Occupied Palestine – On the eve of the International Day of Solidarity with the People of Palestine, 52 international notables issued a statement calling for “urgent … international action towards a mandatory, comprehensive military embargo against Israel.” Though directly motivated by Israel’s latest war of aggression against the 1.6 million Palestinians in the occupied and […]
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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. […]
US Green party calls for boycott and divestment against Israel
On the 21st of November, the Green Party of the United States endorsed a statement calling for a comprehensive strategy of boycott and divestment against Israel. The resolution, introduced by the Wisconsin Green Party and passed by the party’s National Committee, comes within a growing global trend among left wing and progressive parties to adopt […]
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 […]
UN Conference of Civil Society calls for boycott, divestment and sanctions!
In their recent session in Paris, July 13, 2005 the UN International Conference of Civil Society for Peace in the Middle East unanimously adopted the Palestinian call for boycott, divestment and sanctions. Through the call participating groups recommitted themselves to ending the Occupation of Palestine and to bringing down the Apartheid Wall as a key […]
UN Conference of Civil Society calls for boycott, divestment and sanctions!
In their recent session in Paris, July 13, 2005 the UN International Conference of Civil Society for Peace in the Middle East unanimously adopted the Palestinian call for boycott, divestment and sanctions. Through the call participating groups recommitted themselves to ending the Occupation of Palestine and to bringing down the Apartheid Wall as a key […]
Methodist Church Divestment Campaign Continues to Strengthen
Calls within the United Methodist Church (UMC) to divest from Apartheid Israel in support of the Palestinian struggle for justice and freedom are growing by the day. In the latest move, the Virginia Conference of the UMC this week passed a resolution to consider divestment from companies profiting from or facilitating the seizure of Palestinian […]
Methodist Church Divestment Campaign Continues to Strengthen
Calls within the United Methodist Church (UMC) to divest from Apartheid Israel in support of the Palestinian struggle for justice and freedom are growing by the day. In the latest move, the Virginia Conference of the UMC this week passed a resolution to consider divestment from companies profiting from or facilitating the seizure of Palestinian […]
Call for Action On the One Year Anniversary of the ICJ
***image2***As the Apartheid Wall continues to imprison the Palestinian people in ghettos and to steal and raze their land, the 9th of July will see massive popular resistance to the Apartheid Wall staged by the Campaignâs popular committees across Palestine. Yet, the 9th of July is also a date that calls for global solidarity with […]
Call for Action On the One Year Anniversary of the ICJ
***image2***As the Apartheid Wall continues to imprison the Palestinian people in ghettos and to steal and raze their land, the 9th of July will see massive popular resistance to the Apartheid Wall staged by the Campaignâs popular committees across Palestine. Yet, the 9th of July is also a date that calls for global solidarity with […]