Nadia Hijab | Agence Global 30 April 2009 On May 4, protesters will greet Motorola shareholders, already disgruntled by the company’s losses, as they arrive for their annual meeting at the Rosemont Theater in Chicago, Illinois. The protest, organized by ...
Read More »Veolia loses another contract in Bordeaux
The Big Campaign 14 April 2009 The transportation branch of the French multinational corporation Veolia loses a contract worth 750 million euros in Bordeaux. The Greater Bordeaux local government give a contract for the management of the biggest urban network ...
Read More »Key Dutch party: sanctions against Israel if it thwarts peace
Cnaan Liphshiz | Ha’aretz 12 April 2009 The Netherlands must impose economic sanctions against Israel if the new government in Jerusalem thwarts the peace process with the Palestinians, the Dutch Labor party said last week. Members of Labor, which is ...
Read More »A harsh reality for Palestinians
Ahmad Tibi | The New York Times 6 April 2009 JERUSALEM — The right-wing coalition of the new Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, does not bode well for Palestinians in Israel. With the appointment of Avigdor Lieberman as foreign minister, ...
Read More »Israeli exports hit by European boycotts after attacks on Gaza
Rachel Shabi | The Guardian 3 April 2009 Israeli companies are feeling the impact of boycott moves in Europe, according to surveys, amid growing concern within the Israeli business sector over organised campaigns following the recent attack on Gaza. Last ...
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 »A call to endorse: U.S. Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel
U.S. Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel 30 March 2009 In solidarity with the International Global Day of Action for Palestine, the US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel announce the endorsement of over ...
Read More »The concept of civil resistance
Natalie Abou Shakra | Moments of Gaza 31 March 2009 How can I affect what is happening and how can the world respond? The concept of civil resistance is not new at all. This non-violent, unarmed, citizen oriented strategy of ...
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 ...
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