Israeli settlements

In a precedent-setting move, Norway has ended tax-deductions for organizations that finance Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian land.

Providing a solid legal framework for BDS activism, a Palestinian rights organization has published a legal report about the responsibility of states in relation to Israel’s settlement enterprise

On this week’s roundup of BDS news: A South African university adopts a full academic and cultural boycott of Israel; A new Sodastream store will be protested every week in Brighton; and much more!

Better Place Israel is headed by a general implicated in war crimes in Lebanon and Palestine

Settler leaders are aggrieved at a new global boycott “trend” among international multinational firms to pull factories out of illegal Israeli colonies in the occupied West Bank.

Campaigners strengthen calls for divestment against Caterpillar following the Corrie verdict; Indian activists, scholars and artists denounce India-Israel free trade agreement; and more!

Speaking to Israeli TV earlier this month British ambassador Matthew Gould said Israel was increasingly losing support among middle-ground politicians in the UK because of its aggressive settlement policies. His comments confirm other indications of increased mainstream support for Palestine in the political mainstream, as I showed in a feature for EI last month.

Private security giant turns into a toxic brand in Britain.