Veolia involved in more dirty business as BDS campaign grows
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March 6th, 2010 -- The French multinational company Veolia has been a key target since the beginning of the BDS movement. This has been largely due to Veolia and Alstom’s involvement in the tramline that will link the ring of settlements around to Jerusalem to the western part of the city. This ongoing project has been the center of a legal trial in France. However, Veolia is also involved with bus routes that are reserved for settlers only, in addition to operating the Tovlan landfill, which is located in the Jordan Valley in the West Bank. [MORE]
11 UCI students arrested for protesting ambassador’s presence
Worldwide Activism, Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign
February 22nd, 2010 -- On February 8th, Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Oren attempted to deliver a speech at the University of California Irvine, but was interrupted at least 10 times by students who refused to remain silent. The global surge in student activism has been instrumental in bringing the realities of Israeli apartheid into the public realm, and in pushing forward the global BDS movement. It is clear that in spite of the repression against demonstrators, Occupation officials abroad will continue to be met with militant protests until justice has been achieved in Palestine. [MORE]
Arrests over El Al arms trade action
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February 15th, 2010 -- 8 peace activists entered the Brussels Holiday Fair and impersonated flight attendants of the Israeli airline company El Al. Activists handed out fake free plane tickets to highlight El Al's role in transporting arms. The action seems to have touched a political nerve, and security personnel of Brussels Expo (where the Holiday Fair was taking place) stated that they received orders from the Israeli Embassy to detain the actors. El Al was targeted for its role in transferring American weapons to the Occupation military. [MORE]
SAIA to Carleton: Divest from the occupation!
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January 30th, 2010 -- This week, Students Against Israeli Apartheid (SAIA) Carleton launched a divestment campaign targeting firms supporting the Israeli military and settlement operations. The Carleton University Pension Fund is invested in five companies that are complicit in human rights violations and crimes under international law in the West Bank and Gaza - Motorola, BAE Systems, Northrop Grumman, L-3 Communications, and Tesco supermarkets. [MORE]
Two Danish funds exclude Wall building companies
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January 27th, 2010 -- Danish Bank and PKA Ltd. have excluded settlement and Wall building companies from their investment portfolio because of their role in supporting human rights violations in Palestine. In particular, this a critical step in the BDS campaign against companies building the Wall, opened by the Norwegian divestment last year. [MORE]
Campaign launched against Portuguese water deal with Mekorot
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December 14th, 2009 -- Mekorot, the Israeli national water carrier, signed a "co-operative" venture with EPAL, the Portuguese water company. The deal with Portugal serves as a launch pad for the company to sell its services to the rest of Europe, pumping millions of dollars back to the Occupation military apparatus. Mekorot, like many Israeli enterprises, is key in supporting and the apartheid policies, depriving Palestinians of water in favor of Israelis. [MORE]
People across the globe organize against the Apartheid Wall
Worldwide Activism, Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign
December 7th, 2009 -- On November 9, 1989, the wall was brought down in Berlin. Today, in Palestine and across the world people are fighting to tear down another wall – much longer, much higher and not built along borders but along the lines of apartheid and ethnic cleansing. The 7th Week Against the Apartheid Wall, under the banner of “Unite Against Apartheid”, saw organizers conducting demonstrations, holding vigils, distributing information, screening films, and calling for boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel. [MORE]
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