Category: Press Releases

  • Open letter to Bono: entertaining apartheid Israel…U 2 Bono?

    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…

  • Join the sail to Gaza this spring

    Free Gaza Movement 12 January 2010 ‘We’re Sailing Again – Join Us!’ This spring, the Free Gaza Movement is sending at least six boats to Gaza to break Israel’s illegal blockade on 1.5 million Palestinians. This blockade constitutes an act of collective punishment, a crime prohibited under international humanitarian law. Gaza’s man-made and internationally perpetuated…

  • Activist from Bil’in village arrested in night raid

    Friends of Freedom and Justice 12 January 2010 For immediate release: At 3:20am three Israeli army jeeps and many soldiers invaded Bil’in to arrest 21-year-old Yaseen Mohammad Yaseen. In the last six months the military has come to his home numerous times attempting to take him into custody. He is one of many activists arrested…