Tag: BDS
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New York carolers sing for boycott of Leviev while Israel jails protesters’ Palestinian allies
Adalah-NY 19 December 2009 For immediate release: New York, NY, December 19, 2009 – On a snowy Saturday afternoon, forty-five human rights carolers serenaded Madison Avenue shoppers with familiar holiday tunes outside the storefront of Israeli diamond and settlement mogul Lev Leviev, but their lyrics called for the boycott of Leviev’s companies. The New York…
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Gaza Freedom March: Palestinian Non-violence and International Solidarity
Max Ajl | MR Zine 16 December 2009 I’m going to discuss the utility of non-violent resistance as it applies to resolving the Israel-Palestine conflict and, specifically, the occupation and blockade of the Gaza strip. Even more specifically, I’m going to discuss the Gaza Freedom March (GFM), of which I’m one of the organizers. But…
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UK issues new guidance on labelling of food from illegal West Bank settlements
Ian Black and Rory McCarthy | guardian.co.uk 10 December 2009 Britain has acted to increase pressure on Israel over its West Bank settlements by advising UK supermarkets on how to distinguish between foods from the settlements and Palestinian-manufactured goods. The government’s move falls short of a legal requirement but is bound to increase the prospects…