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Jerusalem Quartet London concert disrupted
Protesters disrupted a lunchtime performance by the Jerusalem Quartet in London today. The concert at the Wigmore Hall was being broadcast live by the BBC. The protesters drew attention to the Quartets strong links to the Israeli Army, Israels crimes against the Palestinians, particularly its illegal occupation of Palestinian land, its ethnic cleansing of East… Continue reading
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Palestinian & International Campaign – End the Siege & Lift Blockade of Gaza
Two Corporate Watchers will be digging the corporate dirt in Palestine over the next few months. Corporate Watch has set up a new blog (corporateoccupation.wordpress.com) to track companies profiting from the Israeli occupation of and apartheid policies in Palestine. In addition to research blogs, the site also includes all Corporate Watch’s recent articles on Israel/Palestine. Continue reading
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Cairo Declaration To End Israeli Apartheid By Gaza Freedom Marchers
Cairo: 01 January, 2010: Gaza Freedom Marchers approved today a declaration aimed at accelerating the global campaign for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israeli Apartheid. Continue reading
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No Business as Usual with Apartheid Israel
New York City human rights advocates caught the Israel Business Leaders Delegation to the United States by surprise this morning with a noisy protest outside their “breakfast reception amidst the Leviev jewelry collection” at the Leviev store on Madison Avenue. Groups worldwide have conducted a successful campaign for the boycott of Leviev’s companies due to… Continue reading
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Palestine: Top Ten Brands to Boycott this Christmas & all year
While there are many Israeli and multinational companies that benefit from apartheid, we put together this list to highlight ten specific companies to target. Many of these produce goods in such a way that directly harms Palestinians — exploiting labor, developing technology for military operations, or supplying equipment for illegal settlements. Many are also the… Continue reading
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Phone Morrisons and Waitrose this Wednesday 11 November – National week of supermarket boycott actions
Our boycott week of action is attracting media attention: The Jerusalem Post writes: ‘Activists are targeting two supermarket chains in a weeklong protest starting Monday, in an attempt to stop them stocking any Israeli goods Continue reading
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“For Once, the Yes Men Say No” and withdraw their movie from the Jerusalem Film Festival
In the 1980s, there was a call from the people of South Africa to artists and others to boycott that regime, and it helped end apartheid there. Today, there is a clear call for a boycott from Palestinian civil society. Obeying it is our only hope, as filmmakers and activists, of helping put pressure on… Continue reading
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Support the U.S. Campaign for the Academic & Cultural Boycott of Israel
I’m writing to ask you to join more than 50 international scholars, over 300 U.S. academics along with dozens of writers, poets, musicians, and other cultural workers by adding your name to the list of academic endorsers, listed on our website. Continue reading
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Palestine: Tesco defends right to choose illegal settlement goods
Tesco’s position was that their fundamental responsibility is to provide choice to customers. They stressed that they comply with the law, they do not make it, but at the same time their core value is “to treat people as we would like to be treated”. We made little progress when we pointed out the gross… Continue reading
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Video: Action Boycott Israel
“Here, it’s written: imported from Israel.” Continue reading
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The Tesco 2: stop the killing, stop the crime, Free Free Palestine!
The Tesco 2 are Dee Murphy and Greg Wilkinson who kicked off a campaign to boycott Israeli goods by going into their local Tesco store, filling a trolley with dates produced on illegal Zionist settlements on the West Bank, taking them out without paying, tipping the dates on the ground and spraying them with red… Continue reading
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Corporate Watch – Direct Action Against Israel
Israel was the world’s 6th largest arms importer between 2003 and 2007, accounting for 3.80% of world deliveries, according to the SIPRI Arms Transfers Database. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 