[Globes] - Defense electronics developer Elbit Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: ESLT; TASE: ESLT) US subsidiary Elbit Systems of America was awarded a contract from the US Army to develop, produce, and integrate mortar fire control systems.

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- Saudi told to axe rail deal over Israel link (Maktoob.com)

- Palestine urges withdrawal of rail contract (Gulf News)

Saudi told to axe rail deal over Israel link
Maktoob.com - May 30, 2009

France’s Alstom, part of consortium building Mecca-Medina rail link, involved in disputed Israel rail project.

A Call from Palestine
Palestinian Students’ Campaign for the Academic Boycott of Israel (PSCABI)

PSCABI-Gaza, Occupied Palestine
29 May, 2009

"Gaza today has become the test of our indispensable morality and common humanity."
Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) National Committee, 27 December 2008 Statement

David Cronin, [IPS] - BRUSSELS, May 29 (IPS) - French arms sales to Israel are "in total contradiction" of European Union rules on the defence industry, the author of a new study has said.

Between 2003 and 2007 France issued licences worth more than 446 million euros (623 million dollars) for arms exports to Israel. This made France by far the largest supplier of weapons to Israel in the EU.

Amjad Barham
The Guardian
26 May 2009

Palestinian academics have been heartened by the outpouring of solidarity with our people on the part of British academics and students – the latter attested to by the creative "student occupation movement" in the wake of the brutal Israeli war against the Palestinian people in Gaza last December and January.

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PACBI Statement: "British academic union deals one more blow to business-as-usual with the Israeli academy"
BRICUP Statement "UCU Congress endorses boycotts, divestment and sanctions against Israel despite legal warning"

The full text of all the motions, except for late motions and late amendments, can be read here

The Electronic Intifada - Contrary to the heavily-hyped image according to which the policy output of Finland is even-handed and neutral in the Israel/Palestine conflict, Finland is actually a major arms trading partner with Israel. Recent reports by the Committee of 100 in Finland, Amnesty International, as well as an article in Finland's biggest newspaper, Helsingin Sanomat, all revealed Finland's deeply troubling attitude towards the actions of the State of Israel.