George Bisharat | The New York Times 3 April 2009 Chilling testimony by Israeli soldiers substantiates charges that Israel’s Gaza Strip assault entailed grave violations of international law. The emergence of a predominantly right-wing, nationalist government in Israel suggests that ...
Read More »Congresswoman Lee makes statement regarding Tristan Anderson
Barbara Lee Congresswoman Barbara Lee makes a statement regarding the American citizen, Tristan Anderson, who was shot in the head with a tear-gas projectile on 13 March 2009 by Israeli forces. Anderson, currently in critical condition at Tel Hashomer hospital ...
Read More »Israeli exporters lose business as BDS campaigns strengthen
Sharon Wrobel | Jerusalem Post 30 March 2009 Local exporters are losing foreign markets and customers because of the global economic crisis and a growing anti-Israel boycott of locally made products following Operation Cast Lead, the Israel Manufacturers Association said ...
Read More »Free Gaza Movement: Hope Fleet to Gaza
Free Gaza Movement 30 March 2009 The Free Gaza Movement will again challenge Israel’s illegal closure of the Gaza Strip and collective punishment of its civilian population by sailing the HOPE FLEET, a flotilla of passenger and cargo ships, to ...
Read More »NYCBI launches Motorola boycott
New York Campaign for the Boycott of Israel 30 March 2009 Why Boycott? In the wake of Israel’s recent assault on the people of Gaza and the US government’s complicity in the attacks, we as people of conscience in the ...
Read More »Aftermath: ‘the only BMW shop in Gaza’
Palestinian Center for Human Rights 29 March 2009 In this new series of personal testimonies, PCHR looks at the aftermath of Israel’s 22 day offensive on the Gaza Strip, and the ongoing impact it is having on the civilian population. ...
Read More »List of actions in Palestine for Land Day and Global BDS Day
Stop the Wall | Global BDS Movement 30 March 2009 The people in Palestine are mobilizing for the 32nd annual commemoration of Land Day, happening March 30. Land Day marks the date of the Palestinian demonstration that occurred in the ...
Read More »BDS global day of action
Boycott National Committee | Global BDS Movement 30 March 2009 Boycott Israel! Make it account for its crimes in Gaza! Today, the Palestinian people scattered across the globe mark Land Day, commemorating the events of 33 years ago, when Israeli ...
Read More »Settlers using government transition to step up construction
Amos Harel | Ha’aretz 29 March 2009 Construction activity on West Bank settlements has increased in the transition period between the February general election and the formation of the new government, Haaretz has learned. One notable example is the extensive ...
Read More »Are you listening, President Barack Obama?
Stanley Heller | New Haven Register 26 March 2009 How much violence against Americans overseas will U.S. accept? Here’s a riddle. When is an American not an American? Answer: When he or she opposes crimes committed by Israel. Tristan Anderson ...
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