Sanctions
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Updates on Libyan war/Stop NATO news: September 23, 2011
23 September 2011 — Stop NATO Washington And The Middle East: Almost All Small Nations Challenging U.S. Hit By Strikes, Sanctions American Military Delegation Visits Lebanon-Israel Border Rasmussen: Chicago NATO Summit To Focus On Missile System, Afghan War Russia To Counter NATO ABM With Sea-Based Missile Defense FYI: Coming EU Collapse To Re-energize NATO Chinese Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 24 August 2011
24 August 2011 — williambowles.info West pushes for Syria sanctions BBC News The US and several European nations have called for the UN to impose sanctions against Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad and his ruling circle. But the draft resolution circulated at UN headquarters in New York faces opposition from veto-wielding … http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-14645641 Continue reading
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BDS campaigners declare victory as international bidders for Agrexco drop out
It emerged Thursday that Irish company Total Produce was no longer in the running to buy troubled Israeli exporter Agrexco. The Irish fruit company dropped out of the running after pressure from Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaigners, who had written because of Agrexco’s involvement in illegal West Bank settlements. Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 1 August 2011
1 August 2011 — williambowles.info EU adds to sanctions on Assad No end in sight to Syrian clashes Russiatoday.ru Today at 16:51 Reports of heavy casualties during clashes between the Syrian army and opposition supporters have whipped up a wave of disapproval around the globe. While there are small signs that violence may be receding, Continue reading
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Leading voices in Britain call for respect for Venezuelan Sovereignty & Oppose US Sanctions
Prominent figures including Members of Parliament, performing artist Linton Kwesi Johnson and film-maker John Pilger have called for opposition to the recent imposition of US sanctions on the Venezuelan state-owned oil company PDVSA. Academics, trade union leaders and peace campaigners also backed the call. Continue reading
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Stop Nato Updates on Libyan war: 18 May 2011
18 May 2011 — Stop NATO NATO Conducts Over 7,000 Air Missions Libya: Dutch F-16s Carry Out 180 Missions Libya Says It Hit NATO Warship Shelling Misrata Libyan Model: NATO Upgrades Urban Warfare Capabilities Russia Opposes Repeat Of Libyan Model In Syria “Isolate Assad Regime”: U.S., NATO Allies Discuss New Syria Sanctions Continue reading
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Sabereh Kashi, "The Mourners and Me"
“In Tehran, I met a construction worker named Ali, who plays the role of Hossein in Ashura passion plays in his rural village. He sees the connection between the hardship that comes from Western-imposed sanctions and Yazid’s oppression of Hossein.” — Sabereh Kashi Continue reading
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Who Wants Sanctions on Iran? By Hamid Dabashi
In a recent congressional hearing, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard Berman called the Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act “a sword of Damocles over the Iranians” that will soon come down if President Obama’s diplomatic overture did not show signs of success by the fall. That sword is no mere metaphor and might kill more… 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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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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Shir Hever: Israelis Are Beginning to See the Power of Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions
In recent years, there has been a gradual growth in the BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions) movement, calling to put economic pressure on Israel until it recognizes the rights of the occupied Palestinian people and puts an end the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Continue reading
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Divide and Shock in Palestine By Ewa Jasiewicz
The Palestine Plan follows a typical DFID free-market directive. It opts for the standard blasts of evisceration of public services (already torpedoed by Israeli tanks and fighter jets since the Al Aqsa Intifada), privatisation of assets and resources (Israel has already helped itself to the Western aquifer through annexing a further 20% of the West… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 