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Conflict with Palestinians only link Brandeis protesters have to Israel
If this is our future By DANIEL GORDIS 07/05/2010 15:37 Imagine this, if you can. A prestigious university in the United States, with deep roots in the American Jewish community, invites Israel”s ambassador to deliver its annual commencement address. But instead of expressing pride in the choice of speaker and in the country that he […]
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Statement of Solidarity with the UC Berkeley Hunger Strikers
“Pessimism comes from reality, because reality is tragic. Optimism comes from action, because action changes reality.” ~Jose Mariategui We Students for Justice in Palestine stand in solidarity and support the actions of the UC Berkeley Hunger Strikers. We find their stand against the racist and violent Arizona law SB 1070 to be courageous, demonstrating a […]
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HEY ELTON: Don’t Play Apartheid Israel!
Palestinian civil society has called on Elton John to respect its boycott call and cancel his June 17th concert in Tel Aviv. If he does so, he’ll be joining Santana and Gil-Scott Heron, who recently cancelled their spring concerts in Israel. This video suggests six reasons why Elton should join the BDS (boycott, divestment, sanctions) […]
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Activists Ask Shoppers to Buy Flowers, Not Leviev Diamonds, on Mother’s Day
For Immediate Release New York, NY, May 8 – For the third year in a row, activists protested in front of Lev Leviev”s store on Madison Avenue the day before Mother”s Day to discourage shoppers from buying Lev diamonds. The activists carried signs, chanted, sang songs and danced to raise awareness about Leviev”s illegal settlement […]
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Boycott Israel? Amitav Ghosh & the Dan David Prize
Boycott Israel? Amitav Ghosh & the Dan David Prize Dear Amitav Ghosh, We wish to express our deep disappointment in your decision to accept the Dan David prize, administered by Tel Aviv University and to be awarded by the President of Israel. As a writer whose work has dwelled consistently on histories of colonialism and […]
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Deputy Israeli Ambassador’s Visit to Manchester University
On the 28th of April, 2010 the Deputy Israeli Ambassador visited the University of Manchester and spoke at an event ironically called “Hopes and Challenges in the Middle East “, Action Palestine felt it was our duty to the Palestinian people, who are systematically oppressed by the government she represents, to protest against her cynical […]
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Defying appeal from Gaza students, Atwood set to accept Israeli prize
Kristin Srzemski, The Electronic Intifada, 8 May 2010 On Sunday, Booker Prize-winning author Margaret Atwood will accept the Dan David Prize at Tel Aviv University and her portion of the $1 million payout that goes with it. Meanwhile, a mere 40 miles away, students in the occupied and besieged Gaza Strip will still be struggling […]
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BDS: A Global Movement for Freedom and Justice
Al-Shabaka Policy Brief by Omar Barghouti Al-Shabaka policy advisor Omar Barghouti examines the formation and evolution of the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement. Barghouti argues that BDS’s growing success is due to its rights-based approach, collective leadership, call to Israelis of conscience, and promotion of context-specific strategies. Overview While media attention over the past […]
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Chomsky, scientists: Technion develops death tech
Senior academics from Tel Aviv University, Weizmann Institute, and other top institutions around world denounce Boston Science Museum’s sponsorship of Israeli exhibit, calling it propaganda campaign. ‘This is an attempt to distract from Israel’s war crimes and human rights violations,’ they say Yitzhak Benhorin Published: 05.06.10, 21:04 WASHINGTON – Professors from Tel Aviv University and […]
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Put conditions on Israel’s OECD entry
Israeli accession to this group of nations must be contingent on a commitment to embark on a credible peace process * Avi Shlaim and Simon Mohun * guardian.co.uk, Friday 7 May 2010 09.35 BST In the absence of any last-minute objections, Israel will be welcomed as a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and […]
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