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. […]
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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 […]
Divestment campaign against Apartheid Israel endorsed by New England Methodists
***image1*** The New England United Methodist Church has joined the call for divestment and economic action against Apartheid Israel, urging churches to divest from companies that profit from the Occupation of Palestine. The resolution, passed at the New England Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church on June 11th, is the latest in a growing […]
Divestment campaign against Apartheid Israel endorsed by New England Methodists
***image1*** The New England United Methodist Church has joined the call for divestment and economic action against Apartheid Israel, urging churches to divest from companies that profit from the Occupation of Palestine. The resolution, passed at the New England Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church on June 11th, is the latest in a growing […]
Irish Football Protest Against Apartheid Israel
***image2***Several hundred Irish football fans and Palestinian solidarity activists demonstrated against the ongoing Occupation and colonization of Palestine in advance of the Ireland-Israel football match in Dublin on Saturday June 4th. As part of the wider movement for boycott, divestment and sanctions against Apartheid Israel, many protesters called for sporting boycotts to be put in […]
Irish Football Protest Against Apartheid Israel
***image2***Several hundred Irish football fans and Palestinian solidarity activists demonstrated against the ongoing Occupation and colonization of Palestine in advance of the Ireland-Israel football match in Dublin on Saturday June 4th. As part of the wider movement for boycott, divestment and sanctions against Apartheid Israel, many protesters called for sporting boycotts to be put in […]
Academic Union in Wisconsin Vote For Divestment
The Association of University of Wisconsin Professionals (TAUWP) has passed a resolution calling on the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents to divest from companies involved in supplying the Occupation Forces with the tools, resources and materials used in the colonization of the Palestinian people and the brutal occupation which they endure. TAUWP represents faculty […]
Academic Union in Wisconsin Vote For Divestment
The Association of University of Wisconsin Professionals (TAUWP) has passed a resolution calling on the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents to divest from companies involved in supplying the Occupation Forces with the tools, resources and materials used in the colonization of the Palestinian people and the brutal occupation which they endure. TAUWP represents faculty […]