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Divest – for Israel’s sake
By Matthew A. Taylor What on earth will it take to persuade Israel to leave the occupied territories? Sometimes it seems as if nothing will work. For eight years now, the Arab Peace Initiative, which early Zionist leaders would have seen as a dream-come-true, has been collecting dust. Its terms include two states based on […]
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Caterpillar equipment used in extrajudicial killing near Hebron
Press release, Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, 29 April 2010 The following press release was issued by the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights on 26 April 2010: On Monday 26 April 2010, Israeli occupation forces killed a Palestinian man, Ali Ismael Ali Swaiti, 45, in Beit Awwa in the West Bank district of Hebron, after […]
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UC Berkeley Students Argue in Favor of Divesment from War Crimes
After the UC Berkeley Senate voted 16-4 to divest from companies complicit in war crimes committed by Israel during operation Cast Lead (General Electric and United Technologies) the bill was vetoed by President Will Smelko. After two nights of lengthy debate and incredible external pressure the veto was upheld, but the attention the bill attracted […]
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“Seeds of the new movement”: US Campaign Steering Committee member Sophia Ritchie reports from UC Berkeley
The following report on the divestment vote at UC Berkeley is shared by US Campaign Steering Committee member and UC Berkeley alum Sophia Ritchie: I am here again for another late night ASUC hearing, at my alma mater UC Berkeley, surrounded by hundreds of students and community members, most of who are here supporting the […]
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Israeli companies interested in joint ventures with Indian firms
V. Sridhar Bangalore: Israeli companies with expertise in niche areas are looking to develop ties with Indian firms to exploit markets in third world countries. Speaking to The Hindu, Orna Sagiv, Consul-General at the Israeli Consulate in Mumbai, said: “Israeli companies need not be seen as competitors to Indian companies but as complementing them by […]
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From Arizona to Palestine: Documentation, Deportation, and Boycott
Tell me if this sounds familiar: A new order allows enforcement officials to stop anyone who “looks illegal” (read: has brown skin) and demand that they produce documents proving their right to be in a place they call home. Failure to produce such documents can lead to fines, jail time, or deportation. Widely seen as […]
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Zio-hummus alert: boycott
The company Sabra Dipping Company, LLC is selling a huge quantity of hummus, babaganoush, “Moroccan matbucha” and other middle eastern/Arabic recipes throughout the U.S.A. through Costco, Ralphs, Vons and many large grocery chains. Currently, the container of the Sabra brand products says it is made in the USA by Sabra Dipping Company, LLC out of […]
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Saturday protests effectively close Israeli settler cosmetics shop
By JC Boyce, ISM London The sun shone on our faces and red, black, green and white flags fluttered in our hands as we embarked on the fourth fortnightly “Boycott Ahava” demonstration in Covent Garden on Saturday. London”s finest had already kindly prepared a holding pen for us, which was swiftly adorned with informative posters, […]
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Elvis Costello: Don’t Play Apartheid Israel
PSC Letter to Elvis Costello 27 April 2010 Dear Elvis Costello, We were shocked to see from your website that you are planning on performing in Israel this June. The Palestinian people have lived under military occupation for decades. The siege by the Israeli army and the economic blockade have devastated their daily lives so […]
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BDS Alert: Israeli Gov’t Funded Film Ajami Returns to Seattle and Other US Cities
In early March, [Michelle J. Kinnican] wrote in the Palestine Chronicle, “Ajami is an Israeli film that is in contention for an Academy Award this Sunday for Best Foreign Language Film. Whether it wins the Oscar or not, it has already gained a lot of international attention and accolades and it will probably be in […]
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