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News about popular struggle, international solidarity and boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) activism

Gates Foundation invests in occupation profiteer G4S, just as Dutch charity cuts ties

Submitted by Adri Nieuwhof on Fri, 06/14/2013 - 20:43
Gates Foundation should follow example of Dutch charities who refuse to play a role in G4S’s attempts to whitewash its image.

Abir Kopty in US: Palestinians must reach out to African American community

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Thu, 06/13/2013 - 20:07
Activist and writer was interrogated by Israel for article criticizing Israel’s attempts to recruit Palestinian Christians to army.

National conference focuses on West Bank boycott efforts

Submitted by Asa Winstanley on Mon, 06/10/2013 - 20:49
Palestinian Authority faces backlash, as popular conference denounces normalization, and plans boycott expansion in West Bank.

Palestinian Authority minister flees criticism at boycott conference

Submitted by Asa Winstanley on Sat, 06/08/2013 - 19:39

Jawad Naji’s thugs later beat up a Palestinian boycott activist who publically denounced Mahmoud Abbas.

Video: Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert called “war criminal” in heart of Washington establishment

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Fri, 06/07/2013 - 16:09

Protesters aimed “to challenge Olmert and interrupt the Wilson Center’s complicity with the ongoing normalization of Israeli occupation, settler colonialism and apartheid.”

Palestine solidarity activists take over G4S meeting, catch occupation profiteer by surprise

Submitted by Amena Saleem on Fri, 06/07/2013 - 14:48
The G4S chief executive and his board were confronted with their complicity in the crimes of Israel’s occupation.

New Israeli plan calls for more “intelligence” gathering to disrupt BDS movement

Submitted by Ben White on Sat, 06/01/2013 - 08:31
The Israeli government-hosted fourth international conference of the Global Forum for Combating Anti-Semitism has produced an “Action Plan” for fighting boycott, divestment and sanctions.

BDS Roundup: Alice Walker, Roger Waters call on Alicia Keys to cancel Tel Aviv show

Submitted by nora on Thu, 05/30/2013 - 15:01
A roundup of recent global actions related to the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement.

UC Santa Cruz students to administration: Break the institutional silence on lecturer's hate speech

Submitted by nora on Tue, 05/14/2013 - 17:05
A lecturer at UC Santa Cruz, who was caught making racist remarks, has initiated yet another round of attempts to smear and legally harass students.

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