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UK trade unionists put Histadrut under review; victory declared over Agrexco liquidation

Maureen Clare Murphy 15 September 2011

Two significant milestones in the Palestinian-led movement for boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) were marked this week with a vote by the UK’s Trades Union Congress to reconsider its ties with Israel’s national trade union federation, and with the confirmation that boycott target Agrexco was ordered into liquidation. 

Irvine 11 update: Attorneys use key evidence, as reported by EI, in courtroom

Nora Barrows-Friedman 14 September 2011

Attorneys for the Irvine 11 attempt to bring evidence of an Israeli official’s plans to attend an LA Lakers game into the courtroom — blowing a hole in the prosecution’s claims that he had to cut short his speech due to protests — but the judge has refused to let the jury see the photograph. 

Gaza children's images of war censored under pressure from US Israel lobby

Nora Barrows-Friedman Oakland 13 September 2011

Pro-Israel organizations pressured an Oakland children’s museum to cancel an upcoming exhibition of drawings made by Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip. Community leaders say the shutting down of the exhibition is the result of a disturbing — and well-funded — campaign to silence Palestinian voices across the US.