In Wales, a group of activists staged an action in front of a large Tesco supermarket, calling for a boycott of Israel. The action targeted Israeli settlement produce that Tesco, the largest retailer in the UK, sells in its stores with a “West Bank” label. Several activists filled shopping carts with settlement produce before pushing […]

Occupation forces destroyed tents belonging to five ‘Arab Jahalin families, leaving 30 people, 15 of them children, homeless. These families are part of a community that has been threatened with expulsion for some time, as their land is targeted for the expansion of the nearby Ma’ale Adummim settlement. The demolition began at three in the […]

Occupation forces bulldozed 40 dunums of land isolated behind the Wall in Masha. 100 olives trees were also cut down, in what appears to be the beginnings of settlement infrastructure development in the area. In mid-January, bulldozers arrived at Masha, west of Salfit, and leveled a wide swath of land between the settlements Elqana and […]

The so-called High Court of Justice issued the final decision relating to Khirbet Tana, east of Nablus city, sanctioning the demolition of the village and the expulsion of the entire population. Khirbet Tana is east of Beit Furik and just west of the Mekhora settlement. The people of the village are primarily shepherds and farmers […]

In Spain a dozen protestors disrupted the Barcelona – Maccabi (Tel Aviv) basketball game. During the game, a number of people waved Palestinian flags as well as balloons and banners reading “Boycott Israel” and “Stop the massacre in Gaza.” At the end of first quarter, several protestors jumped onto the court, halting the match before […]

BDS NEWSLETTER Edition: 11 – January, 2009 CORPORATE NEWS Veolia loses 3.5 billion The Stockholm community council in Sweden announced that the French company Veolia, which has been the current operator of the subways in Stockholm County for the past ten years, lost the contract to the MTR-cooperation. The contract for the coming eight years […]

This evening, Occupation forces imposed an indefinite curfew on the village of Jayyous. Soldiers entered the village and began firing tear gas, sound bombs and rubber bullets at youth and into homes. Live bullets have also been used extensively. It is unclear as to why soldiers chose to storm the village at this particular time. […]