News type: In the News
Largest Protestant church in Canada votes for Israeli settlements boycott
Members of the United Church of Canada, the country’s largest Protestant denomination, voted Wednesday to affirm a controversial motion supporting a...
BNC condemns Palestinian billionaire Munib Masri's dealings with Israeli settler tycoon
About three weeks ago, a story appeared in Haaretz titled “Who’s selling peace in the supermarket?” The story was about an Israeli journalist who, on...
Don't go to Israel because it mistreats Palestinians, South Africa tells citizens as mayors cancel trip
“Because of the treatment and policies of Israel towards the Palestinian people, we strongly discourage South Africans from going there,” South...
United Church of Canada to decide on settlement produce boycott
This week, the United Church of Canada’s governing body will decide whether to endorse a boycott of goods imported to Canada from Israeli-occupied...
Palestine takes center stage at World Pride
Over the last few years, the Israeli government has been running a marketing campaign, ‘Brand Israel’, with a particular eye on gay tourism. Although...
Energy firm ditches occupation profiteer G4S
British firm Good Energy has announced that it will end its business relationship with G4S, the private security giant with a track record of...
The trial of G4S rooftop occupiers begins
The two activists who occupied the roof of G4S' HQ near Crawley for eight hours on 2nd July 2012 appeared in court today to plead guilty/not guilty...
Amnesty International: EU fails to put human rights at the heart of its relations with Israel
(Brussels, 27 July 2012) This week the EU announced it would strengthen its bilateral relations with Israel by endorsing a package of 60 new areas of...
Victory for Australia’s boycott campaign as charges of blockading chocolate store dropped
Sixteen Palestine solidarity activists arrested during a pro-boycott demonstration have been cleared of the charges of “trespassing” and “besetting”...
Captive economy: The pharmaceutical industry and the Israeli occupation
A new report by Who Profits investigates the involvement of Israeli and multinational pharmaceutical industries in the occupation and the structure...