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 […]
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Edinburgh University students vote overwhelmingly for boycott of Israeli goods
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 […]
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End to the division and inclusive PNC elections
Our primary goal is to end all forms of Zionist injustice and oppression, including the end of the occupation and the apartheid regime, in order to achieve true justice, and the return of all Palestinians. In order to achieve this goal, we call for the following: 1) Elections for the Palestinian National Council [of the […]
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Students Against Israeli Apartheid at the University of Toronto and York University Launch Campus Divestment Campaign
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 […]
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Bil’in celebrates the release of Abdallah Abu Rahmah
Occupation authorities released the prisoner Abdallah Abu Rahmah yesterday evening. Abu Rahmah, the coordinator of the Bilâin Popular Committee to Resist the Wall and Settlements, returned home after his arrest and imprisonment in Ofer prison 16 months ago. Abu Rahmah was supposed to be released Sunday evening, but Occupation authorities delayed his release until Monday […]
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Explanatory statement on the rationale of March 15
After a lot of talk recently about the history of March 15 we, the youth groups participating in the organization and preparation March 15th activities, want to explain several points: While the basic title for the activities discusses ending the division, we emphasize that ending the division must be based on conditions determined by the […]
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Weekly Anti-Wall Protest Update – March 11
al Maâsara: Occupation forces suppress weekly anti-Wall march held in commemoration of the martyr Dalal Maghrebi The weekly demonstration was held this Friday on the 32nd anniversary of the death of the martyr Dalal Maghrebi. Demonstrators from al Maâsara were joined by international activists in front of the local school, from which they walked along […]
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G4S to partially cut ties with Israeli Apartheid
The worldâs largest security company G4S, has this morning announced that the company will end a number of its activities in the occupied West Bank. This happens after the independent Danish research center DanWatch has uncovered that G4S is supplying, among others, Israeli prisons and checkpoints, with security technology. G4S writes in a statement today […]