Naomi Klein in Bil’in + Klein and the Boycott Movement

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Crossposted with permission from Jewish Peace News

Naomi Klein in Bil’in – 26-6-09
yisraelpnm
June 29, 2009
Prior to the demonstration a press conference took place, where a representative of the village’s popular committee, a member of the Palestinian Boycott National Committee and world renowned Canadian journalist and author Naomi Klein spoke of the local struggle, of the [...]

US activists urge boycott of Israeli companies + To boycott or not

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AlJazeeraEnglish
International outrage at the war on Gaza has triggered calls to boycott, divest and sanction Israel.
Just this week, student activists at a small US college said they persuaded their university to divest from corporations that support Israeli occupation.
A movement like the one that ended South African apartheid may be tough to build in the [...]

Arrests over Israel boycott in Tesco’s

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undercurrentspaulo
A group of people took produce labeled as WEST BANK as country of origin from a TESCO store in Swanseas City Centre. The two filled their trollies with dates, fresh herbs, fruit and salads. The trollies, full of produce were up-turned at the supermarket entrance and covered in fake blood to represent the lives [...]

“We are All Palestinian”: Gaza, the War, and Global Solidarity

Crossposted with permission from www.socialistproject.ca/bullet/
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by David Wiebe
Socialist Project | The Bullet
1.15.09
Across the world, the Israeli bombardment of Gaza has been viewed with horror and outrage. The massive loss of human life in the densely-populated occupied territory has sparked worldwide condemnation and protest. In Europe, North America, the Middle East, Latin America, Africa and Asia, [...]

Zaynab’s Story: A Call To Boycott Israel

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SoliloquyMonologues
Jan. 13, 2009
Original upload: May 09, 2008
Video was created by InMinds.co.uk and I just reuploaded on my channel to edit tags and hopefully allow it to have more hits. Only first part is uploaded. The other parts can be found in the playlist on my channel.
What is the connection between an ordinary person living [...]

Solidarity with Palestine: Crisis Responses and Movement Building

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Crossposted with permission from www.socialistproject.ca/bullet/
by Kole Kilibarda
Socialist Project | The Bullet
1.11.09
As the number of deaths from Israel’s carnage in Gaza mounts, more and more people in Canada are being moved to take action. Of course, the question quickly becomes: “What can I do?” Among the countless petitions, creative actions, protests, media alerts, letter writing [...]

UN General Assembly president calls for boycott of Israel

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by Yitzhak Benhorin
www.ynetnews.com
11.25.08, 20:21
After his controversial embrace with Iran’s Ahmadinejad, UN General Assembly president sparks Jerusalem’s ire once more after calling for international boycott on Israel
WASHINGTON – Israel filed a formal complaint with the United Nations on Tuesday over statements made by UN General Assembly President, Father Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann of Nicaragua, who called [...]

AP Demands Bloggers Cease Printing Exerpts!!!

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By Cernig
www.newshoggers.com
June 13, 2008

Fair Use And The Associated Press
Bloggers beware, Associated Press are on the warpath, starting bogus copryright suits against those linking and quoting even the merest fraction of an AP news report. Roger Cadenhead of the Drudge Retort:
I’m currently engaged in a legal disagreement with the Associated Press, which claims that Drudge [...]