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Boycott campaign results clsoure of 17 settlement factories in WB
West Bank, May 17, (Pal Telegraph) The boycott campaign that calls for boycotting the products of the settlements” factories, adopted by the Palestinians in the West Bank, caused the closure of at least seventeen factories since its start several months ago. For the Israelis, as reported by The Washington Post, Avi Alekiam, which represents owners […]
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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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Apartheid = Immoral Order
Authors Margaret Atwood and Amitav Ghosh are well known for works centered around oppression and colonialism with an anti-war stance. Tel-Aviv University is one of the prime targets of the academic boycott, for its support and part in Israel”s violent occupation over the Palestinian people. The Dan David Prize is one of those high-profile awards […]
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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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EU set to renew cooperation agreement with apartheid Israel but no upgrade
From Jerusalem Post: http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=175452 Israel”s EU upgrade to be put off again Israel”s ties with the European Union remain strong, but are unlikely to be upgraded when the action plan for its bilateral relations expires in June, diplomatic sources told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday. That plan, which exists under the framework of the European […]
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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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Amitav Ghosh’s Reply to Letter of May 7
May 14, 2010 Dear Signatories to the letter of May 7: I am sorry I have been slow to respond to your letter expressing disappointment in my decision to to accept the Dan David prize. I will attempt to do so now. You begin by describing my work as dwelling “consistently on histories of colonialism […]
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Jordanians burn Israeli produce
Hundreds burn Israeli fruit, vegetable crates after clerics issue religious edict Roee Nahmias Cold peace with Jordan: Israelis good were burned in Jordan Saturday, during protests against Israel in the Hashemite Kingdom’s capital marking Nakba Day. Hundreds of members of the Anti-Normalization Committee, which fights against normalization of economic relations with Israel, set fire to […]
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