Energy firm ditches occupation profiteer G4S
9 August 2012
Private security giant turns into a toxic brand in Britain.
Activism and BDS Beat
Promoter who raised money for Israeli army to hold Lollapalooza on ruins of Palestinian village
5 August 2012
Lollapalooza, the corporate concert franchise founded by Jane’s Addiction frontman, pro-Israeli fundraiser and activist Perry Farrell, is to launch in Tel Aviv in August 2013 on the ruins of the Palestinian village of Jarisha.
Veolia remains active in garbage dump for Israeli settlers
1 August 2012
French corporation says it has sold the Tovlan landfill in the Jordan Valley to the nearby Israeli settlement of Masua, but the company is still involved as a supervisor and consultant.
Caterpillar machinery once again involved in Israeli occupation activity
30 July 2012
Caterpillar machinery is involved in the construction of an Israeli railroad in the occupied West Bank that violates international law
BDS roundup: Protesters demand TIAA-CREF drop investments in companies profiting from Israel's occupation
25 July 2012
Protesters in three US cities demand TIAA-CREF drop investments from companies profiting from Israel’s violations of international law; Jazz musicians urged to cancel gig at Red Sea Jazz Festival in Eilat; and more!
The latest reason to boycott the Red Sea Jazz Festival
20 July 2012
This year’s jazz fest will be covering up what some may call a new low for Israel.
Morrissey's "big mouth" silent on apartheid
13 July 2012
Morrissey’s former reputation as an anti-racist is completely undeserved, and his agreement to play in Israel confirms this.
Anti-boycott group forced to pay $160,000 in damages to Olympia Food Co-op board members
12 July 2012
In a legal victory, a judge rules that a group of anti-Palestinian, anti-boycott plaintiffs must pay $160,000 in damages stemming from their lawsuit against the Olympia Food Co-op for its decision to de-shelve Israeli products.
BDS roundup: The BDS movement, 7 years on, "stronger, more effective and more diverse than ever"
11 July 2012
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!
250 European academics call for exclusion of Ahava and Israeli arms companies from EU research projects
11 July 2012
Signatories to the open letter to the European Commission include Gérard Toulouse, a member of the French Academy of Science, Malcolm Levitt, a member of the UK Royal Society, and renowned philosopher Slavjoj Zizek