Tag: BDS

  • The Campaign for a Boycott of Apartheid Israel Gathers Momentum

    Boycott Israeli Goods National Day of Action [UK] As the British Government continues to boycott Palestinians by refusing to recognise their democratically elected government, by joining the EU in a blockade of aid and by entertaining Israeli leader Ehud Olmert in London whilst bombs rain down on Gaza, activists around the country have answered a…

  • Chicago Tribune: “Palestinian issue dominates Caterpillar meeting”

    By James P. Miller, Tribune staff reporter, Published June 15, 2006 Caterpillar Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Jim Owens told shareholders at the company’s annual meeting Wednesday that because the heavy-equipment giant has “strong economic winds at our back,” prospects for continued growth appear promising. Owens clearly wanted to discuss the record earnings the Peoria-based…

  • Al Jazeera: “Israel introduces new travel restrictions”

    by Khalid Amayreh in the West Bank for Al Jazeera.net, Sunday 11 June 2006 Palestinian families have accused Israel of taking draconian measures, further restricting their freedom of movement. According to Palestinian human rights organisations, the new restrictions involve barring Palestinians carrying foreign passports, including those married to a Palestinian spouse, from re-entering the West…