"A company closely associated with the security firm once known as Blackwater has won a new State Department contract worth more than $84 million over five years. The contract was won by International Developments Solutions, a joint venture that includes U.S. Training Center, a company until recently owned by Xe Services, which changed its name from Blackwater following a cascade oflegal problems over several years. The consortium will provide protective security in the Israel-occupied West Bank, “services that are based from the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem,” State Department spokesman Mark Toner said."
Jan 10, 2011
#BDS: "موزاييك".. تطبيع موسيقي عبر الأردن
"ثمة أمور عالقة بيني وبين شركائي الإسرائليين"، يقول الموسيقي الأردني جميل سرّاج في اتصال هاتفي أجرته معه الجزيرة نت. وهي مكالمة من عدة مكالمات هاتفية طوال أسبوعين للحصول على موعد لإجراء مقابلة صحفية مع سرّاج باءت بالفشل لأسباب تغيرت بين مكالمة وأخرى.
فهو يتحدث عن "توقف طبيعي" لنشاطات "موزاييك" الذي يضم موسيقيين من الأردن وفلسطين وإسرائيل، وعن استئنافها قبل حلول الصيف المقبل، ثم عاد سراج وأشار إلى "تجميد" المشروع بسبب الاختلاف مع الشريك الإسرائيلي حول نظرته لمجمل القضايا العربية ومنها القضية الفلسطينية، على حد وصفه.
سرّاج، الذي يرفض لسبب غير مفهوم التحدث إلى وسائل الإعلام، عاد ووجه دعوة للجزيرة نت لحضور اجتماع أعضاء "موزاييك" في وقت لاحق، وإن بدت مجرد "ذريعة" للتهرب من الحديث عن مشروعه الموسيقي، حتى إنه رفض الإجابة على أسئلة "عادية" تتعلق بتاريخ انطلاق المشروع ومجموع الحفلات التي أقيمت سواء في الأردن أو إسرائيل أو خارجها، وعن مستقبل موزاييك وأهميته الفنية.
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#BDS: انتقاد ملاحقة فرنسيين قاطعوا إسرائيل
استنكر منسق "الحملة الشعبية لمقاطعة البضائع الإسرائيلية" خالد منصور تقديم نشطاء فرنسيين إلى المحاكم على خلفية مشاركتهم في الحملة, واعتبر أن هذا "إجراء ذو طابع سياسي يهدف إلى حصار حركة التضامن الفرنسية مع الشعب الفلسطيني الآخذة بالتوسع بشكل كبير والتي تحظى بمصداقية كبيرة لدى الشارع الفرنسي".
وأشار إلى "أنها تقوم بشكل دائم ومنتظم بفضح السياسات الإسرائيلية المخالفة للقوانين والمواثيق الدولية وبكشف الجرائم الوحشية التي يرتكبها جيش ومستوطنو الاحتلال".
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#BDS: إسرائيل: جامعيون يطالبون بمقاطعة معهد في «أرييل»
وقع 155 جامعيا إسرائيليا، أمس الاول، عريضة يدعون فيها إلى مقاطعة المعهد الجامعي في مستوطنة «ارييل» اليهودية في قلب الضفة الغربية المحتلة.
وأوضح رون نئمان، من معهد «وايزمان» العلمي، «نرفض المشاركة في اي نشاط اكاديمي في ارييل وهي مستوطنة غير شرعية هدفها منع الفلسطينيين من اقامة دولتهم المستقلة»، مضيفاً «نحن نريد بذلك افهام الإسرائيليين ان مواصلة الاحتلال تلحق الاذى بإسرائيل وتساهم في نزع الشرعية عنها على الساحة الدولية».
وندد وزير التعليم الاسرائيلي جدعون ساعر في بيان بهذه العريضة التي وصفها «بالاستفزازية»، رافضا «مبدأ المقاطعة بذاته».
#BDS: BDS to question 'Made in Israel'
"The internationally-endorsed anti-Israeli Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign is to question the origin of Israel-sourced goods.
The French branch of the pro-Palestinian campaign plans to file a fraud lawsuit against Agrexco, Israel's largest agricultural exporter, a Press TV's correspondent reported.
Rights groups contend that fruit, flowers and other goods are being stamped 'Made in Israel' despite being produced in illegal Jewish settler units across the occupied Syrian and Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Golan Heights. The United Nations and European Union have condemned the settlements as illegal under international law. "
The French branch of the pro-Palestinian campaign plans to file a fraud lawsuit against Agrexco, Israel's largest agricultural exporter, a Press TV's correspondent reported.
Rights groups contend that fruit, flowers and other goods are being stamped 'Made in Israel' despite being produced in illegal Jewish settler units across the occupied Syrian and Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Golan Heights. The United Nations and European Union have condemned the settlements as illegal under international law. "
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#BDS: Israel academics urge 'settlement' college boycott
Let us just keep in mind that Israel was created on Palestinian land, hence there is no difference between an Israeli settlement and an Israeli city.
"JERUSALEM (AFP) - More than 150 Israeli academics have signed a petition calling for a boycott of a university located in the West Bank settlement of Ariel, one of them told Israeli public radio on Sunday.
"We refuse to participate in any academic activity in Ariel, an illegal settlement which aims to stop the Palestinians from creating their independent state," Ron Naaman of the Weizmann Institute of Science told the radio.
"We want our compatriots to understand that the pursuit of the occupation harms Israel and contributes to its delegitimization on the international stage," he added.
The petition was signed by at least 155 academics."
"JERUSALEM (AFP) - More than 150 Israeli academics have signed a petition calling for a boycott of a university located in the West Bank settlement of Ariel, one of them told Israeli public radio on Sunday.
"We refuse to participate in any academic activity in Ariel, an illegal settlement which aims to stop the Palestinians from creating their independent state," Ron Naaman of the Weizmann Institute of Science told the radio.
"We want our compatriots to understand that the pursuit of the occupation harms Israel and contributes to its delegitimization on the international stage," he added.
The petition was signed by at least 155 academics."
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Jan 9, 2011
#BDS: مقاطعة المستوطنات أم الإحتلال؟
أريحا- معا- شهدت شوارع مدينة أريحا اليوم السبت نشاطا جماهيريا مكثفا ضد البضائع الإسرائيلية"
وتشجيعا للمنتج الوطني قام بتنظيمه: الإغاثة الزراعية الفلسطينية وكتلة اتحاد الطلبة التقدمية في الجامعات الفلسطينية كعمل مشترك في إطار الحملة الشعبية لمقاطعة البضائع الإسرائيلية التي أطلقتها الإغاثة الزراعية ومجموعة من المؤسسات الشريكة منذ نحو عامين، وشارك بالنشاط حوالي 150 طالبا من أعضاء الكتلة إضافة إلى 50 مهندسا زراعيا ومزارعا من أصدقاء ومتطوعي الإغاثة الزراعية تحت شعار (بدنا نخسر لاحتلال).
وانتظم المشاركون بمسيرة جابت شوارع المدينة تهتف بشعارات تحض كافة المواطنين على مقاطعة كافة منتجات الاحتلال التي لها بدائل، وتذكر المواطن بان واجبه الوطني والديني يدعوه لمقاطعة الأحتلال، لإلحاق الخسائر باقتصاده ردا على احتلال الأرض الفلسطينية، وعلى الجرائم التي يرتكبها ضد الشعب الفلسطيني، من قتل للأطفال والنساء والشيوخ، ومن نهب وتهويد للأرض، ومن سياسات التطهير العرقي وخاصة في مدينة القدس ومناطق الأغوار.
وحمل المشاركون اللافتات التي كتب عليها شعارات تدعو للمقاطعة باعتبارها شكل من أشكال المقاومة الشعبية، وباعتبارها أداة من أدوات تعزيز الاقتصاد الوطني على طريق فك ارتباطه وتبعيته للاقتصاد الإسرائيلي"
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#BDS: Gulf News calls for BDS only to put an end to Palestinian armed resistance
The call for BDS is a means of support not a method of substitution of the Palestinian people's right to armed resistance, which Gulf News calls "violence":
"Taking the boycott movement lightly will give Palestinians the message that violence is the only means to attain justice.
The BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) movement represents an all inclusive mass campaign involving the various sectors of the Palestinian society at home and abroad.
By now, many know that this movement is waging a non-violent campaign to realise the following: (1) To end the Israeli colonial occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip through a wide venture campaign activity encompassing all economic and political aspects; (2) To attain the Palestinian inalienable rights spelled out loud and clear by UN resolutions and international law; and (3) To establish a viable independent state on the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel in 1967, with occupied east Jerusalem as its capital.
Despite all Israeli violations of international law in Palestine that are trying human patience to its extreme limit, the BDS continues to press ahead with its non-violent campaign designed to end the colonial Israeli occupation."
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#BDS: Chile joins peers in recognizing Palestinian state
"It's about time: "SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile said on Friday it had recognized a Palestinian state, joining an endorsement by Latin American peers the United States has called premature and Israel has warned is harmful to the Middle East peace process.
Brazil became the first of several South American countries in recent weeks to recognise a Palestine state along pre-1967 borders. Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia and Ecuador have done the same and Mexico, Peru and Nicaragua are reported to be considering recognition.
"The Chilean government has adopted a resolution to recognise the state of Palestine as free, independent and sovereign," Chilean Foreign Minister Alfredo Moreno told reporters, saying he hoped the recognition would help give fresh impetus to negotiations.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas thanked Brazil last week for recognizing his nation's statehood with its first embassy in the Americas and said other countries were following suit."
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Jan 8, 2011
#BDS: Israel giving lessons in oppression to China
"Israeli army spokesperson Brig. Gen. Avi Benayahu recently returned from a trip to China where he met with his Chinese counterparts and other officials. The goal was to deepen Sino-Israeli ties on political, security and military levels. This is only the latest in a burgeoning security relationship between Israel and China that includes drone technology, crowd control training, surveillance, intelligence gathering and more. This raises the question of how China's official support for Palestinian self-determination will coincide with its ongoing procurement of the tools of Palestinian pacification. Similarly, how does it threaten the rights of Uighurs, Tibetans, and others under the control of the Chinese state by bringing Israel's apparatuses of occupation and apartheid?
China, in recent years, has faced growing rebellions in Tibet, East Turkestan, and most prominently in the ongoing labor unrest focused in China's south where strikes and protests are occurring at an unprecedented rate. Despite attempts at controlling what information comes and goes, the Chinese government has learned that complete suppression is impossible. Its political relationships with Uighurs, Tibetans and especially workers are different than that of Israel to Palestinians. Tibetans and Uighurs have certain protected statuses and rights both as minorities and as Chinese citizens, and the state, since 2008, has been supportive to a degree of improving workplace conditions and reducing the income gap in favor of the protesting working class."
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China, in recent years, has faced growing rebellions in Tibet, East Turkestan, and most prominently in the ongoing labor unrest focused in China's south where strikes and protests are occurring at an unprecedented rate. Despite attempts at controlling what information comes and goes, the Chinese government has learned that complete suppression is impossible. Its political relationships with Uighurs, Tibetans and especially workers are different than that of Israel to Palestinians. Tibetans and Uighurs have certain protected statuses and rights both as minorities and as Chinese citizens, and the state, since 2008, has been supportive to a degree of improving workplace conditions and reducing the income gap in favor of the protesting working class."
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#BDS: Activists push for ‘BDS’ in Boston
"Dozens of American, Israeli and Palestinian protesters gathered Friday in front of the Israeli consulate in Boston to mark the death of Jawaher Abu Rahmah. Jawaher was killed by American made tear gas fired by the IDF on New Years Eve during a weekly unarmed demonstration in the West Bank village of Bil’in.
The Boston demonstrators marched through the snow and frigid cold weather demanding an end to US military aid to Israel. The demonstration is a natural extension of the one held in front of the US ambassador home in a northern Tel Aviv suburb last Saturday night. Israeli activists ‘returned’ empty tear gas canisters to the ambassador. Twelve people were arrested and jailed for three days."
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#BDS: StandWithUs to place ads at BART stations saying ‘Stop Palestinian terrorism, teach peace’
I cannot believe that these ads have been approved while those marking the 2nd anniversary of the war on Gaza haven't!
"The pro-Israel national organization StandWithUs announced Jan. 6 that it is launching a new ad campaign, placing posters in six BART stations.
The posters have received BART approval and will go up in the Berkeley, 12th Street/Oakland, MacArthur, Civic Center, Balboa Park and Embarcadero BART stations starting Jan. 17, a StandWitUs spokesperson said.
Dubbed "Say Yes to Peace," the campaign has been launched, organizers said, to counter a recent poster campaign co-sponsored by Jewish Voice for Peace, a group often critical of the government and military of Israel. Those posters, still on display at three BART stations (according to the StandWithUs release), depicted Palestinian and Israel fathers with their young children, along with the headings "Be on our side: We are on the side of peace and justice" and "End U.S. military aid to Israel."
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#BDS: Tell Combined Systems Inc. to Stop Providing Tear Gas that Israel Uses to Kill and Maim Protesters
On January 1, 2011, 36-year-old Palestinian Jawaher Abu Rahmah from the West Bank village of Bil’in died at a hospital from the effects of tear gas inhalation suffered at a protest the previous day against 
Israel’s construction of a wall and settlements on Bil’in’s land. Jawaher is only the most recent protester killed or seriously injured by tear gas fired by the Israeli military. For example, Jawaher’s brother Bassem, was killed almost two years ago, and two US citizens, Tristan Anderson and Emily Henochowicz were injured in 2009-2010.
Israel’s construction of a wall and settlements on Bil’in’s land. Jawaher is only the most recent protester killed or seriously injured by tear gas fired by the Israeli military. For example, Jawaher’s brother Bassem, was killed almost two years ago, and two US citizens, Tristan Anderson and Emily Henochowicz were injured in 2009-2010.Much of Israel’s tear gas is provided by the US company Combined Systems Inc. (CSI) located in Jamestown, Pennsylvania. The letters CSI, or CTS, a CSI brand name, are marked on many of tear gas canisters that litter Palestinian villages after they protest. The Israeli military is using CSI’s tear gas as a weapon as it tries to crush the growing movement of unarmed protest against Israel’s illegal confiscation of Palestinian land for Israeli settlements. Even more disturbing, you as a US taxpayer are paying for at least some of the tear gas that Israel is shooting at Palestinian, Israeli and international protesters. For example, in 2007 and 2008, the US State Department provided $1.85 million worth of "tear gasses and riot control agents" to Israel as part of the US's $3 billion in annual military aid to Israel.
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#BDS: 'It's not politics – it's just business'
Bashar Masri's plan to purchase Israeli real estate firm plagued by debt is rocking the business sector, right-wing elements. This may be the first time a Palestinian takes over an Israeli public company - Digal Investments & Holdings, which is building luxury apartments for Jews in east Jerusalem. Proposed deal emerges as micro-cosmos of Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but Masri insists: 'It's just business'
RAMALLAH - Bashar Masri is trying to to calm the panic. "I'm not interested in Israeli real estate or any Israeli company, not in Tel Aviv and not in Netanya," he stresses, "but in a residential project in Jabel Mukaber, a Palestinian neighborhood in east Jerusalem. I'm not a politician but a national Palestinian businessman who knows his work, and if my business serves my people – I feel better."
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#BDS: La Fédération télécoms du syndicat SUD proteste contre la collaboration entre France-Télécom/Orange et Islam
La Fédération télécoms du syndicat SUD proteste, dans un communiqué, contre la honteuse collaboration entretenue par le groupe France-Télécom/Orange avec l’occupation des territoires israéliens par Israël. Lire ci-dessous le communiqué du syndicat.
SUD-PTT Fédération syndicale des activités postales et de télécommunications 25/27 rue des Envierges 75020 Paris www.sudptt.org sudptt@sudptt.fr
Les entreprises de communication cellulaire israéliennes sont commercialement impliquées dans l’occupation de la Cisjordanie et du Golan. Elles construisent des infrastructures, entretiennent des biens et équipements dans les colonies israéliennes illégales, la plupart étant érigés sur des propriétés privées palestiniennes. Ces entreprises fournissent des services à l’armée israélienne et à tous les colons israéliens.
Elles utilisent le contrôle israélien sur les territoires palestiniens afin d’exploiter les fréquences palestiniennes et imposer leurs services sur le marché captif palestinien.
Aujourd’hui de nombreuses filiales de France-Télécom travaillent aussi avec des sociétés informatiques israéliennes.
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