Last week, students from Strathclyde University in Glasgow, Scotland scored a victory for the BDS movement when they occupied the main administration building overnight. Activists forced the university to agree to several of their demands, including a boycott of Eden Springs. The occupation began after a rally for Gaza, when students entered the McCance building […]
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Israeli goods boycott in Wales
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 âWest Bankâ label. Several activists filled shopping carts with settlement produce before pushing […]
Church of England divests over £2.2 million from Caterpillar
The Church of England has clarified their position on their investments in companies profiting from and supporting the ongoing occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, clarifying that late last year they removed over £2.2 million from Caterpillar, a company whose bulldozers and heavy plant equipment are used to destroy the homes of Palestinians and […]
Demolition in Jahalin community leaves 30 homeless
Occupation forces destroyed tents belonging to five âArab 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 Maâale Adummim settlement. The demolition began at three in the […]
40 dumums bulldozed in Masha village
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 […]
Khirbet Tana to be razed, inhabitants expelled
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 […]
One shot, several trees uprooted during Jayyous demonstration
Todayâs demonstration in Jayyous was met by intensified force, with soldiers quickly invading the village and firing live ammunition. A huge number of soldiers occupied the village, bringing with them a bulldozer that was used to destroy trees and farmland. Clashes have lasted into the evening, and are ongoing in separate parts of the village. […]
Protestors disrupt Barcelona – Israel basketball match
In Spain a dozen protestors disrupted the Barcelona â Maccabi (Tel Aviv) basketball game. During the game, a number of people waved Palestinian flags as well as balloons and banners reading âBoycott Israelâ and âStop the massacre in Gaza.â At the end of first quarter, several protestors jumped onto the court, halting the match before […]
BDS Newsletter #11 – January 2009
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 […]