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"Think of them and be scared"
Check out this video, shared with us by US Campaign member group Christian Peacemaker Teams, which features Palestinian schoolchildren from the West Bank village of At-Tuwani speaking about their encounters with Israeli settlers:
Companies such as Caterpillar, Motorola, and Ahava support Israeli settlements: Caterpillar bulldozers are used in the construction of settlements and the Apartheid Wall; Motorola provides surveillance technology and cell phone service to settlements; and Ahava is produced in an Israeli settlement on confiscated Palestinian land. Find out how you can hold these companies accountable for their violations of international law through boycotts and divestment (BDS). And check out this cool new online boycott platform: http://boy.co.tt/
Companies such as Caterpillar, Motorola, and Ahava support Israeli settlements: Caterpillar bulldozers are used in the construction of settlements and the Apartheid Wall; Motorola provides surveillance technology and cell phone service to settlements; and Ahava is produced in an Israeli settlement on confiscated Palestinian land. Find out how you can hold these companies accountable for their violations of international law through boycotts and divestment (BDS). And check out this cool new online boycott platform: http://boy.co.tt/
Nadia Hijab: “Make the costs of occupation clear”
US Campaign Advisory Board member Nadia Hijab writes at Agence Global that the Obama Administration's best way forward is to clarify its position on international law and settlements and to make the costs of violating that position clear:"For starters,...
Demolition Plans Continue in East Jerusalem
While people in the U.S. may be changing their minds about Israel and Palestine, citizens in East Jerusalem continue to suffer. Jennifer Utz visited East Jerusalem recently and reported on the plans to demolish up to 88 homes in the neighborhood of Al Bustan. Street clashes earlier this month were only the latest symptom of the mounting tensions.
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Drill, Baby, Drill, Palestine Land Day, and the iPad
The announcement this week that Barack Obama would open up space along the Atlantic coast for offshore oil drilling wasn't a cruel April Fool's joke, sadly. The president who pledged not to "drill, baby, drill" our way out of energy and climate issues seems to be going back on his word.
Posted in News Feeds Also tagged Activism, al bustan, art, BDS, bds day, boycott divestment sanctions, campus, climate change, david roberts, demolition, demolitions, drill baby drill, drilling, East Jerusalem, economy, Environment, Episodes, Gaza, grist, grist.org, Israel, jennifer utz, Jerusalem, land day, Obama, oil, Palestine, palin, petroleum, Phyllis Bennis, poetry, pollution, Remi Kanazi, struggle, Video, West Bank Leave a comment
Fayyad shows BAN Ki-Moon a small part of the situation in the West Bank
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad gave UN Secretary-General BAN Ki-Moon a safe and secure look at the situation on the ground in the West Bank.
UNSG BAN was originally supposed to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas — but Abbas reportedly is suffering back pain following an accidental fall last week, and was advised to [...]
Posted in News Feeds Also tagged BAN Ki-Moon, Boundaries & Borders, Gilad Shalit, Israel, Israeli President Shimon Peres, Middle East Peace Process, Palestine & Palestinians, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, The Wall, UN Secretary-General BAN Ki-Moon, West Bank Comments closed
Major BDS Victory in Europe: “EU court: West Bank goods not Israeli”
Ha'aretz and YNet are both carrying an Associated Press report on a major victory for BDS in Europe: In a ruling touching on the status of the West Bank, the European Union high court said Thursday the disputed area is not part of Israel and Israeli go...
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