Tag: BDS

U.K. labor unions mull Israel boycott in wake of Gaza war

Ha’aretz 17 September 2009 British labor unions say they’ll vote at an annual conference on whether to support a boycott of some Israeli goods in response to the offensive in Gaza. The boycott, proposed by the Fire Brigades Union, calls for a ban on importing goods produced in some Israeli settlements, an end of arms…

September 17, 2009
U.S. pension fund giant confirms divestment from Israel firm

Ora Coren | Ha’aretz 12 September 2009 The U.S. pension fund giant, TIAA-CREF, confirmed in statements to the media on Friday that it divested from Africa Israel Investments, owned by Israeli billionaire Lev Leviev, earlier this year. The statements came in response to a letter initiated by a pro-Palestinian group, Adalah-NY, and signed by TIAA-CREF…

September 13, 2009
The Tel Aviv party stops here

Naomi Klein | The Nation 9 September 2009 When I heard the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) was holding a celebratory “spotlight” on Tel Aviv, I felt ashamed of Toronto, the city where I live. I thought immediately of Mona Al Shawa, a Palestinian women’s rights activist I met on a recent trip to Gaza.…

September 10, 2009