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Israeli musicians to Thom Yorke: Canceling Radiohead show will disrupt Israel’s ‘business as usual’ facade
Dear Thom Yorke, We are Israeli musicians writing you about your scheduled performance in Israel this July 19. It is our understanding that the...
UK Government Defeated in Court by BDS Activists for Palestinian Human Rights
The UK government has acted unlawfully by attempting to restrict local councils from pursuing boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against the...
For Palestinians, the 1967 War Remains an Enduring, Painful Wound
Israel’s military occupation of Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, turns 50 this week. The scar on my head from a fateful day...
Why We Should Boycott Gay Pride in Tel Aviv
I am a queer Palestinian who has been working tirelessly over the last decade for sexual and gender diversity, as well as LGBTQI visibility in...
Palestinians, Roger Waters and Ken Loach Respond to Thom Yorke's defence of Radiohead's Tel Aviv Show
Ken Loach: "Thom’s is a simple choice: will he stand with the oppressor or the oppressed?" Roger Waters: "I have made every effort to...
‘Ban the Boycott’ – An all too familiar refrain
Throughout the month of May, members of the Modern Language Association, the largest professional society of humanities scholars in the United States...
Leading Artists Call on Radiohead to Cancel Tel Aviv Show
London, April 24th 2017 Dear Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Colin Greenwood, Ed O’Brien and Philip Selway, You’re listed to play Tel Aviv in...
Statement by Spanish State Palestine Solidarity Groups On Barcelona City Council's Historic Decision Supporting Palestinian Rights
April 19, 2017, Barcelona Barcelona has taken a step forward in becoming a city...
Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett finds his place as an activist
So many people filed into the theater room in the back of Washington, D.C.’s, Busboys and Poets restaurant that extra seats had to be brought onstage...
Activists rebrand Brand Israel conference as ‘Brand Apartheid’
Students disrupted a Brand Israel conference at New York University, holding a silent protest while former Israeli ambassador Ido Aharoni closed the...