Transnational Institute March 2010 - The inclusion of Israel in the European Security Research Programme undermines the EU's commitment to even-handedness in the Middle East.
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Transnational Institute March 2010 - The inclusion of Israel in the European Security Research Programme undermines the EU's commitment to even-handedness in the Middle East.
Adri Nieuwhof, The Electronic Intifada, 31 March 2010 - More than a year ago, several concerned Swedish organizations asked fashion chain H&M about its plans to extend its franchise to Israel.
UA Health for Human Rights, 30 March 2010 - The following press release was issued on 30 March 2010 by UA Health for Human Rights, an ad hoc group formed by the broader University Community for Human Rights, a student-led board leading divestment initiatives at the University of Arizona:
GritTC - This week was the 34th anniversary of Palestinian Land Day, and also a day for awareness of the growing boycott, divestment, sanctions movement. Land Day commemorates the deaths of six peaceful activists in a demonstration, and today we talk about activism and its ability to make change.
Naomi Klein [Common Dreams] 31 March 2010 - On March 18, continuing a long tradition of pioneering human rights campaigns, the Senate of the Associated Students of the University of California, Berkeley (ASUC) passed "A Bill In Support of UC DIVESTMENT FROM WAR CRIMES."
Tasneem Mohamed [Voice of the Cape] 28 March 2010 - A coalition of Palestinian solidarity movements are tightening their plans for a major Israeli boycott campaign, set to kick off on Tuesday 30th March. Consumers will be urged to boycott all Israeli products as part of the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, in protest of the government's expanding Zionist policies, which has seen tensions rise in Palestine over the past few weeks.
March 30, 2010 www.bdsmovement.net www.bdsdayofaction.wordpress.com
Palestine, 29 March 2010 – The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC) salutes the initiative taken by medical and health advocates in Arizona, United States in calling for the University of Arizona (UofA) to divest from Caterpillar and Motorola, two companies that perpetuate and profit from Israel's policies of violence, apartheid and occupation towards Palestinians.
Palestine, 29 March 2010 – The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC) salutes the initiative taken by medical and health advocates in Arizona, United States in calling for the University of Arizona (UofA) to divest from Caterpillar and Motorola, two companies that perpetuate and profit from Israel's policies of violence, apartheid and occupation towards Palestinians.
AFP [Ynet] 31 March 2010 - Foersta AP-Fonden bans investment in Elbit because it operates surveillance system for West Bank security barrier. 'Israeli company can be linked to violations of fundamental conventions and norms,' fund's Ethical Council says The biggest Swedish pension fund said Monday it had barred Israeli arms maker Elbit Systems from its investment portfolios on ethical grounds.
Seán Clinton [Electronic Intifada] 29 March 2010 - Every year, consumers the world over unwittingly spend billions of dollars on diamonds crafted in Israel, thereby helping to fund one of the world's most protracted and contentious conflicts.