Archbishop Desmond Tutu

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.

Anti-Palestinian activist heaps praise on campus BDS campaigners

Submitted by Abraham Greenhouse on Tue, 05/14/2013 - 15:43
Alarmist attack by StandWithUs staffer on campus BDS activists only highlights the growing strength of divestment campaigns on US campuses

Roger Waters, Desmond Tutu urge student senators at UC Riverside not to back down on divestment vote

Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Wed, 04/03/2013 - 21:16
“Do not stand silent. Do not retreat. Do not back down. Stand firm in your principles and reject apartheid wherever it is practiced,” says Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

"Trade not aid" focus of new attempt to break Gaza blockade

Eva Bartlett
Gaza City
27 March 2013

While the Freedom Flotilla tried to bring aid to the Strip, Gaza’s Ark seeks to export locally produced goods.

Boycotting Israel is the "way to go," says Pink Floyd legend Roger Waters

David Cronin
Brussels
18 March 2013

Roger Waters is calling on musicians everywhere not to play Tel Aviv.

Remember when the Church of England voted against divestment from South Africa? A luta continua!

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Wed, 05/02/2012 - 22:33

There will be huge disappointment from supporters of Palestinian rights and relief among supporters of Israel’s violation of those rights at the failure of the measure to divest from companies profiting from Israeli occupation at the United Methodist Church’s General Conference.

Perhaps, some may conclude, the battle is too tough and what worked against South Africa can never work against Israel.

Why are Palestinians paying for Germany's sins?

Susan Abulhawa
14 April 2012
While Palestinians continue to be robbed of their land, heritage and human rights to atone for Germany’s sins, Germany unreservedly supports Israel.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu endorses PennBDS

Submitted by Benjamin Doherty on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 19:46

Archbishop Desmond Tutu sends his greetings and support to the participants and organizers of the 2012 National BDS Conference at the University of Pennsylvania.

Palestinians call for military sanctions on Israel 7 years after ICJ ruling

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Fri, 07/08/2011 - 18:52
The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Committee (BNC) announced today a call for an urgent military embargo against Israel, “similar to that imposed against apartheid South Africa in the past.”

Tutu boosts Murdoch-battered BDS campaign in Sydney

Sarah Irving
5 July 2011
A letter of support from South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu is regarded as a vindication of an Australian city council’s fight — currently unsuccessful — to align its purchasing policies with the Palestinian call for boycott, divestment and sanctions against the State of Israel.

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