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Defying surveillance, Gaza farmers demand boycott of Israel

Eva Bartlett
Gaza Strip
11 February 2013

Protests against Israeli goods take place close to the Gaza-Israel boundary.

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 key to a "just peace," says Palestinian Christian boycott activist

Joe Catron
Gaza Strip
3 October 2012

While much work is still to be done, the coordinator of the project that produced the landmark Kairos Palestine document reflects on its successes.

Podcast: deportation of Palestinian prisoners a war crime, says rights defender

Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Fri, 09/28/2012 - 18:08
Sahar Francis of Addameer warns current and former hunger strikers are not receiving urgently needed medical treatment in Israeli prison.

Quaker socially responsible investment fund divests $390,000 from Hewlett-Packard, Veolia

Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Tue, 09/25/2012 - 18:06
The Quaker Friends Fiduciary Corporation has become the first US fund to divest from Hewlett-Packard and Veolia Environment, having already pulled investments from Caterpillar earlier this year.

BDS roundup: The BDS movement, 7 years on, "stronger, more effective and more diverse than ever"

Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Wed, 07/11/2012 - 19:15
Highlighting the spectacular growth and victories of the 7-year-old BDS movement; Palestinian civil society commends author Alice Walker for her refusal to have her book published by an Israeli publisher; and more!

Divestment vote fails, but Presbyterian Church (USA) resolves to boycott Israeli settlement products

Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Fri, 07/06/2012 - 19:15
“This very close divestment vote and the successful boycott vote, along with several other recent watershed victories, makes clear that Israel can no longer count on being singled out for special treatment.”

BDS roundup: South Africa and Denmark to correctly label Israeli settlement products

Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Tue, 05/22/2012 - 16:37
South Africa and Denmark make historic rulings to correctly label Israeli settlement products; and international Quaker churches fully divest from the Caterpillar corporation.
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