Open letter, Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel, 7 July 2009

The following open letter was sent to the Melbourne International Film Festival by the The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) on 5 July 2009:

By Art Young [click here to read in spanish]
The movement to call Israel to account for its crimes against the Palestinian people is growing, it is “invading the mainstream discourse, becoming part of the constant and unrelenting drumbeat against Israel.”

It could eventually threaten the existence of the Jewish state by undermining the support it receives from its strongest backer, the U. S. government.

11 July 2009 15:30

Location: Mercedes-Benz World, Weybridge — meet at Weybridge station

Leonard Cohen is planning to play in Israel later this year. He is playing in Weybridge on the 11th. Come and join us in saying "Don‘t Play in Israel"

11 July 2009 15:30

Location: Mercedes-Benz World, Weybridge — meet at Weybridge station

Leonard Cohen is planning to play in Israel later this year. He is playing in Weybridge on the 11th. Come and join us in saying "Don‘t Play in Israel"

[Dan Williams, Reuters] - JERUSALEM, June 30 - Missile-firing Israeli drones unlawfully killed at least 29 Palestinian civilians during the Gaza Strip war, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.

Despite having advanced surveillance equipment, drone operators failed to exercise proper caution "as required by the laws of war" in verifying their targets were combatants, the New York-based monitoring group said, issuing a 39-page report citing six alleged strikes by remote-controlled aircraft.

Connex is the private contractor for suburban rail services in Melbourne Australia.  It has just failed to have it's contract renewed as a result of a strong BDS campaign.