In the News

Tell Wikimedia Not to Hold 2011 Annual Conference in Israel!

Wikimania, the annual conference of the Wikimedia community, is set to be held in Haifa in August.

Cultural Boycott
March 22, 2011
By: 
Tania Kepler for the Alternative Information Center (AIC)
Analysis

Israeli Apartheid Week: A Beginner's Guide

As activists around the world take part in Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW), Zionist lobby groups have swung into action, pushing a mixture of candy-coated distractions, lies, and trained hasbarists. Here are five commonly heard objections to IAW, unpacked.

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March 22, 2011
By: 
Ben White
Analysis

Israeli Apartheid Week: A Beginner's Guide

As activists around the world take part in Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW), Zionist lobby groups have swung into action, pushing a mixture of candy-coated distractions, lies, and trained hasbarists. Here are five commonly heard objections to IAW, unpacked.

1.

March 22, 2011
By: 
Ben White
In the News

Basque activists secure Brand Israel victory

A 'Brand Israel' event that was due to focus on Israeli food and had been sponsored by the Israeli Embassy  has-been canceled following pressure from BDS activists in the Basque country.

The event, due to take place in Hondarribia, a town in the Basque country, was cancelled following pressure from Euskal Herria-Palestina Sarea, the Basque Palestine solidarity network, and other groups and individuals.

The event was due to feature Miller Omer Israeli chefs, Eyal Lavie and Yossi Elad Sharon Mika. Yarden Golan Heights Winery WAS Also Involved in the project.

Cultural Boycott
March 18, 2011
By: 
Euskal Herria-Palestina Sarea
In the News

Edinburgh University students vote overwhelmingly for boycott of Israeli goods

March 16, 2011
By: 
Students for Justice in Palestine (Edinburgh University)
In the News

Support UJ Petition urging severance of ties with Ben Gurion University!

Dear academics, writers and artists, 

March 15, 2011
In the News

New PACBI Newsletter: Risala March 2011

PACBI, the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel, recently released its March 2011 newsletter, with many informative updates and articles.

It is available here: http://pacbi.org/newsletter/march2011.php

This issues includes the latest regarding the decision by the University of Johannesburg to sever links with Ben Gurion University, an article by David Cronin on Israeli involvement in Eur

Cultural Boycott
March 15, 2011