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Palestine footballer, ex-prisoner Mahmoud Sarsak calls on UEFA to strip Israel of hosting tournaments

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Wed, 10/17/2012 - 23:07

“I call on all those who spoke out for my release and the release of the Palestinian hunger strikers, to once again show their commitment to justice and equality by insisting that UEFA move their competitions away from Israel.”

Lobby takes gloves off in assault on Christian leaders who questioned US aid to Israel

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Wed, 10/17/2012 - 16:39

Pro-Israel groups threaten to use their muscle to get Congress to investigate “delegitimizers of Israel.”

Video: Man assaults peaceful “Stop Apartheid” protest at Israel-Luxembourg football match

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Tue, 10/16/2012 - 13:03

“As long as Israel imprisons Palestinian athletes for years without charge or trial using torture, destroys sporting infrastructure and prevents Palestinian athletes from traveling abroad, it has no place in European competitions”

Austria's Salam.Orient festival reacts to Arab artists' pull out over Israel sponsorship

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Tue, 10/16/2012 - 00:31

Palestinian oud player Marwan Abado, and Tunis Air pull out, bringing to 5 number of artists who have boycotted festival.

Under Israeli pressure, US cancels Gaza scholarships, showing need for academic boycott of Israel

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Mon, 10/15/2012 - 13:32

Obama administration blocks off one of the few routes to US education for Gaza students, under Israeli pressure.

Three more Arab performers pull out of Austrian music festival due to Israel embassy sponsorship

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Sat, 10/13/2012 - 15:44

Syrian singer Lena Chamamyan, Lebanese MC Malikah (Lynn Fattouh), and Ramallah-based MC DJ Sotusura will now no longer perform at Salam.Orient due to Israeli sponsorship.

Citing Israeli sponsorship, Palestinian MC Boikutt pulls out of Austria's Salam.Orient festival

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Fri, 10/12/2012 - 19:21

Boikutt: “These kind of events… are used as a propaganda tool to hide the colonial nature of ‘Israel.’”

The struggle for Palestinian rights is incompatible with any form of racism or bigotry: a statement by Palestinians

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Fri, 10/12/2012 - 13:16

Palestinians affirm that “the struggle for our inalienable rights is one opposed to all forms of racism and bigotry, including, but not limited to, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, Zionism and other forms of bigotry.”

Hip hop duo Rebel Diaz cancel Creative Time Summit gig over partnership with Israel group

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Fri, 10/12/2012 - 03:55

“We made the decision not to participate, that we will show solidarity with the Palestinian community”

For Abe Foxman’s ADL, “interfaith dialogue” means Christian leaders must shut up about Israeli crimes

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Thu, 10/11/2012 - 13:35

ADL objects as US Christian leaders call for Congress to review aid to Israel, suggest it may violate US laws.

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