November saw a flurry of BDS activities in Argentina, where workers from the recovered factories, along with the global umbrella organization for community radio, committed to active support of the 2005 Palestinian BDS call. Workers in the recovered factories in Argentina pledged to support the BDS call. These workers are part of a larger movement […]
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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. […]
Australian activists mobilize for Max Brenner boycott
As part of the growing international BDS movement, Palestine solidarity activists in Sydney have launched a campaign targeting Max Brenner Chocolates, a 100% Israeli-owned company belonging to the Strauss Group, the second-largest Israeli food and beverage company. Strauss is especially vocal about its support for the Occupation military, and supplies several units with products. On […]
Leviev boycott moves forward with action in the UK and NYC
Palestine solidarity organization Adalah-NY was recently involved in two actions against Lev Leviev, the Israeli diamond magnate and construction mogul. The first action called on the British government to reverse its plan to rent its new embassy in Tel Aviv from Levievâs company, Africa-Israel, as dealings with Leviev serve to condone the Occupationâs settlement construction […]
Month of action as PSC UK re-launches boycott campaign
The British-based Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) used the month of September as their Boycott Israeli Goods (BIG) Month of Action, as PSC supporters from over twenty towns created eye-catching and impact-achieving demonstrations. In order to support the demonstrations, the PSC also held meetings and film-screenings as a means of spreading their message about the BDS […]
New Israeli Medical Association boycott website
The Medical Committee for Boycott of the Israeli Medical Association (IMA) has launched a new website. The site contains information, articles and analysis on the Occupation’s use of torture as well as the acceptance by Israeli doctors of this practice. The boycott targets the IMA because it has consistently refused to condemn or issue advise […]
South African trade union calls for boycott in fresh solidarity declaration
The Food and Allied Workersâ Union (FAWU) has condemned three major South African food stores – Shoprite Checkers, Pick ân Pay and Fruit and Veg – for their import of agricultural produce from Israel. In a press statement released on 23 January the Union state: âWe are appalled at the insensitivity towards the plight of […]
Bili’n villagers burn Occupation products in support of boycott
Villagers in Bilâin (west Ramallah district) burnt Occupation products during their weekly demonstration on the 21st of April, declaring their support for the internal boycott movement. Vowing to use only locally manufactured products, the villagers showed how Palestinians can break dependency on the Occupationâs economy, and revive the strategies of the First Intifada in the […]
Challenging Tramways of Apartheid – Swiss activists block Connex shuttle run
Swiss activists from Collectif Urgence Palestine stepped up their campaign against Connex, undertaking direct action against the company which supports the racist and Apartheid policies of the Occupation. Interrupting the operation of a Connex operated shuttle, protestors showed the way in boycotting Connex and challenging itâs profiteering from Israeli Apartheid. Connex successfully won a tender […]
Norwegian government party to launch boycott campaign on Apartheid Israel
The Socialist Left Party, a member of the center-left Norwegian government is to officially launch a solidarity campaign for Palestine beginning in the New Year. The campaign will focus on a consumer boycott of Israeli products and will push for a ban on any arms trade between the Norwegian government and the Israeli regime. After […]