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An Open Letter from the U.S. Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (USACBI)
On April 24, 2012, the New York Times transcended its usual subservience to Israel’s apartheid policies by publishing an ad from the “David Horowitz Freedom Center,” whose Orwellian logic and tone could serve the aims of a lynch mob. The half-page ad charged supporters of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement focused on Israel of inciting hatred which leads […]
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In Defense of UCLA Professor David Shorter and All Scholars Who Support the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel
An Open Letter from the U.S. Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (USACBI) May 1, 2012 In March 2012, Tammi Rossman-Benjamin and Leila Beckwith, the co-founders of an anti-Palestinian organization known as the “Amcha Initiative,” emailed a letter to California politicians and administrators of the University of California that accused UCLA Professor […]
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Artists Against Apartheid: Chilli Peppers, please cancel
Dear Red Hot Chili Peppers, As you may be aware, Palestinians seeking freedom, justice and equality are engaged in non-violent resistance to over 64 years of Israel”s apartheid, ethnic cleansing, and colonialism. A broad coalition of Palestinian civil society groups are leading the global campaign of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against apartheid Israel, joined […]
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Irish band Dervish pulls out of Israel concerts
As reported by Ali Abunimah at the Electronic Intifada: The Irish band Dervish announced today that it has pulled out of a series of Irish music concerts in Israel this June, so as not to violate calls for the cultural boycott of Israel. “At the time we agreed to these performances we were unaware there […]
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Campaigners welcome Co-operative Group move to end trade links with companies that source goods from illegal settlements
Boycott Israel Network (BIN) media release Saturday 28 April 2012 Palestine human rights campaigners today welcomed news that the UK”s fifth biggest food retailer, The Co-operative Group, will “no longer engage with any supplier of produce known to be sourcing from the Israeli settlements”. The Co-op”s decision, notified to campaigners in a statement, will immediately […]
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Red Hot Chili Peppers urged to abandon Israel gig
Al-Akhbar The Red Hot Chili Peppers have been urged to abandon a planned gig in Israel, after it emerged that they performed at a pro-Palestinian gig that raised over US$500,000. The superstar band, who have won seven Grammy Awards and sold over 65 million albums worldwide, are due to perform in Tel Aviv on September […]
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Twitter Alert: Tell the Harlem Globetrotters to cancel their trip to Israel
*please circulate widely* Will you tell the Harlem Globetrotters to cancel their trip to Israel? http://wp.me/p1SPK5-2qQ We are asking BDS supporters to get the word out and tell the Harlem Globetrotters to cancel their May 1 & 3 games in Israel! See the letter urging them to respect Palestinian rights and not cross the international […]
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UMass Boston Student Senate Calls for Divestment from Boeing
UMASS BOSTON STUDENT SENATE PASSES RESOLUTION CALLING FOR DIVESTMENT FROM BOEING CITING BOEING”S INVOLVEMENT IN ISRAEL”S OPERATION CAST LEAD, STUDENT-LED COALITION DEMANDS DIVESTMENT FROM BOEING AND OTHER COMPANIES PROFITING FROM WAR CRIMES & HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS University of Massachusetts Boston, MA, April 18th, 2012 – The UMass Boston Undergraduate Student Government unanimously passed a bill demanding that the […]
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Statement: Boycott the Jim Pattison Group
The following is a statement issued by the Canada Palestine Association, Vancouver. USACBI is one of the endorsers of this statement (see below.) All endorsements should be sent to info@cpavancouver.org and will be noted on CPA’s website. Jim Pattison Supports Israeli Apartheid and Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians March 9, 2012 – Canada Palestine Association calls on all supporters of […]
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April 28: Nikhil Pal Singh at Brooklyn Peace Fair
“Palestine and Global Justice” Recently returned from a US scholars’ delegation to Israel and Occupied Palestine, where he met with people in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Haifa, and visited the Aida refugee camp near Bethlehem, Dr. Nikhil Singh will discuss his experiences and explain why justice for Palestine condenses the major moral, ethical […]
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