***image2***Activists in Portugal staged a protest in front of the stadium where Paços Ferreira played Tel Aviv football club Bnei Yehuda at the beginning of August. Gathering in front of the stadium, activists carried banners condemning Israeli apartheid and calling for a sports boycott of Israel. Information on the reasons and goals of the boycott […]
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BDS Newsletter #17 – July 2009
BDS NEWSLETTER Edition: 16 – June, 2009 CORPORATE NEWS Norway examines the ethics of its Israel investments Norway is reexamining its investments in several Israeli companies, in particular Elbit Systems. Two representatives of the Council on Ethics of the Norwegian finance ministry visited Israel at the beginning of June, in the wake of growing criticism […]
People march in al-Ma’sara
Al-Ma’sara’s people held their weekly demonstration against the Apartheid Wall and building of settlements, joined by a group of internationals and Israelis. The demonstration began in the early afternoon, leaving from the middle of the village after Friday prayers. Hundreds of people marched through the village toward the Wall chanting slogans for national unity and […]
Youth return tear gas in Ni’lin; hundreds march in Bil’in
After praying on their land, the people of Niâlin marched through the olive groves on the edge of the village toward the Wall. Upon reaching the ledge overlooking the fence and military road, youth showered stones on a waiting jeep. Occupation forces fired barrages of tear gas from jeep-mounted launchers, but failed to break the […]
Closure does not stop al Ma’sara protest
Last week, soldiers closed the village of al Maâsara the night prior to the weekly demonstration. Soldiers threatened coordinators last week, following one of the largest demonstrations of the summer, that if protests were not stopped Occupation forces would begin closing the village. This move, however, did little to deter and the following day residents […]
Special forces spotted at Ni’lin demonstration
***image2***The Friday demonstration in Niâlin was held this week without injury to participants, although Occupation forces employ tear gas and chemical spray to keep people away from the Wall. Special forces were again spotted at the demonstration. In Niâlin, residents prayed on their land without incident before marching toward the Wall. Villagers and their supporters […]
“Stolen Beauty” demonstrations expose Ahava
***image1***Many movements against Israeli companies and products have begun to gain momentum. One such movement comes from the organization CODEPINK, an anti-war group that has recently targeted Ahava Dead Sea Laboratories. Ahava is a privately held Israeli cosmetics company that manufactures products in the West Bank settlement of Mitzpe Shalem, using stolen Palestinian resources from […]
Night raids in Bil’in and Jayyus
Occupation forces struck Bil’in and Jayyus this week, arresting and abducting 13 more people in the latest series of arrests. In Bil’in, the arrest campaign that began late June continued, when early Monday morning Occupation forces invaded the village. At 3:00 AM, masked soldiers raided several homes, where they arrested 7 people. Two members of […]
BDS Newsletter #16 – June 2009
BDS NEWSLETTER Edition: 16 – June, 2009 CORPORATE NEWS Derail Veolia/Alstom victories! Several victories occurred this month, as the Derail Veolia/Alstom campaign makes progress. Early in the month, it was reported that French transport giant Veolia will abandon the light rail project that will connect Jerusalem with several illegal Israeli settlements built on Palestinian land. […]
Ni’lin and Bil’in face chemicals and tear gas; demonstration in Barta’
***image2***This Friday, Occupation forces rained tear gas and foul-smelling chemicals on protestors in the villages of Bilâin and Niâlin during the weekly march. In Bartaâ, a demonstration was organized at the terminal to protest the conditions imposed on the people there. The people of Bilâin marched through the village this Friday, as they have done […]