Cnaan Liphshiz [Haaretz] 11 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.

The Dead Sea scrolls, confiscated from East Jerusalem during Israel‘s 1967 military invasion and occupation of the Palestinian West Bank, are coming to Toronto. The move is part of Israel consul general Amir Gissin‘s official "Brand Israel" campaign that attempts to ‘rebrand‘ apartheid Israel beyond its systematic repression of the Palestinian people.

The Dead Sea scrolls, confiscated from East Jerusalem during Israel‘s 1967 military invasion and occupation of the Palestinian West Bank, are coming to Toronto. The move is part of Israel consul general Amir Gissin‘s official "Brand Israel" campaign that attempts to ‘rebrand‘ apartheid Israel beyond its systematic repression of the Palestinian people.

Globes - The silent vehicle uses a powerful electric motor backed by a diesel engine.

Israel Military Industries Ltd. (IMI) is developing an electric version of the Hummer all-terrain vehicle. IMI's Slavin plant, which also develops and upgrades armored vehicles and tanks.
 

By Salim Vally [Links International Journal] April 2009 - There are moments in modern history when particular struggles galvanise millions around the world to act in solidarity.

This occurred during the Spanish Civil War, the struggle of the Vietnamese people against US imperialism and the liberation struggles of Southern Africa. The time has now come for progressive humanity to cut through the obfuscations, canards and calumnies and meaningfully support the resistance of the Palestinian people.

Justin Podur interviews Omar Barghouti for Upping the Ante

5 April 2009

Omar Barghouti is an activist and writer based in Palestine. He was one of the early advocates of a Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions strategy against Israel's occupation and apartheid policies. He was one of the headline speakers of Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) 2009. I interviewed him in Toronto on March 2, 2009.

The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) is writing to urge you not to host a retrospective of Israeli cinema at the 45th Mostra Internationale del Nuovo Cinema in Pesaro in June 2009. We understand that this retrospective is being organized in cooperation with the Israel Film Fund.