Sweden

“Yes, we are funding the occupation,” Swedish minister glibly tells Gaza youth

Submitted by Rana Baker on Sat, 06/15/2013 - 13:22
Meeting with Swedish politician in Gaza highlights the hypocrisy and double standards of the European Union.

Podcast: "Israel's drunk with power," says Stop the Wall's Jamal Juma'

Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Mon, 01/28/2013 - 17:27
Jamal Juma’ of the Stop the Wall campaign talks about grassroots Palestinian resistance to Israel’s escalating colonization project.

"We cannot force Israel to do anything": My talk with Swedish politician highlights EU complicity

Submitted by Rana Baker on Fri, 09/21/2012 - 18:11

It is very interesting that a “leftist” who offers “full support for Fatah” and who strongly believes that the EU must not boycott Israel, would “understand my frustration.”

Palestinian labor expresses solidarity with European trade unions resisting austerity, supporting BDS measures

Submitted by Michael Deas on Mon, 06/11/2012 - 15:33
The Palestinian Trade Union Coalition for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions has issued a statement of solidarity with European trade unions resisting public spending cuts and job losses and restated its support for proactive BDS campaigns and a boycott of the Histadrut.

Revealed: Israel hires lobby firm to win Euro-MPs' backing for trade deal

Submitted by david on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 15:36
Kreab Gavin Anderson tasked with convincing MEPs to approve accord on increasing Israel’s exports.

Swedes call for academic boycott of Israel

Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Mon, 10/03/2011 - 17:08
Swedish students, professors and lecturers sign on to a call for a comprehensive academic boycott against Israel and Israeli educational institutions.

Swedish chain kicks out drink machines made in Israeli settlements

Stephanie Westbrook
29 August 2011
Popular Sodastream products directly benefit the largest Israeli settlement colony in the occupied West Bank. Meanwhile the company exploits Palestinian factory workers and attempts to “greenwash” its profit from Israel’s occupation.

Sweden, Israel and the banalization of evil

Submitted by david on Fri, 08/12/2011 - 15:43
Why are Israeli firms that build illegal settlements taking part in a Swedish initiative to help Palestine’s private sector?

Agrexco forum a milestone in Europe's BDS movement

Stephanie Westbrook
15 June 2011
Earlier this month in Montpellier, France, more than a hundred activists from nine countries gathered for the first ever European Forum Against Agrexco for two full days of workshops aimed at strengthening the boycott campaign against the Israeli agricultural export giant.
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