News type: In the News
Appel d’artistes, de responsables de structures culturelles, de spectateurs, solidaires du peuple palestinien
À l’occasion de « Marseille capitale européenne de la culture 2013 », le Consulat d’Israël...
UEFA should cancel football tournament in Israel, says former French sports minister
Former French sports minister Marie-George Buffet has asked European football’s governing body to cancel its plan to hold this year’s under-21...
23 MEP’s call for suspention of EU-Israel Association Agreement
In a letter sent to the chief of EU foreign policy Catherine Ashton, 23 members of European Parliament called for the suspention of EU-Israel...
New cross-Canada student coalition looks to build on BDS victories
As Canada’s Minister of Immigration and Citizenship, Jason Kenney, castigated Palestine solidarity activists for organizing Israeli Apartheid Weeks ...
British organisation ends relationship with charity supporting Israeli settlements
In 2011 Corporate Watch reported that Christian Friends of Israeli Communities (CFOIC) Heartlands was receiving money from UK donors via World Action...
Australian student union drops SodaStream competition
The boycott divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign initiated by Palestinian civil society has been gaining strength since its launch in 2005. The...
California BDS debate heats up: Riverside campus passes divestment measure as Stanford rejects the same
The battle over the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement on college campuses heated up again over the past week, with California...
Veolia remains key BDS target due to deep complicity with Israeli crimes
(PS: See the response from Anna Baltzer, below this one) Greg Dropkin writes: A recent article in Global Water Intelligence acknowledges the impact...
Demonstration at against Israeli basketball team visit to Basque country
Despite huge restrictions and unprecedented security measures imposed by the Basque Government, Palestine solidarity was felt in the stands as...
EU consuls recommend imposing sanctions on Israeli settlements
The European Union’s consuls general in East Jerusalem and Ramallah are recommending economic sanctions against settlements in the West Bank and East...