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African Americans should support Palestinian rights and BDS, interfaith delegation says

Ali Abunimah 2 August 2011

Members of the Interfaith Peace Builders’ first African Heritage Delegation to Israel/Palestine have issued a call on African Americans to support the struggle for Palestinian rights, and have declared their support for the Palestinian-led campaign of boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) on Israel. 

Palestinian queer groups: "major BDS victory" as int'l queer youth group withdraws meeting from Israel

Nora Barrows-Friedman 2 August 2011

IGLYO, the international queer youth and student organization, recently announced its decision to withdraw its General Assembly from Israel. Palestinian queer groups welcomed the announcement, but urge IGLYO to take further steps in support of human rights by heeding the BDS call. 

"Irvine 11" now "Irvine 10" as charges are dropped for one student in ongoing free speech case

Nora Barrows-Friedman 29 July 2011

A judge removes the prosecution’s lead investigator and two deputies from the case brought by the Orange County District Attorney’s office, which has been intent on criminalizing Muslim students who nonviolently disrupted a speech by an Israeli official in 2010. Meanwhile, charges against one of the students are dismissed.