UNISON has strengthened and reconfirmed its support for the Palestinian call for boycott, divestment and sanctions at this yearâs National Delegate Conference. The union is one of the countryâs biggest labour organizations and represents 1.3 million National Health Service and other public service workers in the UK. It has been affiliated with the Palestine Solidarity […]
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Another significant step forwards for BDS as Northern Irish Union says no to Apartheid Israel.
The Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance (NIPSA) has unanimously passed five motions on Palestinian solidarity at its 2007 annual delegate conference. The biggest union in Northern Ireland, with over 44,000 members from across the Northern Irish civil and public services and voluntary sector, sent a strong message to Apartheid Israel by passing motions which included […]
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Discriminatory Jewish National Fund denied ECOSOC consultative status
Supporters of the Palestinian cause world-wide were pleased to hear that the United Nationsâ Committee on NGOs has rejected the application of the Jewish National Fund (JNF) USA for consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The final decision that confirmed the inherently racist nature of the organization was taken on 21st […]
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Canadians protest at Occupation-funding books and siege of the Palestinian people
Canadians mobilized at the 40th anniversary of the occupation of the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and the Golan Heights in a mass demonstration and a nationwide boycott day on June 9th. Activists in Toronto, Halifax, Montreal, London, Winnepeg, Calgary, Vancouver, Victoria joined the Boycott Indigo&Chapters campaign initiated by the Coalition against Israeli Apartheid. Activists […]
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Madrid demonstrators call for EU to stand against the Occupation of Palestine
Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of Madrid on June 10 to demonstrate against the Israeli Occupation of Palestine and called on their government, and the European Union, to act. ***image1***People from all over Spain came together to demand an end to the Occupation, the recognition of a legitimate and democratic Palestinian government and […]
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Resistance against the Apartheid Wall continues to Unite the People
Heavy-handed Occupation troops sprayed demonstrators with rubber bullets and tear gas in the weekly demonstration at Bilâin village, leaving a young child requiring oxygen and at least one demonstrator needing medical attention for shot wounds. Another protest was held in Irtas, south of Bethlehem. ***image2***On 15th June, over 150 people in Bilâin marched towards the […]
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Marchers in Washington DC demand an end to US support to Israeli Apartheid
Over 5,000 people converged on Washington DC on June 11th to urge their government to stop US support of Israeli occupation. It was the largest ever national demonstration against the Israeli occupation and drew demonstrators from all across the United States. It began at the Capitol and then commenced to the White House, two symbols […]
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From the streets to parliament – South Africans raise their voices against Apartheid Israel
Ten thousand people braved the rain on June 9th to march for Palestine in Cape Town under the banner âFree Palestine! End Israeli Occupation!â. The crowd was addressed by long standing Palestine and former anti-apartheid activists as well as Ministers Pallo Jordan and Ronnie Kasrils of the ANC, Moulana Hendricks, President of the Muslim Judicial […]
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Three continents come together in Cuba to show support for Palestine
In Cuba, the Executive Secretariat of the Organization of Solidarity of the Peoples of Africa, Asia and Latin America (OSPAAAL) called together a Tricontinental Platform in Solidarity with the Palestinian People. The meeting, held at OSPAAALâs headquarters in Havanna on June 8th, commemorated 40 years of Israeli Occupation in Gaza, the West Bank and the […]
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Irish mass protest calls on people and government alike to join the BDS movement
Almost a thousand people marched in Dublin on Saturday 9th June to protest at the 40 year of the Occupation of the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and the remaining parts of Jerusalem. On a day of brilliant sunshine, marchers from various human rights groups, trade unions, political parties and Palestinian solidarity campaigns made their […]