رام الله 15-12-2011 وفا- طالب متظاهرون اعتصموا أمام مجلس الاستثمار في ولاية مينيسوتا الأميركية بوقف الاستثمارات الإسرائيلية في هذه الولاية؛ احتجاجا على استخدام عائداتها في بناء المستوطنات وجدار الضم والتوسع العنصري.
وأكدت الناشطة في حملة مينسوتا بيث آتِم، في حديث لصوت فلسطين، رفع دعوى ضد المجلس أمام محكمة الولاية لأن قبوله بهذا النوع من الاستثمارات يخالف تشريعات الولاية التي تحظر استخدام عائدات الاستثمارات المقامة على أرضها في مشاريع استيطانية.
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Dec 18, 2011
#BDS: الاتحاد العام للعمال يطالب النقابات البرازيلية بتفعيل مقاطعة المنتجات الاسرائيلية
رام الله - الحياة الاقتصادية- طالب الاتحاد العام لعمال فلسطين الاتحادات النقابية البرازيلية بتفعيل مقاطعة المنتجات الاسرائيلية. جاء ذلك خلال لقاء وفد من الأمانة العامة للاتحاد برئاسة الأمين العام حيدر إبراهيم مع رئيس اتحاد المعادن والصناعات الثقيلة البرازيلي الذي يعتبر عضوا في اتحاد CUT البرازيلي وبمشاركة أعضاء سكرتاريا اللجنة الوطنية للمقاطعة عمر البرغوثي وهند عوّاد وبمشاركة نائب الأمين العام محمد العرقاوي حيث قدم الأمين العام حيدر إبراهيم شرحا مفصلا عن أوضاع العمال الفلسطينيين وواقع الحركة النقابية الفلسطينية في ظل أوضاع الإغلاق المفروض من قبل الاحتلال والتي نتج عنها ارتفاع واضح في نسبة البطالة والفقر وانعدام الحماية والأمن الاجتماعي للعمال.
وأشار إبراهيم إلى استخدام إسرائيل لمختلف وسائل البطش والتمييز والظلم ضد العمال الفلسطينيين ومنعهم من الدخول إلى سوق العمل سواء الوطني أو داخل « الخط الأخضر « مما يدمر البنية الحياتية للعمال.
ونوه أمين عام الاتحاد العام لعمال فلسطين بالعلاقات التاريخية مع نقاباتC U T البرازيلي وطالب بتعزيز هذه العلاقة وتمتينها وتعزيز آليات التواصل المشتركة.
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وأشار إبراهيم إلى استخدام إسرائيل لمختلف وسائل البطش والتمييز والظلم ضد العمال الفلسطينيين ومنعهم من الدخول إلى سوق العمل سواء الوطني أو داخل « الخط الأخضر « مما يدمر البنية الحياتية للعمال.
ونوه أمين عام الاتحاد العام لعمال فلسطين بالعلاقات التاريخية مع نقاباتC U T البرازيلي وطالب بتعزيز هذه العلاقة وتمتينها وتعزيز آليات التواصل المشتركة.
إقرأ/ي المزيد
Dec 17, 2011
#BDS: National Lawyers Guild supports Minnesota lawsuit to divest from #Israel Bonds
"On behalf of the National Lawyers Guild, we write in support of the lawsuit filed on November 29, 2011, against the Minnesota State Board of Investment (SBI) which seeks a judgment directing the SBI to divest from Israel Bonds.
The complaint against the SBI makes pointed reference to Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, to which both the United States and Israel are parties. Article 49 specifically prohibits an occupying power from transferring (settling) parts of its own civilian population into territory it occupies. Article 49's anti-colonization provisions are jus cogens, which means that they are mandatory norms of international law. Jus cogens violations are not political questions."
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The complaint against the SBI makes pointed reference to Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, to which both the United States and Israel are parties. Article 49 specifically prohibits an occupying power from transferring (settling) parts of its own civilian population into territory it occupies. Article 49's anti-colonization provisions are jus cogens, which means that they are mandatory norms of international law. Jus cogens violations are not political questions."
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#BDS: Boycott de produits israéliens à Mulhouse : les 12 prévenus relaxés
"Le tribunal correctionnel de Mulhouse (Haut-Rhin) a relaxé jeudi les 12 militants du collectif Boycott 68 qui avaient été jugés mi-novembre pour avoir appelé au boycott de produits israéliens lors de deux rassemblements dans un supermarché du département.
Le procureur de la République avait requis 500 euros d’amende contre chacun des prévenus, poursuivis pour "provocation à la discrimination, à la haine ou à la violence".
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Le procureur de la République avait requis 500 euros d’amende contre chacun des prévenus, poursuivis pour "provocation à la discrimination, à la haine ou à la violence".
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#BDS: Dis-Chem nails its colors to the Israeli Mast
"Pro-Palestinian activists are up in arms after a major South African pharmacy chain harshly rebuffed calls by a consumer to remove Israeli goods from its shelves. The retailer, Dis-Chem, which boasts scores of stores across South Africa also stands accused of defending controversial Israeli occupation and military policies.
The fracas began when Fatima Moosa, a health enthusiast, raised an objection to the company’s stocking of Israeli products at a branch in Durban. In an online submission to the Dis-Chem website, she expressed her dissapointment that the store imported products from a country whose human rights violations she described as “replicating Hitler’s Nazism.” She further appealed to the company to consider removing Israeli products from its shelves."
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The fracas began when Fatima Moosa, a health enthusiast, raised an objection to the company’s stocking of Israeli products at a branch in Durban. In an online submission to the Dis-Chem website, she expressed her dissapointment that the store imported products from a country whose human rights violations she described as “replicating Hitler’s Nazism.” She further appealed to the company to consider removing Israeli products from its shelves."
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#BDS: L-3 teams with Israeli firm in bid for military projects
"L-3 Electronic Systems has teamed up with Elbit Systems Land in a bid to bring portions of two large military projects to Nova Scotia.
L-3, which has about 170 employees in this province, could add another 30 people to the roster at its Enfield plant if it is successful in its bid to help put together and maintain the army’s new tactical armoured patrol vehicles.
"We’re in the hundreds of millions of dollars for the total contract of dual (remote weapons systems)," Gerry Morey, a former air force officer who now works for L-3 in Nova Scotia, said Wednesday."
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L-3, which has about 170 employees in this province, could add another 30 people to the roster at its Enfield plant if it is successful in its bid to help put together and maintain the army’s new tactical armoured patrol vehicles.
"We’re in the hundreds of millions of dollars for the total contract of dual (remote weapons systems)," Gerry Morey, a former air force officer who now works for L-3 in Nova Scotia, said Wednesday."
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#BDS: Jane Birkin: No Balance with Apartheid!
"Dear Jane Birkin,
Back in 2003, when you sang in Tel Aviv and the occupied Palestinian territory, many considered your project progressive, even daring, despite presenting both oppressors and oppressed as if they were symmetric. Today, seven years after the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) [1] was launched with overwhelming support from Palestinian artists and cultural centers [2], your upcoming performance in Tel Aviv would undermine our boycott against Israel's cultural institutions and provide Israel with a valuable cover of normalcy to divert attention from its system of occupation, colonialism and apartheid [3] against the Palestinian people."
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Back in 2003, when you sang in Tel Aviv and the occupied Palestinian territory, many considered your project progressive, even daring, despite presenting both oppressors and oppressed as if they were symmetric. Today, seven years after the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) [1] was launched with overwhelming support from Palestinian artists and cultural centers [2], your upcoming performance in Tel Aviv would undermine our boycott against Israel's cultural institutions and provide Israel with a valuable cover of normalcy to divert attention from its system of occupation, colonialism and apartheid [3] against the Palestinian people."
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Dec 16, 2011
#BDS: Bethlehem mayor: Boycott #Israel until we get state
"The mayor of Bethlehem said Thursday after his annual Christmas address that the international community should boycott Israel until it accepts Palestinian aspirations for independence.
"We have a right to self-determination," Victor Batarseh told reporters in Bethlehem. "
"We have a right to self-determination," Victor Batarseh told reporters in Bethlehem. "
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#BDS: #Apple in talks to buy Israeli Anobit
"Apple Inc is in talks to buy Israel's Anobit, a maker of flash storage technology, for as much as $500 million, according to a report published on Tuesday.
The Calcalist financial daily said Apple is in advanced negotiations to buy Anobit for $400 million to $500 million."
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Dec 15, 2011
#BDS: Solidarity with #Palestine: International Days of Action Against the Wall, Vigil of Women in Black, Vienna
November 4, 2011 (Vienna) - Vigil of Women in Black held a vigil yesterday for two hours, dedicated to the Protest against the Wall and in support of the recognition of the State of Palestine. There was enormous interest from passers-by and the reaction of many people, actually many tourists, on the street was positive towards solidarity with Palestine, evidence that things are changing regarding public opinion!
Below are a few photographs. Fifteen people, some handing out flyers, some holding posters, two at the information table were involved in organizing the activity. A film on Bil'in will be screened on the upcoming Wednesday as part of our support.
Several years ago Vigil of Women in Black carried out a signature campaign against the Wall, which was then given to the officials of the Foreign Ministry. They have taken part almost every year in a protest, at least once a year, against the Wall in Palestine. View pictures here.#BDS: Israeli democracy watch: new bill to force companies to invest in West Bank
On Wednesday, December 7, 2011, Chairman of the National Union party, Knesset Member Yaakov Katz, proposed a bill calling for the dismantling of Israeli companies that boycott certain areas, such as the the illegally occupied West Bank, or that do not supply goods and services to those places.
link to www.alternativenews.org
link to www.alternativenews.org
#BDS: Israeli Blood Diamonds Campaign Conference Call, December 18th, 9am PST
Join US Campaign member group Palestine Action Group- Corvallis for a conference call about the Boycott Israeli Blood Diamonds Campaign, this Sunday, December 18 with Sean Clinton from Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign.
#BDS: #IsraelKills: Activists take to Twitter to protest Tamimi death
Yesterday morning from 11 to noon, Jerusalem time, activists launched a Twitter campaign using the hashtag #Israelkills. The campaign, started by a small group of anonymous Palestinian activists and journalists, called on activists across the world to participate by tweeting the #IsraelKills hashtag. The response was impressive, with over 5,000 tweets in under 24 hours. Read more here.
#BDS: Activists shut down normalization conference in Jerusalem
Jerusalem activists successfully had the Ambassador Hotel cancel their hosting of events in the planned Israeli Palestinian Confederation Conference on Tuesday, 13 December. The conference, organized by Jerusalem University director Dr. Sari Nsaibeh and former Israeli foreign affairs minister Shlomo Bena’mi, was to see the election for the parliament and a chairman for the so-called Israeli- Palestinian Confederation. Protesters gathered outside the hotel to condemn the process of normalization of the occupation promoted by the conference, amidst the collapse of the peace process, continuing settlement construction and the confiscation of Palestinian land. Conference events taking place in Beit Jalah and Haifa over the next few days have promoted a false illusion of Palestine already being liberated and contributed to the normalization of the Israeli occupation. One demonstrator commented that “how would such a confederation even be possible under the occupation?” The management of the Ambassador Hotel announced their decision to cancel the conference events in a printed statement posted at the hotel’s entrance. A hotel manager stated that “we have been manipulated by the conference organizers, who did not reveal to us its real purposes. We refuse to take part in their attempts to veil the reality of Palestinian suffering.” Read more here.
#BDS Solidarity with #Palestine: Photos: Palestine solidarity at Occupy Montreal
On 13/11 in Montreal people gathered at Occupy Montreal/Occupons Montréal to protest the Israeli military raid on the Freedom Waves flotilla action that challenged the Israeli military blockade on Gaza via the Mediterranean sea.
This action took place at Occupy Montreal/Occupons Montréal to highlight the connection between struggles for social & economics justice in Quebec and the Palestinian struggle for freedom. In North America politicians who are moving to enforce socially violent austerity economics, like the Conservative government in Canada, are the very same policy makers and politicians who continue to back the illegal Israeli military siege on the Palestinian people in Gaza. For more info, click here.
This action took place at Occupy Montreal/Occupons Montréal to highlight the connection between struggles for social & economics justice in Quebec and the Palestinian struggle for freedom. In North America politicians who are moving to enforce socially violent austerity economics, like the Conservative government in Canada, are the very same policy makers and politicians who continue to back the illegal Israeli military siege on the Palestinian people in Gaza. For more info, click here.
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