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Officials suspect French megabank BNP Parisbas pulled out of Israel due to boycott pressure

Ali Abunimah 25 November 2011

Israeli officials suspect that France-based megabank BNP Parisbas has pulled out of Israel due to pressure from Palestine solidarity groups, even though the bank itself has denied this. Haaretz reported on 24 November: The powers that be are furious at BNP Paribas for shuttering its operations in Israel, and suspect it is acting due to Arab and anti-Israeli pressure in France, the bank’s home base.

Interactive map: follow "Take Apartheid off the Menu!" weekend of action

Maureen Clare Murphy 24 November 2011

A number of actions in Europe are being planned for this weekend in nine different countries. Follow an interactive map as the weekend progresses.

Veolia dumps Israel's waste in Jordan Valley and wins Israeli army contract

Adri Nieuwhof 22 November 2011

Veolia owns and operates Tovland Landfill, occupied Jordan Valley, where Israeli waste is dumped. Meanwhile,Veolia digs its heels deeper into the Israeli occupation by offering waste collection services to Israeli army bases in the Jordan Valley.

Boycott activists to US hip-hop artist MF Doom: "Don't entertain a doomed apartheid regime!"

Nora Barrows-Friedman 21 November 2011

Boycott campaigners call on MF Doom and French singer Mireille Mathieu to cancel their upcoming performances in Tel Aviv, and activists in Ireland demand that a film forum refuse to host the Israeli embassy for a de-politicized “celebration of Israeli cinema.”

Video: Donald Rumsfeld confronted for "illegal wars" at Texas college speech

Ali Abunimah 20 November 2011

Former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, key planner and executor of the invasions and occupations of Afghanistan, Iraq, the “War on Terror” and torture and human rights abuses at Guantanamo Bay, Abu Ghraib and other suspected secret prisons around the world, was disrupted and confronted by protestors as he spoke at Collin County Community College near Dallas, Texas on 18 November.

Video: Chicago supports call for cultural boycott of Israel, protests Israel film festival

Maureen Clare Murphy 19 November 2011

The Palestine Solidarity Group-Chicago recently protested the opening night of the Israeli film festival — dubbed the REAL Israel Film Festival. Protesters highlighted how Israel uses culture to try to whitewash its war crimes, occupation and apartheid.

BDS movement's strength shown by pro-Israel groups launching defensive "BUYcott" days

Adri Nieuwhof 17 November 2011

Saturday, 26 November has been declared a national BDS Day of Action in the United Kingdom. This has prompted the Israel lobby in the UK to call for “BUYcutt” days, and similar tactics are underway in the US.

New video shows Israeli forces dragging Palestinian Freedom Riders from settler bus

Maureen Clare Murphy 17 November 2011

“It’s just because I’m Palestinian” shouts a young woman toward the Israeli soldiers dragging her from a bus that serves Israel’s settler population and travels its segregated roads. Video shot by Anne Paq with the ActiveStills collective shows activists boarding the bus and Israeli forces asking them in broken Arabic for their travel permits. The soldiers then drag the activists from their seats.

ADL promotes conspiracy theories to undermine support for Palestine at Occupy Wall Street

Ali Abunimah 16 November 2011

In an move reminiscent of anti-Semitic attacks on Jews in America’s past, the ADL is seeking to isolate and cast suspicion on supporters of Palestinian rights at Occupy Wall Street.

Palestinians express solidarity to NYC 'Occupy' camp before raid; Activist in tweet controversy linked to Israel PR groups

Abraham Greenhouse 14 November 2011

Activists delivered a statement of solidarity from Palestinians to the Occupy Wall Street camp in New York City shortly it was was demolished by police, and an OWS activist who played a role in the deletion of an OWS tweet supporting the aid flotilla to Gaza has ties to a conservative lobbyist and Israel PR groups

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Activism and BDS Beat

Officials suspect French megabank BNP Parisbas pulled out of Israel due to boycott pressure

Interactive map: follow "Take Apartheid off the Menu!" weekend of action

Veolia dumps Israel's waste in Jordan Valley and wins Israeli army contract

Boycott activists to US hip-hop artist MF Doom: "Don't entertain a doomed apartheid regime!"

Video: Donald Rumsfeld confronted for "illegal wars" at Texas college speech

Video: Chicago supports call for cultural boycott of Israel, protests Israel film festival

BDS movement's strength shown by pro-Israel groups launching defensive "BUYcott" days

New video shows Israeli forces dragging Palestinian Freedom Riders from settler bus

ADL promotes conspiracy theories to undermine support for Palestine at Occupy Wall Street

Palestinians express solidarity to NYC 'Occupy' camp before raid; Activist in tweet controversy linked to Israel PR groups

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