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
Activism and BDS Beat
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
Divestment vote fails, but Presbyterian Church (USA) resolves to boycott Israeli settlement products
6 July 2012
“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.”
No easy victories: Presbyterian Church USA divestment measure loses by only two votes
6 July 2012
A measure to divest approximately $17 million of the Presbyterian Church USA’s funds from corporations profitting from the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands was defeated by only two votes tonight.
Committee of Presbyterian Church (USA) votes in favor of divestment; now heads for final vote
3 July 2012
A committee of the Presbyterian Church (USA)’s General Assembly voted overwhelmingly in favor of an upcoming divestment initiative that could pull the church’s funds from three major US companies.