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Hollywood actors to visit Israel on a trip co-sponsored by AIPAC

Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Tue, 11/15/2011 - 04:26
Hollywood actors and industry executives are due to take part in an Israeli propaganda delegation this week, as the Israeli government and US lobbies continue to attempt to stifle the arts and culture boycott against Israeli apartheid.

WATCH: Palestinian poets Remi Kanazi and Rafeef Ziadah -- "We teach life, sir"

Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Mon, 11/14/2011 - 23:21
Palestinian poets Rafeef Ziadah and Remi Kanazi spit fire with two extraordinary poems, performed last weekend in London.

Global week of action against Israel's wall in the West Bank

Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 19:32
Palestinians and international solidarity activists around the world call for a week of action against Israel’s illegal wall in the West Bank. Activists from 18 countries on 5 continents are participating.

South Korean activists protest pending arms sale to Israeli military

Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 00:34

Activists in South Korea are steadily protesting a planned arms sale by their government to the Israeli military of a T-50 fighter jet, while calling on their government to cut all military ties to Israel until it abides by international law. 

BDS roundup: Yardbirds cancel Tel Aviv show; BDS activists urge two singers to do the same

Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 17:59
British rock legends Yardbirds cancel a show in Tel Aviv, while BDS activists encourage Hindi Zahra and Oumou Sangaré to cancel theirs; and Artists Against Apartheid encourage the boycott of the Creative Community for Peace.

BDS victory: French transportation giant Alstom loses $10 billion contract due to BDS pressure

Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Fri, 10/28/2011 - 00:10
French transportation multinational Alstom, which is involved in the illegal Jerusalem Light Rail project, loses a multi-billion-dollar contract due to the sustained pressure by BDS activists.

Gaza child artist responds to the censoring of his artwork

Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Sat, 10/22/2011 - 03:33
12-year-old Ali Hassan al Baba in Gaza: “It’s my right to draw”

Palestinian BDS National Committee supports Wall Street protests

Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Fri, 10/14/2011 - 14:42
The BNC says: “The refreshing scenes of determined peaceful protest for justice from around the world tell us that we, the 99 percent of the world, are in the process of straightening our backs, collectively, with unwavering fortitude and boundless hope.”

US academic and cultural BDS campaign condemns convictions of Irvine 11

Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Tue, 10/04/2011 - 22:33
The US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (USACBI) joins a growing coalition of civil rights and advocacy organizations in condemning the recent convictions of the Irvine 11, and say they are “concerned about the future of free speech within the UC system.”

Swedes call for academic boycott of Israel

Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Mon, 10/03/2011 - 17:08
Swedish students, professors and lecturers sign on to a call for a comprehensive academic boycott against Israel and Israeli educational institutions.

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