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Investment giant BlackRock divests from Leviev’s Africa-Israel due to Israeli settlements

Posted on: August 25, 2009

Adalah-NY

25 August 2009

In another stunning blow to Israeli settlement-builder Lev Leviev, the Israeli business magazine Globes Online has reported that BlackRock Inc., one of the world’s largest investment management firms, has divested from Leviev’s Africa-Israel Investments. The Globes article follows a similar report by the Norwegian news service Norwatch. The move comes after a nearly two-year long global boycott campaign of Leviev’s businesses that developed in response to the billionaire’s construction activities in at least four Israeli settlements in the Occupied West Bank, all of which violate international law, and his abusive labor practices in the diamond industry in … Continue reading


Updated on August 25, 2009
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Derailing injustice: Palestinian civil resistance to the “Jerusalem Light Rail”

Posted on: August 25, 2009

Omar Barghoutti | Jerusalem Quarterly

25 August 2009

“I believe that this should be done, and in any event, anything that can be done to strengthen Jerusalem, construct it, expand it and sustain it for eternity as the capital of the Jewish people and the united capital of the State of Israel, should be done.”
Ariel Sharon, August 2005

Introduction

“Swimming against the tide” is regarded by many cultures, including Arab culture, as unwise, if not altogether irrational and desperately futile; swimming against the tide and hoping to reach your desired destination would, then, defy common sense and call into question one’s sanity. … Continue reading


Updated on March 20, 2012
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Can we talk? The Middle East “peace industry”

Posted on: August 21, 2009
Attempts to establish "dialogue" while Israel continues to oppress Palestinians only undermine the call for boycott. (ActiveStills)

Faris Giacaman | The Electronic Intifada

20 August 2009

Upon finding out that I am Palestinian, many people I meet at college in the United States are eager to inform me of various activities that they have participated in that promote “coexistence” and “dialogue” between both sides of the “conflict,” no doubt expecting me to give a nod of approval. … Continue reading


Updated on August 21, 2009
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BlackRock divests from the West Bank

Posted on: August 20, 2009

Erik Hagen | Norwatch

20 August 2009

The British bank BlackRock has divested from Lev Leviev settlement projects on West Bank. The divestment follows pressure by three Norwegian banks marketing BlackRock funds. BlackRock was second biggest shareholder in the controversial Israeli firm.

When the British Embassy in Tel Aviv was looking for new premises and was offered the opportunity of occupying a building owned by the investment company Africa-Israel Investments, the ambassador refrained. The reason was that the company was also responsible for settlements on the occupied West Bank. Africa-Israel Investments’ main owner is Israeli diamond magnate Lev Leviev.

Now the UK bank … Continue reading


Updated on August 20, 2009
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Amnesty International withdraws from Leonard Cohen’s Israel concert fund

Posted on: August 19, 2009

Palestinian Campaign for the Academic & Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)

18 August 2009

New York, NY, August 18 – Amnesty International has announced today that it will abstain from any involvement in the Leonard Cohen concert in Tel Aviv and will not be party to any fund that benefits from the concert’s proceeds. A number of media accounts had reported that Amnesty International was to manage or otherwise partner in a fund created from the proceeds of Cohen’s concert in Israel that would be used to benefit Israeli and Palestinian groups. Amnesty International’s announcement today followed an international outcry … Continue reading


Updated on August 19, 2009
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Village of Bil’in calls on Amnesty International to withdraw from Leonard Cohen concert

Posted on: August 8, 2009

8 August 2009
We, members of the Bil’in popular committee against the wall and settlements, have always appreciated Amnesty International’s role in the defense of human rights around the world and have recognized you as partners in our own struggle to defend our rights. We remember with great pleasure and pride your December, 2006 visit to our village to witness one of our protests. For these reasons we were surprised and deeply disturbed to learn that Amnesty International is sponsoring Leonard Cohen’s upcoming concert in Israel.
Dear Amnesty International,

We, members of the Bil’in popular committee against the wall and settlements, have always … Continue reading


Updated on August 8, 2009
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Entertaining apartheid Israel deserves no amnesty!

Posted on: July 30, 2009

Open Letter to Amnesty International

30 July, 2009

In May, the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) called on singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen to heed the Palestinian call for a cultural boycott of Israel and avoid complicity with Israel’s violations of international law by cancelling his planned September concert in Israel, particularly in view of Israel’s war crimes in Gaza earlier this year. Sadly, according to a July 28 article in the Jerusalem Post, Amnesty International USA has agreed to cooperate with Cohen in dealing with Israel on the basis of business as usual. Amnesty International USA … Continue reading


Updated on July 30, 2009
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Norway examines the ethics of its Israel investments

Posted on: July 28, 2009

Amira Hass | Ha’aretz

28 July 2009

Norway is reexamining its investments in several Israeli companies, in particular Elbit Systems. Two representatives of the Council on Ethics of the Norwegian finance ministry visited Israel at the beginning of June, in the wake of growing criticism of Israel in Norway in the months following last winter’s Israeli offensive in Gaza. The representatives met with, among others, groups of Palestinians and Israelis who claim that Norway invests in businesses directly involved in the Israeli occupation, which, they say, contradicts its commitment to abide by international law and to a just solution for … Continue reading


Updated on July 28, 2009
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New Yorkers call for boycott of Motorola over dealings with IDF

Posted on: July 24, 2009

Grace Wermenbol | Ha’aretz

23 July 2009

Protesters in the New York borough of Queens held a rally last week to call for a boycott of Motorola over the firm’s business dealings with the Israel Defense Forces.

At the demonstration, which was organized by the New York Campaign for the Boycott of Israel, protestors waved Palestinian flags and signs saying: “Goodbye Moto, Goodbye Apartheid,” and “Boycott Motorola, Free Palestine.”

The group also wrote songs and conducted street theater to draw the attention of passersby.

The organization’s spokesperson, Aaron Levitt, told Haaretz this week that over 300 people have signed a petition for a boycott … Continue reading


Updated on July 24, 2009
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Bil’in vs. Green Park

Posted on: July 24, 2009

Corporate Watch

24 July 2009

The Green Park construction company is engaged in building illegal settlements in the West Bank, notably, the settlements of Mattiyahu East and Modi’in Illit, which have been built on land annexed from the Palestinian village of Bil’in, by the Israeli apartheid wall.

The village of Bil’in has been struggling against the construction of the wall for over five years, holding weekly demonstrations, first at the construction site and then at the gate in the apartheid wall separating the villagers from their land. The Israeli army has often responded by attacking demonstrations with water cannons, sound bombs, plastic … Continue reading


Updated on July 24, 2009
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