Results for: Boycott

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French academics join the call for boycott

The following is a statement signed by dozens of French academics, calling for an end to Israli impunity and declaring their support for an academic boycott of all "Israeli institutions participating in the occupation."

Cultural Boycott
February 16, 2009
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Tulkarem to boycott Israeli goods starting 1 March

Tulkarem – Ma’an – The city of Tulkarem will begin a total boycott of Israeli goods starting March, the chamber of commerce announced Thursday.

February 13, 2009
Analysis

Time to hold Veolia to account

Adri Nieuwhof and Daniel Machover, The Electronic Intifada, 10 February 2009

 

February 13, 2009
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Hampshire College becomes first college in U.S. to divest from Israeli Occupation!

[press kit attached below] - Hampshire College in Amherst, MA, has become the first of any college or university in the U.S. to divest from companies on the grounds of their involvement in the Israeli occupation of Palestine.

Cultural Boycott
February 12, 2009
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University of Manchester Students Union Boycotts Israel

On Wednesday 11th Feb the University of Manchester Students Union passed a motion in support of the people of Gaza, which includes a resolve to boycott Israel, in an emergency general meeting [1].

 

 

Cultural Boycott
February 12, 2009
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New York protesters call for Valentine's boycott of Leviev's jewelry over Israeli settlements

Adalah-NY - Fifty-five New York rights advocates called today on the city's shoppers to boycott Israeli diamond mogul and settlement-builder Lev Leviev. The pre-Valentine's Day protest was the 13th demonstration held in front of Leviev's Madison Avenue jewelry store since it opened in November, 2007.

February 11, 2009
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SA Dock Workers Make History - Ahead of schedule!

The Congress of South African Trade Union is pleased to announce that its members, dock workers belonging to the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) achieved a victory last night when they stood firm by their decision not to offload the Johanna Russ, a ship that was carrying Israeli goods to South Africa.

February 10, 2009
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VIDEO: UK Action Calling for Boycott of Israeli Goods at Tesco Supermarket Chain

[video below] - See footage of the Action on YouTube

February 10, 2009
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UK BDS activists national day of action to boycott Israel

By Laura Miller [politics.co.uk] 7 February 2009 - Demonstrators are planning nationwide protests today to boycott the sale of Israeli goods on UK high-streets.

The national Boycott Israeli Goods (BIG) campaign, led by a coalition of pro-Palestine and anti-war groups, aims to impact on Valentines Day sales of flowers, many of which Israel exports to the UK.

Farming Injustice
February 10, 2009
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Carleton University (Ottawa, Canada) Professors Endorse Campaign Calling for Academic Boycott Debate

Dear Charlatan, As members of Carleton faculty, we wish to express our support for the proposal put forward by Students Against Israeli Apartheid (SAIA Carleton).

 

 

In his Jan. 22-28 Charlatan opinion piece, SAIA representative Ben Saifer called for a public debate with the Carleton administration on the academic institutional boycott of Israel.

Cultural Boycott
February 10, 2009