PressTV | Oct 20, 2013 French activists have held a demonstration in the capital Paris, calling on shoppers to boycott Israeli goods. The protest was organized by the campaign group Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS), and was held at a large supermarket in the French capital. The BDS seeks to increase pressure on the […]
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500 European Academics urge EU to maintain stance on Israeli settlements
Sunday September 15, 2013 21:55 by bdsmovement.net | IMEMC News Over 500 academics, including researchers from 13 European Union member states, have today written to the EU’s head of Foreign Policy, urging the EU not to water down its new guidelines preventing EU funding from being awarded to Israeli projects and entities in the Occupied […]
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VIDEO | Pro-Palestinian groups denounce presence of Israeli official at forum in Buenos Aires official
Frequently Asked Questions :: BDS :: Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions Thanks for guidance on these answers to: BDS National Committee Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel Institute for Middle East Understanding Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign Birthright Unplugged 1 – What is BDS? On July 9, 2005, Palestinian civil society issued […]
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Boycotts that aid the Palestinians ~ by @Benabyad
Al Jazeera | 16 Aug 2013 13:00 Ben White Ben White is a freelance journalist, writer and activist, specialising in Palestine/Israel. He is a graduate of Cambridge University. Ben White details four main reasons why a boycott on Israeli goods will benefit the Palestinian people. Nearly 93 percent of Palestinians working in the settlements are […]
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Zionist Fox Co. Will Open a Branch in Ramallah
Kawther Salam | July 23, 2013 The israeli zionist clothes manufacturing chain “Fox Group” will open a branch in the city of Ramallah for the first time, a move against the will of the majority of Palestinians who are treated by the Palestinian Authority as a herd of goats. Jawad al-Naji, the “minister” for […]
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Three major Dutch supermarkets no longer sell Israeli settlement produce (Updated)
Updated July 25, 2013 Aldi: we don’t sell stolen potatoes (but DO sell stores and rent from Israeli Ravad !) Monday, 22 July 2013 11:38 Alternative Information Center (AIC) Three major supermarket chains in the Netherlands – the multinational Aldi, Hoogvliet and Jumbo – have announced that they will no longer sell products coming […]
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Why boycott can’t be limited only to Israeli occupation and settlements
Electronic Intifada | Andrew Kadi on Wed, 07/17/2013 – 15:38 Israeli columnist Gideon Levy has been writing for Haaretz for at least two decades. His writings have brilliantly illuminated the reality of Israeli apartheid, as it affects Palestinian citizens of Israel, Palestinians living in the Gaza Stip, as well as in Jerusalem and the rest […]
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Israeli Diamonds in the Dubai Diamond Exchange
A customer looks at gold jewellery displayed in a store at the Gold Souq in Dubai in this 16 January 2008 file photo. (Photo: Reuters – Jumana El Heloueh) By: Ali Haydar | Al Akhbar English | Wednesday, July 17, 2013 While the Arab press is reporting that Arab expatriates are facing deportation from Gulf […]
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Muslims in UK boycott dates produced in illegal Israeli settlements
PressTV | June 16, 2013 The British Muslim community is planning to launch a campaign during this year’s holy month of Ramadan aimed at Israeli regime’s illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. The campaign advises Muslims to boycott Israeli dates produced in illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank and Jordan Valley, according to […]
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G4S Annual General Meeting Dominated by Controversy Over Israeli Prison Contracts
Friday June 07, 2013 21:51 by Palestine News Network G4S’ involvement in the detention of Palestinian children in Israeli jails dominated the company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday 6th June, overshadowing all other business, including last year’s Olympic security fiasco, said Palestinian Solidarity Campaign (PSC) in a press release. The AGM was also interrupted […]
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Professor Stephen Hawking joins academic boycott of Israel in solidarity with Palestinians (Updated)
LIVE BLOG | Continuously updated below the initial article By The Guardian at RawStory| Tuesday, May 7, 2013 21:55 EDT Professor Stephen Hawking is backing the academic boycott of Israel by pulling out of a conference hosted by Israeli president Shimon Peres in Jerusalem as a protest at Israel’s treatment of Palestinians. Hawking, 71, the […]
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American academic group boycotts Israeli universities
Students across the West Bank and Gaza Strip launch campaigns to boycott Israel. (File photo) PressTV | Sat Apr 27, 2013 4:57AM GMT US academic group, the Association for Asian American Studies (AAAS) passes a resolution to boycott Israeli universities for their complicity in violations of international law by the Israeli regime against Palestinians. The […]
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UK-based G4S quits operations in occupied West Bank amid protests
A campaign group called ‘Stop G4S’ has pledged to continue their protest against the UK-based security services company over its involvement in apartheid Israel. PRESSTV | April 23, 2013 The pledge came after Britain’s G4S plc unveiled plans to cancel key contracts in the Occupied Palestinian Territories amid protests against its involvement in illegal settlements, […]
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Moroccan human rights organisations demand dismissal of “G4S”
MEMO | April 18, 2013 Moroccan human rights organisations and associations have demanded the dismissal of the Israeli company, “G4S”, from Morocco stating that they intend to call on representative institutions and official bodies to take the necessary measures to prevent certain parties and their partners that have carried out war crimes and crimes against […]
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