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BDS action against Israeli pharmaceutical company at COSMOFARMA expo

Posted on: May 13, 2010

Rome Palestinian Solidarity Network

13 May 2010

On Saturday, May 8 a protest organized by the “Rome Palestinian Solidarity Network”(comprised of numerous associations and committees who stand with the Palestinian struggle for freedom) was held at the entrance to Rome’s exhibition center during COSMOFARMA, a pharmaceuticals expo attended by thousands of health professionals. The Rome Palestinian Solidarity Network, which endorses the international campaign for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) on the Israeli economy, aimed at raising awareness of the BDS campaign, calling on physicians, pharmacists and health workers not to purchase or prescribe products from the Israeli pharmaceutical company TEVA, the leading … Continue reading


Updated on May 15, 2010
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Demonstrations across West Bank reflect growing momentum

Posted on: May 3, 2010
Join the Global Intifada in Palestine this summer

International Solidarity Movement

3 May 2010

Between Friday and Sunday, more than 600 demonstrators protested the apartheid, land confiscation and the illegal wall in eight West Bank locations. These weekly demonstrations reflect the growing momentum of popular non-violent resistance, despite violent responses by the Israeli military.

Bil’in
Four were detained in Bil’in, including two Al-Jazeera reporters, as demonstrators gathered for the popular weekly protest against the Israeli apartheid and illegal wall. After speeches given in honor of International Workers’ Day, demonstrators marched towards the … Continue reading


Updated on May 6, 2010
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International ISM groups show solidarity with Palestine and reveal Zionist practices abroad

Posted on: April 5, 2010
H&M Occupation fashion show in Gothenburg, Sweden

International Solidarity Movement

05 April 2010

ISM groups from around the world are taking the anti-apartheid and anti-occupation campaigns, plus a bit of Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) revolution out of Palestine and into the streets of their home countries. Here is a summary of some of the action from the past week.

ISM London took the opportunity to tell Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat how the world feels about the recently announced plan to build 1600 new homes in occupied East Jerusalem and … Continue reading


Updated on April 5, 2010
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Boycott H&M! European groups protest H&M’s plan to open seven stores in Israel

Posted on: March 7, 2010
H&M billboard in Hong Kong

Boycot Divestment Sanctions: H&M Campaign
7 March 2010

On the 11th of March the Swedish clothes and fashion store H&M is opening its first out of seven planned stores in Israel.

The familiar red H&M sign will be visible in the Azriel Mall in Tel Aviv and, a few days later, in the Malcha shopping centre in Jerusalem, a city gradually cleansed of its Palestinian population to be replaced by Jewish-Israeli settlements.

H&M is thus investing in Israel at the same time as the UN Goldstone commission and international organizations that H&M … Continue reading


Updated on March 9, 2010
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Shahar Peer relieved as threats of Pro-Palestinian protesters dissipate

Posted on: January 21, 2010

Uzi Dann | Ha’aretz

21 January 2009

Shahar Peer’s first-round match at the Australian Open passed without incident Wednesday despite threats of a pro-Palestinian protest. Israel’s top tennis talent woke up to headlines in Melbourne’s The Age newspaper claiming that protesters were planning to target her match against Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic on an outside court.

But there was no sign of any trouble during her 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 6-1 win here over Hradecka. “I heard there was going to be something, but I didn’t know what was happening,” Peer said. “I’m a tennis player – that’s what I’m concentrating … Continue reading


Updated on January 21, 2010
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Don’t be complicit in Israel’s apartheid: boycott the 2010 Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival

Posted on: January 18, 2010

A Joint Statement by PACBI and PSCABI
The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) and the Palestinian Students‘ Campaign for the Academic Boycott of Israel (PSCABI) call on students, lecturers and film-makers to boycott the 13th International Student Film Festival, scheduled for June 2010 in the city of Tel Aviv. PACBI and PSCABI believe that this festival, as with similar cultural initiatives supported by the Israeli government, is openly designed to whitewash the crimes of Israeli apartheid.
Festival organizers have highlighted the aim of the festival, noting that it is “a unique cultural and social … Continue reading


Updated on January 19, 2010
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Israel releases Palestinian boycott activists

Posted on: January 14, 2010

Benjamin Joffe-Walt | The Media Line

14 January 2010

A prominent West Bank activist said by Palestinian groups to be the first Palestinian imprisoned for promoting an international boycott of Israel has been released after being detained by Israel for over 100 days without charge.

Mohammad Othman, a 34 year old resident of the West Bank village of Jayyous, was released Wednesday after 113 days in Israeli custody.

Palestinian advocacy groups believe Othman to be the first Palestinian imprisoned solely for advocacy of the international boycott movement against Israel.

“I was interrogated every single day for 75 days from 8am until 6.30pm and sometimes … Continue reading


Updated on January 18, 2010
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Open letter to Bono: entertaining apartheid Israel…U 2 Bono?

Posted on: January 13, 2010

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

13 January 2010

Dear Bono,

The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) was deeply disturbed to learn that that you are scheduled to perform in Israel this coming summer. Two years ago, you were invited by Israeli President Shimon Peres to attend a conference in Israel marking Israel‘s contributions to medicine, science, and conservation; we urged you then, as a prominent activist on issues of global inequality and a campaigner for basic human rights, to say no to Israel, especially since the invitation coincided with celebrations … Continue reading


Updated on January 18, 2010
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Gaza Freedom Marchers issue the ‘Cairo Declaration’ to end Israeli Apartheid

Posted on: January 2, 2010

1 January 2010
Gaza Freedom Marchers approved today a declaration aimed at accelerating the global campaign for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israeli Apartheid.
Roughly 1400 activists from 43 countries converged in Cairo on their way to Gaza to join with Palestinians marching to break Israel’s illegal siege. They were prevented from entering Gaza by the Egyptian authorities.

As a result, the Freedom Marchers remained in Cairo. They staged a series of nonviolent actions aimed at pressuring the international community to end the siege as one step in the larger struggle to secure justice for Palestinians throughout historic … Continue reading


Updated on March 20, 2012
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Candle-light vigil held in Manger Square, Bethlehem to commemorate Gaza

Posted on: January 1, 2010
Children from Bethlehem read the names of the children killed last year in Gaza during the massacre and hung their names from a tree.

Nathan Stokes | IMEMC

31 December 2009

Residents of the Bethlehem area, West Bank, gather to commemorate those lost in last years Gaza War and stand in solidarity with those still living under seige.

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Updated on January 1, 2010
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