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Israeli Fascist Pogroms Against Palestinians Flare Up in the Illegally Occupied West Bank
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United Auto Workers (UAW) becomes first major US trade union to vote to divest from Israel Bonds
We call on unions across North America to follow the UAW's lead, and to join forces with workers across the country and world who refuse to be complicit in atrocity crimes and grave human rights violations.
Deals linked to settlements in occupied territories could be ‘criminal,’ UN expert warns
An independent United Nations human rights expert today warned that financial institutions and real estate companies involved with housing...
Anti-Divestment Motion Defeated at University of California Los Angeles Student Council
With 7 votes against and 5 in favor, the UCLA Undergraduate Students Association Council voted last night to defeat a resolution that threatened the...
BDS campaigner targeted by law firm with links to Israeli intelligence
A law firm targeting the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement has close links to Israeli intelligence, US government cables leaked by...
COSATU condemns G4S role in Palestine in statement on South African prison privatization
COSATU statement on the privatization of prisons The Congress of South African Trade Unions is completely appalled to hear that the private security...
151 Organizations Tell Ben & Jerry’s: Stop Selling in Israeli Settlements
The international campaign to end Ben & Jerry’s complicity in Israel’s occupation and illegal settlement regime continues to gain momentum. On...
Well-attended BDS conference organised by the Dutch Trade Unions and NGOs in Utrecht
On 28 September 2013, in Utrecht, the Dutch trade union ABVAKABO-FNV, together with the Dutch organisations Cordaid, A Different Jewish Voice,...
Italian Water Festival condemned over Veolia and SodaStream links
Among the sponsors of the Water Festival in L'Aquila, Italy, Sodastream and Veolia, companies complicit with Israeli human rights violations BDS...
Academic Freedom or Academic Privilege: In defense of the Academic Boycott of Israel
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) dedicated volume 4 (2013) of its Journal of Academic Freedom to the issue of academic...
Academic Freedom or Academic Privilege: In defense of the Academic Boycott of Israel
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) dedicated volume 4 (2013) of its Journal of Academic Freedom to the issue of academic...
Norwegian union ends G4S contract as "act of solidarity" with Palestinians
A major Norwegian trade union has terminated its contract with security company G4S in protest at the firm’s role in providing equipment and services...