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A step in the right direction; as EU consuls urge sanctions against settlements, we call for the suspension of all trade agreements

Posted on: February 28, 2013
A step in the right direction; as EU consuls urge sanctions against settlements, we call for the suspension of all trade agreements

28 February 2013 | Palestine Solidarity Campaign and International Solidarity Movement

The European Union is actively supporting Apartheid Israel with its current trade agreements.  Enough is enough; keep the pressure up, 2013 is the time for justice in Palestine.

As more and more of us become aware of the systematic denial of Palestinians human rights by Israel military occupation, it is time to make our elected representatives aware of the growing and unstoppable pressure for peace and justice.

The EU should be playing a leading role in implementing policies to ensure that Israel ends its illegal occupation, uphold international … Continue reading


Updated on March 9, 2013
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BDS campaigners cost Veolia 4.7bn in London

Posted on: February 13, 2013
BDS campaigners cost Veolia 4.7bn in London

8 January 2013 | No 2 Veolia Action Group, London

Vociferous local campaign by the No2 Veolia Action Group leads Occupation profiteer Veolia to withdraw from colossal waste management contracts. No 2 Veolia Action Group (No2VAG) are celebrating a huge victory with the withdrawal of Veolia, a multinational company complicit in Israeli violations of international law, from the final stage of the North London procurement process.

In a statement on 21st December the North London Waste Authority, which represents the seven London boroughs covered by the £4.7bn contracts, made the dramatic announcement that it had “received notification from Veolia Environmental Services that they will not … Continue reading


Updated on February 20, 2013
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International Day of Action for the Boycott of Israeli Agricultural Products in Gaza

Posted on: February 7, 2013
International Day of Action for the Boycott of Israeli Agricultural Products in Gaza


Wednesday, 6th of February, 2013 | Gaza Strip, Occupied Palestine
Today´s press conference in support of Palestinian farmers and fishermen held in the port of Gaza City launched several days of activities leading up to the International Day of Action for the Boycott of Israeli Agricultural Products on Saturday 9th February. Speakers were from the Boycott National Committee, the student boycott movement in Gaza, the Union of Agricultural Work Committees, PNGO and International Action for Palestine.
On Saturday 9th of February, … Continue reading


Updated on February 7, 2013
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A step in the right direction; as EU consuls urge sanctions against settlements, we call for an all-out suspension of trade agreements with Apartheid Israel

Posted on: February 2, 2013
A step in the right direction; as EU consuls urge sanctions against settlements, we call for an all-out suspension of trade agreements with Apartheid Israel

28 February 2013 | Palestine Solidarity Campaign and International Solidarity Movement
The European Union is actively supporting Israel with its current trade agreements.  Enough is enough; keep the pressure up, 2013 is the time for justice in Palestine.
As more and more of us become aware of the systematic denial of Palestinians human rights by Israel military occupation, it is time to make our elected representatives aware of the growing and unstoppable pressure for peace and justice.
The EU should be playing a leading role in implementing policies to ensure … Continue reading


Updated on February 28, 2013
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Farming injustice: end all trade with Israeli agricultural companies

Posted on: January 22, 2013
Farming injustice: end all trade with Israeli agricultural companies

22 January 2013 | Palestinian agriculture organisations, Occupied Palestine

Palestinian agricultural organisations and the Palestinian BDS National Committee call for the launching of worldwide campaigns on February 9 against Israeli agricultural export corporations in light of their deep complicity in Israel’s ongoing violations of international law and Palestinian human rights. Following the successful campaign against Israel’s former leading agricultural export corporation Agrexco, and in light of the growing international consensus on the duty to enforce an effective ban on trade with the illegal Israeli settlements, we invite social movements, nongovernmental organisations, trade unions … Continue reading


Updated on January 23, 2013
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One Voice in Gaza: normalization at its best!

Posted on: December 6, 2012
One Voice in Gaza: normalization at its best!

5 December 2012 | The One Democratic State Group, Besieged Gaza, Occupied Palestine
It has come to our knowledge that One Voice, “an international grassroots movement that amplifies the voice of mainstream Israelis and Palestinians, empowering them to propel their elected representatives toward the two-state solution” has started recruiting youth from The Gaza Strip. This is supposed to be part of its work “to forge consensus for conflict resolution and build a human infrastructure capable of mobilizing the people toward a negotiated, comprehensive and permanent agreement between … Continue reading


Updated on December 6, 2012
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From Soweto 1976 to Gaza 2012: what we need is people’s power!

Posted on: December 3, 2012
From Soweto 1976 to Gaza 2012: what we need is people’s power!

3 December 2012 | PACBI

In 2008/2009 Gaza was bombed by Israeli Apache helicopters and F16 and V58 fighter planes for 22 days, ultimately causing the deaths of more than 1400 Palestinians, predominatly civlians. Israel, with all the impunity it has enjoyed since its establishment on the ruins of Palestinian society, returned to Gaza two weeks ago and repeated some of the same crimes in 8 days, launching 1800 aerial strikes, killing more than 175 Palestinians — including 34 children, 11 women, 19 elderly — and injuring … Continue reading


Updated on December 4, 2012
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Bassem Tamimi injured and arrested with 3 others at Boycott Israel protest

Posted on: October 24, 2012
A demonstrator gets first aid help after being injured by a sound grenade at the protest

24 October 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

VIDEO from the action:

Dozens of Palestinians and internationals protest at Rami Levy Supermarket near the illegal settlement of Sha´ar Benyamin on October 24th. This direct action aims to highlight the Boycott-Divestment-Sanctions (BDS) Campaign that seeks to promote a boycott of Israeli goods.

Four people, including Bassem Tamimi, the head of the Popular Committee of Nabi Saleh, were arrested by Israeli police today as Palestinians staged a peaceful direct action in an Israeli supermarket near the illegal settlement of Shaar Binyamin, north of Ramallah, calling for a boycott of Israeli goods. Two Palestinians were … Continue reading


Updated on May 19, 2013
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ISM’s response to the Rachel Corrie verdict

Posted on: August 28, 2012
Rachel Corrie on March 16, 2003

Rachel Corrie on March 16, 2003

The International Solidarity Movement (ISM) is deeply concerned by the verdict of Judge Oded Gershon that absolved Israel’s military and state of the 2003 murder of American ISM activist Rachel Corrie. Rachel was crushed to death by an Israeli army bulldozer while protesting the demolition of a Palestinian home in the Gaza Strip.

Despite the American administration stating that the Israeli military investigation had not been “thorough, credible and … Continue reading


Updated on August 30, 2012
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Gaza activists: #RememberRachel and support #BDS

Posted on: August 28, 2012

Palestinians in Gaza support the Corrie family on the eve of the verdict in their lawsuit against Israel over its 2003 killing of their daughter Rachel, as well as divestment from Caterpillar and the global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement.


Updated on August 28, 2012
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