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VIDEO: UCLA students stage walk-out at StandWithUs event featuring Israeli soldiers

Submitted by nora on Mon, 03/05/2012 - 21:54
UCLA students staged a silent walk-out during a presentation by Israeli soldiers there to defend Israel’s attacks on the Gaza strip in 2008-09.

Palestinian boycott campaign: End Cornell's collaboration with Technion

Submitted by nora on Mon, 03/05/2012 - 17:58
The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel issued a strong statement of condemnation against the partnership between Cornell University and the Technion, who are building a multi-billion-dollar science and technology campus in New York City.

BDS victory: Ahava products spiked in Japan because of legal and ethical issues

Submitted by nora on Mon, 02/27/2012 - 16:48
DaitoCrea, the Japanese distributor for Ahava’s cosmetics line — produced in an illegal West Bank settlement — announced last week that they will immediately stop carrying Ahava products.

BDS roundup: US Presbyterian church one step closer to major divestment policy

Submitted by nora on Fri, 02/24/2012 - 03:55
This week on global news from the BDS movement: an Israeli dance company faces boycott actions in North America; the Presbyterian Church USA moves one step closer to divesting from three US companies that profit from Israel’s military occupation of Palestine; and more.

Singer Cassandra Wilson cancels Israel show: "I identify with the cultural boycott of Israel"

Submitted by nora on Tue, 02/21/2012 - 19:53
US jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson has canceled her gig this weekend at the Women’s Festival in Holon, following appeals by boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) activists encouraging her to respect the Palestinian call for boycott.

Zionist group fails to disrupt Ilan Pappe's tour at California state universities

Submitted by nora on Sat, 02/18/2012 - 17:25
The California State University (CSU) system has sent a letter to a Zionist group rejecting their claim that Ilan Pappe, an Israeli historian and a frequent contributor to The Electronic Intifada, should not receive CSU sponsorship during his upcoming campus tour.

BDS roundup: From Vancouver to Ramallah, no love for Israeli apartheid

Submitted by nora on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 21:39
A regular roundup of news from the global boycott, divestment and sanctions movement: BDS motion passes at a Canadian university; the Olympia Food Co-op, heading to court, rallies supporters; Palestinian youth urge France to stop selling weaponry to the Israeli military, and more.

BDS victory: Cat Power cancels show in Tel Aviv

Submitted by nora on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 23:32
Cat Power cancels her show in Tel Aviv, after appeals by boycott activists.

BDS roundup: South Africa to consider Israel boycott; defending academic freedom; and more

Submitted by nora on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 21:29
A regular roundup of news and actions from the global boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement. Canadian radio broadcasters urge a Vancouver station to adopt a BDS resolution, boycott campaigners urge Cat Power to cancel her upcoming Tel Aviv performance, and more.

Gaza children's art exhibition to be hosted at Swarthmore college

Submitted by nora on Tue, 02/07/2012 - 21:15
A collection of artwork created by children in Gaza immediately after Israel’s attacks in the winter of 2008-09 will be shown at Pennsylvania’s Swarthmore college in April, after it was censored by a museum in California.

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