CUPE Ontario's university workers committee will bring a resolution to its annual conference supporting a ban on Israeli academics doing speaking, teaching or research work at Ontario universities as a protest against the December 29 bombing of the Islamic University in Gaza.

Venezuela has ordered the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador to Caracas in protest at Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip.

In the middle of the Israeli assault on Gaza the Czech Republic took over the EU presidency on the first of January. Czech foreign minister, Karel Schwarzenberg, gave European citizens, protesting against the Israeli violence in Gaza, hope on Tuesday 30 December.

The Boycott Israeli Goods Campaign (www.bigcampaign.org) is issuing an
international call to action against Carmel-Agrexco during February 2009.

The European Union should use today's emergency meeting of foreign ministers to suspend a new co-operation agreement between the EU and Israel, Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg has said.

Over 60 Parliamentarians from different parties have so far signed a statement demanding an end to the slaughter in Gaza.

The Turkish public has reacted with anger to the Israeli air strikes on Gaza by calling for their government to condemn the slaughter by suspending Turkey's relations with Israel.