News type: In the News
Palestinian youth shut down EU office in Ramallah
Occupied Ramallah, September 21 2012—On Friday, the youth group Palestinians for Dignity organized a sit-in in front of the headquarters of the ...
No more tax deductables for funding settlements in occupied territory
Following advocacy-work and pressure from Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) and the Norwegian Union of Municipal and General Employees (NUMGE), the...
Youths from Gaza, Palestine send a message to student BDS activists
Young Palestinian activists in the Gaza Strip ask their peers in the United Kingdom and around the world to build the global Boycott, Divestment and...
California’s Largest Student Union Votes to Condemn California Assembly Resolution HR 35, Tells the UC Regents to Stop Profiting from Israeli Human Rights Abuses
BERKELEY, CA - The University of California Student Association, which represents hundreds of thousands of students at all 10 UC campuses, passed a...
Activists convicted of weapons factory trespass vow to keep exposing illegal arms trade
When fellow activist Gavin Pidwell and I were convicted of aggravated trespass of EDO, an arms manufacturer, at a UK Magistrates court on 23 August,...
BDS roundup: Full cultural and academic boycott of Israel adopted at South African University
In this week’s roundup of news from the global boycott, divestment and sanctions movement: A South African university adopts a full academic and...
Call on the European Parliament to reject new trade deal with Israel
On September 18 the International Trade Committee of the European Parliament is set to vote on a new trade agreement with Israel. If passed...
EU considering ban on settlement trade, Israeli media reports
In the latest sign that some European governments are starting to realize that they must do more that merely condemn Israel’s colonization of...
The Coalition of Women for Peace in Israel - Open Letter to Members of the European Parliament Committee on International Trade
Dear Committee Members, We at the Coalition of Women for Peace in Israel call upon you to vote against signing the ACAA Protocol (Protocol on...
New report exposes South Korea's complicity with Israeli apartheid
Palestine Peace & Solidarity in South Korea (PPS), a Seoul-based group part of the global Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement,...