BDS NEWSLETTER Edition: 12 – February, 2009 Endorse the international day of action on March 30! During the month of March, 2009, the Palestine National BDS Committee has launched a major endorsement gathering drive. This leads up to the Global Day of BDS actions on March 30 that was announced at the World Social Forum […]
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Fence planned on land of Beit ‘Ummar
A new fence will be erected along the settler road that runs on the edges of Beit âUmmar. This move will not only hamper the movement of the residents, but will also further extend military control over the village. At the beginning of March, Occupation forces distributed a military order announcing their intentions to erect […]
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Carmel blockaded in Jayyous solidarity action
A group of students from Brighton locked themselves to Carmel Agrexco, the Israeli state owned export company, to protest against the ongoing annexation of the West Bank as well as the repression of students in Jayyous. This action is the latest in a series of Agrexco blockades, which have included numerous actions in the UK […]
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BDS events kick off IAW in the West Bank
IAW began in the West Bank at al-Quds Open University in Tulkarm on Tuesday. More events took place on the following day in a number of universities in the north as well as in the Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem. The events have focused on education and spreading the word in the campuses and camps […]
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Jayyous put under half-day curfew; soldiers threaten demolitions
Occupation forces put Jayyous under curfew again Tuesday, following confrontations with village youth near the Wall. Soldiers detained one person and threatened to demolish several farms on the south side of the village. On Tuesday afternoon, local youth and soldiers clashed near the Wall in the southern part of Jayyous. Following an exchange of stones […]
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UK boycotts Leviev
The government of the United Kingdom has decided to boycott Israeli diamond and real estate mogul Lev Leviev over his companiesâ construction of settlements. The decision by the UK government is the result of a coordinated advocacy campaign demanding that the UK government end plans to rent the new UK Embassy in Tel Aviv from […]
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Protests against Batsheva Dance Company
Protests and boycott calls have followed the Batsheva Dance Company as it makes its way across North America. Actions in Vancouver, Ann Arbor, Chicago, Pittsburgh and Los Angeles all served to draw attention to Occupation crimes in Gaza and raise awareness about the growing BDS movement. ***image1***From early to mid February, Batsheva toured in the […]
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UK students win divestment victory, stand with Jayyous
In another victory for the UK student occupations, Cardiff University has been forced to divest from the arms trade. Also, Sussex University has organized a week of action in solidarity with the arrested students from Jayyous. The occupation of Cardiff University ended as the university administration acceded to the occupiersâ key demand â to divest […]
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“Israeli Apartheid Week” Taking Place in Universities and Refugee Camps
BDS National Committee (BNC), Occupied Palestine, 26 February 2009 â The fifth international Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) â occurring in over 40 cities in Palestine and worldwide â will be held across the West Bank from 2-8 March 2009. ***image2***This is the second year of IAW in the West Bank, and will feature lectures, film […]
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‘Anabta checkpoint expanded
For the third day in a row, Occupation forces continued expanding the âAnabta checkpoint east of Tulkarm. Bulldozers razed land trees belonging to owners from the nearby village of Ramin, in another step toward strengthening the system of movement restrictions that has been strangling the West Bank. ***image3***At the checkpoint, eyewitnesses reported that huge military […]