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An ICRC press conference in Jerusalem.
San Francisco Bay Area activists have not allowed a vessel from Israel’s largest shipping company to unload in the Oakland Port for four consecutive mornings.
On Tuesday, 19 August, at 6:45am, activists declared yet another victory against the Zim Line, which has been trying to make its way into Oakland since Saturday, 16 August.
Also read: British arms sales to Israel face high court challenge
Britain remains determined to keep on arming Israel, judging by a decision taken by one of the most senior figures in the UK government this week.
Vince Cable, the business secretary, has reviewed 130 licenses granted for exporting British weapons to Israel.

A Palestine solidarity banner in Dundee, Scotland.
The Palestinian boycott divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement has recently generated unprecedented international attention — and opposition — including from US, European and Israeli officials.

Protesters in Gaza call for the boycott of Israel.
In another effort to secure Israel’s image as a leader in technology and “green” industries, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week visited Silicon Valley to sign a cooperation agreement with Jerry Brown, the governor of California.
The agreement describes its purpose as “establishing a formal relationship” between the two regions — which traded over $4 billion in 2