Category: Press Releases
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Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions – Palestinian Trade Union Call upon International Labor Movement
by the Grassroots Palestinian Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign The Palestinian Trade unions have given out a Call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions endorsed by: * the General Union of Palestinian Workers (GUPW). * the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions (PGFTU). * the Coalition of Independent Democratic Unions. * Other Palestinian professional and vocational unions. In…
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As the International Community Remains Silent, Israeli Occupation Authorities Continue the Judaization of Occupied Arab Jerusalem
by the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, February 11th PCHR strongly condemns diggings conducted by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) in the vicinity of the al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Arab Jerusalem. PCHR further denounces the storming of the al-Aqsa Mosque and use of excessive force by IOF against hundreds of Palestinian civilians who attended the Friday…
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Illegal settlement expansion exposed on Bil’in village land
by the ISM media team, February 11th Villagers from Bil’in today accessed their land on the other side of the annexation barrier in order to plant trees. The Israeli Supreme Court had previously ruled that this land, which has been built on for the expansion of the illegal Matityahu East settlement, rightfully belongs to the…
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Second Day of Action against Israeli Company Importing Valentine’s Day Flowers
CARMEL-AGREXCO BLOCKADED Thirteen Palestine solidarity protesters from London and Brighton are blockading the UK base of an Israeli agricultural export company Agrexco (UK) Ltd, Swallowfield Way, Hayes, Middlesex. This is the second day of action against Agrexco on one of their busiest weekends of the year. Agrexco are dealing with large amounts of Israeli flowers…
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The Third Annual Apartheid Week comes to New York
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The 3rd annual Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) will take place in New York City from February 10-17 2007. It will be a week-long series of events organized by a coalition of different groups in the city and will feature lectures, film screenings, and cultural activities. Concurrent events are being held in Canada…