Please take 30 seconds to ask Rod Stewart to cancel Israeli concert in support of Palestinian Boycott call
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Please take 30 seconds to ask Rod Stewart to cancel Israeli concert in support of Palestinian Boycott call
Ramallah, Occupied Palestine 27 June 2010
By midnight on the 23rd June the Swedish Dock-workers union week-long blockade of goods to and from Israel started. The ongoing nation-wide blockade in Swedish harbors, that is based on the request of the united Palestinian union-movement, is The Swedish Dockworkers Union's attempt to contribute to pressure Israel into: 1. Lifting the blockade on Gaza 2. Allowing an independent, international investigation of what happened at the Israeli boarding of the so called Freedom Flottilla when nine people were shot to death.
21 June 2010 [Transport Workers Solidarity Committee] - In a historic action and unprecedented action today, over 800 labor and community activists blocked the gates of the Oakland docks in the early morning hours, prompting longshore workers to refuse to cross the picketlines where they were scheduled to unload an Israeli ship.
EU Considering Aid to Israeli Military By David Cronin BRUSSELS, Jun 18, 2010 (IPS) - A leading Israeli supplier of warplanes used to kill and maim civilians in Gaza is in the running for two new scientific research grants from the European Union.
To our respected sisters, brothers and comrades in the trade unions, labor councils and workers’ organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Dear Tiesto, Nietzsche once said that life without music would be a mistake. The greater mistake against humanity would be to deny one the ability to express themselves in music, in poetry, in dance, in literature, in pleasure and in love.
Stéphane Hessel [Huffington Post] 15 June 2010 - Israel's illegal and immoral attack on the Freedom Flotilla humanitarian aid convoy, which left at least nine dead and dozens injured, has rightfully stunned the world.
By Seyfeddin Kara [Middle East Monitor] 15 June 2010 - The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), one of the most prestigious economic clubs in the world, was founded in 1961.
ST. CHARLES, ILL. June 15, 2010 – At its annual conference, the Northern Illinois Conference (NIC) of the United Methodist Church (UMC) voted to divest all holdings in three international corporations that profit from the occupation of Palestine. This action is in response to a plea by Palestinian Christians for action, not just words.
[Jerusalem Post] 15 June 2010 - Folk artist Devendra Banhart on Monday night cancelled two shows he had been set to play in Tel Aviv on June 16 and 17, saying left-wing Israeli groups had urged him not to perform. Last week, Banhart told The Jerusalem Post that he loved Israel and was excited about playing here. His cancellation follows similar moves by Elvis Costello, The Pixies, The Klaxons and Gorillaz Sound System.