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Sep 29, 2011
#BDS: Photos: Opening of MECA's 'A Child's view from #Gaza' Exibit
The exhibit will be on display on 917 Washington Street, Oakland CA for the next two months.
#BDS: Rewarding #Alstom: Arab Partnership in Occupation
"Alstom, a French corporation, has received global condemnation for aiding Israel’s colonization of the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Yet Alstom’s business ventures continue to thrive in the Arab world, and the corporation appears set to win more multi-million dollar contracts in the near future.
Boycott Divestment and Sanctions(BDS) campaigners in Beirut warned Wednesday in a press conference that French construction giant Alstom Group may be awarded major new contracts in several Arab countries, notably Saudi Arabia and Iraq. The activists appealed to Arab governments to stop dealing with the firm, which is complicit in Israel’s ongoing theft of Palestinian land."
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Sep 28, 2011
#BDS VICTORY: Natasha Atlas announces she cancels gig in #Irsael
Natasha Atlas announces she is cancelling her Israeli gig on her official facebook page: "I had an idea that performing in Israel would have been a unique opportunity to encourage and support my fans' opposition to the current government's actions and policies. I would have personally asked my Israeli fans face-to-face to fight this apartheid with peace in their hearts, but after much deliberation I now see that it would be more effective a statement to not go to Israel until this systemised apartheid is abolished once and for all. Therefore I publicly retract my well-intentioned decision to go and perform in Israel and so sincerely hope that this decision represents an effective statement against this regime."
#BDS: GLOBAL CALL TO BOYCOTT THE INTERNATIONAL HARP CONTEST IN #ISRAEL
"The International Harp Contest in Israel is NOT the place to play my harp. I won't apply for it. I don't want any part of apartheid!
It is essential for Israel to maintain the elegant facade of philharmonic concerts, chamber music ensembles, and gatherings of sophisticated harpists. Covering up the brutal occupation in the West Bank, the slow genocide in Gaza, and the multiple violations of International Law in easier when a veil of eliteness is donned. The denial of the rights of the Palestinian refugees to seek compensation or to return to their own property is ignored. The legalized discrimination against Arabs with Israeli IDs is hidden from young harpists who are misled into thinking they must add "Israel" to their resume."
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#BDS ALERT: Don't buy #Agrexco - Don't support Occupation
"Last month, Israel exporter company Agrexco has gone bankrupt because of the world wide BDS campaign for the company's long and deep involvement with the illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestine.
But now a Japanese company are going to buy the fallen Agrexco with two other Israeli company for 40 million NIS, to make the Apartheid business survive.
We ask you urgently to sign the petition below to put pressure on the company to divest from the Apartheid business."
But now a Japanese company are going to buy the fallen Agrexco with two other Israeli company for 40 million NIS, to make the Apartheid business survive.
We ask you urgently to sign the petition below to put pressure on the company to divest from the Apartheid business."
Sign petition here
#BDS: South Africa should support boycott of #Israel
"Speaking at the UN, President Jacob Zuma said he supported the Palestinian Authority’s bid for full membership of the UN for a state of Palestine; proposed by PA President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday September 23. After two decades of fruitless negotiations with Israel (while the latter continued building illegal settlements on Palestinian land, violently displacing Palestinians and stealing their resources), the PA turned its attention to getting international recognition within the UN .
Before commenting on South Africa’s position, it is necessary to look at the nature of the PA’s proposal and the circumstances leading up to it.
The United Nations partition plan in 1947 divided British Mandate Palestine into a “Jewish state” and an “Arab state”. At the time, the UN was not representative of world opinion. Most African states, for example, were still colonised and not members. Today, the UN Security Council continues this pattern of allowing a handful of countries to make decisions on behalf of the rest of the world."
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Before commenting on South Africa’s position, it is necessary to look at the nature of the PA’s proposal and the circumstances leading up to it.
The United Nations partition plan in 1947 divided British Mandate Palestine into a “Jewish state” and an “Arab state”. At the time, the UN was not representative of world opinion. Most African states, for example, were still colonised and not members. Today, the UN Security Council continues this pattern of allowing a handful of countries to make decisions on behalf of the rest of the world."
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#BDS Alert: Petition against King's College London involvement with #Ahava
"King’s College London is conducting research in close collaboration with Ahava Dead Sea Laboratories, an Israeli cosmetics company partly owned by and located in the illegal Israeli settlement of Mitzpe Shalem, deep in occupied Palestinian territory.
Ahava profits from, and helps to maintain, Israeli violations of international law. By collaborating with Ahava, KCL has itself become complicit with the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land.
Echoing the overwhelming international consensus on the illegal nature of Israeli settlements, we join KCL Action Palestine in calling upon the university to withdraw from the project immediately, reject the grant it has received as part of the project, and take active steps to ensure that the university does not find itself in a similar position in the future."
Ahava profits from, and helps to maintain, Israeli violations of international law. By collaborating with Ahava, KCL has itself become complicit with the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land.
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Review: #BDS: Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions: The Global Struggle for Palestinian Rights
"Roughly four million Palestinians live under a brutal and illegal US-backed Israeli occupation. Approximately 1.5 million Palestinians live inside Israel, where, although they face less dire circumstances than those in the occupied territories, they nevertheless endure substantial and increasingly vicious racial oppression. And according to the UN, five million Palestinians worldwide are "registered" refugees whom Israel denies the right of return; roughly one third of them live in refugee camps in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and the occupied Palestinian territories. Given this appalling situation, those concerned with social justice have sought to aid the Palestinian cause, producing many contending views of how best to proceed. Omar Barghouti's book contributes to this discussion.
BDS: Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions is a collection of essays and interviews that denounce injustice towards the Palestinians and promote "BDS" as "the most ambitious, empowering, and promising Palestinian-led global movement for justice and rights" (16). Since many excellent writings already exist that detail the dramatic injustice in the region -- and Barghouti's book, too, is hard-hitting and compelling in that regard -- this review focuses on Barghouti's arguments advocating and defending BDS, particularly with respect to organizing in the United States."
BDS: Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions is a collection of essays and interviews that denounce injustice towards the Palestinians and promote "BDS" as "the most ambitious, empowering, and promising Palestinian-led global movement for justice and rights" (16). Since many excellent writings already exist that detail the dramatic injustice in the region -- and Barghouti's book, too, is hard-hitting and compelling in that regard -- this review focuses on Barghouti's arguments advocating and defending BDS, particularly with respect to organizing in the United States."
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#BDS: DONATE NOW! SJP's first national conference
"Dear Palestine Solidarity Allies,
Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) needs your help hosting the first ever national conference at Columbia University this fall. Hundreds of SJP students from chapters across the country – and students who want to form SJP chapters -will meet Oct. 14-16 to begin a national discussion about making student Palestine solidarity work more effective.
This conference could not come at a more perfect time to connect the growing numbers of students involved in Palestine solidarity work. The bulk of the conference will be dedicated to building our movement. We will work to formalize a national SJP network to assist with national coordination. Student activists will learn from one another, gain skills and coordinate strategies, and return to their campuses more informed and ready to do better work."
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#BDS: British orchestra suspends 4 over call to boycott Israel
"The London Philharmonic Orchestra has suspended four of its musicians for nine months after they called for a boycott of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra earlier this month, in what cultural commentator Norman Lebrecht called, in his blog, "the most severe public penalty inflicted on London orchestral musicians in memory."
Cellist Sue Sutherley and violinists Tom Eisner, Nancy Elan and Sarah Streatfeild were among the 21 signatories to a letter that was sent to BBC Proms concert series director Roger Wright and published in The Independent on August 30. The signatories, headed by the Irish composer Raymond Deane, called for the cancelation of the IPO's appearance at the popular festival, held at the Albert Hall on September 1. The four LPO members who were later suspended, and a few of the other signatories, indicated the ensembles to which they belonged next to their signatures."
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#BDS: 5th Boycott #Israel Network Workshop (England)
"5th Boycott Israel Network Workshop
Coalbrookdale Youth Hostel,1 Paradise, Coalbrookdale, Telford, TF8 7NR.
Cost: (including meals and hostel accommodation) £35 – There is a special rate of £25 for a limited number of places for students on a first come first served basis.
14-16 October 2011
Coalbrookdale Youth Hostel,1 Paradise, Coalbrookdale, Telford, TF8 7NR.
Cost: (including meals and hostel accommodation) £35 – There is a special rate of £25 for a limited number of places for students on a first come first served basis.
The Boycott Israel Network (BIN) is a coalition of civil society organizations from the UK and mainland Europe, that are committed to campaign for a comprehensive boycott of all Israeli goods and institutions (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions-BDS) until Israel ends the occupation of all Palestinian territories and fully abides by International Law.
This is the 5th BIN residential workshop . These workshops provide an opportunity for activists to come together over a weekend to exchange ideas, discuss progress, develop new projects and share best practice. They are also an opportunity for those who want to find out more about the BDS campaign to meet those with experience in BDS campaigning."
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#BDS: أبرز أخبار حملة المقاطعة حول العالم
مدينة بورتسموث تتجاهل شركة فيوليا
PSFC members call for #BDS (@PSFC_BDS)
"We are a group of members of the Park Slope Food Coop (PSFC) who believe that Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) is a valid tactic in the struggle for peace and equality in Israel and Palestine.
Equally importantly, we believe in exercising the democratic process at the Coop on this issue. That is why we request a referendum vote so that all Coop members have the opportunity to vote on whether the Coop should participate in the larger international BDS movement and work towards peace for Israelis and Palestinians."
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