The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI), representing a wide spectrum in the Palestinian academy, salutes our South African colleagues at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) for their principled support for the cause of justice in Palestine by upholding the 29 September 2010 UJ Senate resolution to sever its links […]

This afternoon, Occupation forces arrested popular resistance coordinator Basem al Tamimi in al Nabi Saleh. A unit of special forces raided the village and burst into his home, taking him while he was meeting with a delegation from the French Consulate. Basem had been wanted by Occupation forces in connection for his activities in al […]

The March 15 protests drew some 5000 people to Al Manara Square, Ramallah. Inspired by the ongoing revolts in the Arab world and kicked-off by young activists, the youth organizers have defined their own calls for more participation: an end to the division between the political parties and general and inclusive elections to the Palestinian […]

Bethlehem: Planting olive and almond trees on threatened land A group of youth volunteers from the city of Bethlehem, joined by Palestinian youth from the ’48, carried out a tree planting in the Bethlehem district. Nearly 150 volunteers began work at eight in the morning, and by four in the afternoon had planted 200 olive […]

The congress of the Electrician and IT workers union in (El&IT) Norway unanimously voted in favor of a resolution calling for boycott of Israeli goods, a ban on Norwegian arms trade with the occupation, and end to all research cooperation. It also urges Norway to push for international sanctions through the UN. The EL&IT has […]

A motion to boycott Israel was overwhelmingly passed at the Edinburgh University Students Association (EUSA) General Meeting on Monday 14th March. In what was described as a ‘landslide’, the motion, ‘Boycott Israeli Goods in EUSA shops and supply chains’ received around 270 votes in favour, with only 20 students voting against. Despite the meeting requiring […]

On Monday March 7th, the first night of Israeli Apartheid Week 2011, Students Against Israeli Apartheid at the University of Toronto and York University officially launched a campaign demanding that their respective universities divest from four companies involved in violations of Palestinian human rights. Investments in BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Hewlett Packard […]