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United in Struggle against Israeli Colonialism, Occupation and Racism 24-25 October, 2009 Bethlehem, Palestine Seminar Declaration Towards the unity of all forces in struggle for boycott, divestment and sanctions for Palestine    

The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) is deeply disturbed by the decision of the International Geographical Union (IGU) to hold its regional conference in Israel next July. We urge the IGU to relocate this conference to another venue in the region, and appeal to all geographers to refrain from participating in the conference if it is convened in Israel.

Mohammed al-A'ali [Gulf News] 28 October 2009, MANAMA: MPs yesterday voted to jail for up to five years any Bahraini who deals directly with Israel.   They pushed through a proposed new law banning any form of relations with Israel or its people at all levels - government, business or private.  

This is the official "call" for the Gaza Freedom March. Any other version is not authorized or correct. Israel’s blockade of Gaza is a flagrant violation of international law that has led to mass suffering. The U.S., the European Union, and the rest of the international community are complicit.

The Jerusalem Quartet, cultural ambassadors for Israel and once called the ‘ultimate Zionist symbol‘, will be playing in cities around Australia. Join the protests in your capital city: Sydney: 6pm on Monday 9 November 2009 7pm on Saturday 14 November 2009 Join the vigils outside the Jerusalem Quartet performances at City Recital Hall in Angel Place near Wynyard. More details: http://www.coalitionforpalestine.org

The Jerusalem Quartet, cultural ambassadors for Israel and once called the ‘ultimate Zionist symbol‘, will be playing in cities around Australia. Join the protests in your capital city: Sydney: 6pm on Monday 9 November 2009 7pm on Saturday 14 November 2009 Join the vigils outside the Jerusalem Quartet performances at City Recital Hall in Angel Place near Wynyard. More details: http://www.coalitionforpalestine.org

Press Release, 7 October 2009 - FIFA's declared mission to use football to bring about "a better world" requires that clear signals be given to the apartheid state, Israel. The undersigned organizations call on FIFA to tell Israel it is off-side and to show it a red card for the World Cup.

Occupied Ramallah15 October 2009

Michael Warschawski [Alternative Information Center]  8 October 2009 - The call for BDS—Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions—has finally reached Israeli public opinion.  

Adri Nieuwhof The Electronic Intifada 7 October 2009  

[Globes] - Israel is the world's third largest defense exporter, after the US and Russia. Israeli defense companies signed $6.3 billion worth of new export contracts for weapons, munitions, technologies, and equipment during 2008, and $20.3 billion in 2005-08, according to the Ministry of Defense, disclosed by "Defense News" in this week's edition.

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