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BDS roundup: The victories of 2012

Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Wed, 01/02/2013 - 22:27
In this latest roundup of news from the global boycott, divestment and sanctions movement, we take a look back at a year full of victories.

BDS roundup: Arizona State University student government votes to divest from Israel

Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Wed, 06/06/2012 - 22:20
In this week’s BDS roundup, Arizona State University’s student government votes to divest from Israel; Evergreen State College’s student-run campus cafe boycotts Israeli products; and more!

BDS roundup: Major divestment victory at UMass Boston

Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 18:12
UMass Boston’s undergraduate student government unanimously passes a divestment resolution against Boeing; the US’ largest Latin@ youth association continues to endorse BDS across the country; Moroccan activists say no to orientalist Israeli belly dancers; and more!

In Canadian first, Carleton University students pass Israel occupation divestment resolution by large margin

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Fri, 03/23/2012 - 16:45

Graduate students at Carleton University in Ottawa have overwhelmingly voted for divestment from companies profiting from Israeli occupation and human rights abuses in what is the first ever such referendum on a university campus in Canada.

Lawsuit filed against Olympia Food Co-op, seeks to force end to Israel boycott

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Sat, 09/10/2011 - 07:38

A group of pro-Israel activists has filed a lawsuit against the Olympia Food Co-op (OFC) to try to force it to end its boycott of Israeli goods.

On 6 September, The Electronic Intifada exclusively revealed that the activists who had threatened the lawsuit were working in close collaboration with StandWithUs, a national pro-Israel organization, and that their plans had been discussed in advance with an Israeli government official.

Uncovered: Israel's role in planned US lawsuit to fight BDS

Ali Abunimah
6 September 2011
An exclusive investigation finds that pro-Israel activists, backed by an Islamophobic pro-Israel group and with the knowledge of the Israeli government, is planning to take legal action to force the Olympia Food Co-op to rescind its historic decision to boycott Israeli products.
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