3 April 2014
“Whether used in South Africa, the US South, or India, boycotts have resulted in a transformative change that not only brought freedom and justice to the victims but also peace and reconciliation for the oppressors.”
2 April 2014
Pro-Israel groups are using court venues around the world in an attempt to stilfe the Palestinian-led boycott campaign, but are having surprisingly mixed results.
2 April 2014
Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of New Mexico is calling on administration to pull its investments from corporations that profit from human rights violations in Palestine and at the US-Mexico border.
2 April 2014
SJP is however critical of procedures used that limited debate and input from the resolution’s authors.
2 April 2014
Northeastern University, the first in the United States to ban a campus Palestine solidarity group, welcomed a delegation of Israeli lawmakers from racist parties.
1 April 2014
American Studies Association calling for “immediate” action by the public to oppose bill making its way through Maryland legislature.
1 April 2014
After pressure from the pro-Israel lobby, the trustees of a London student union are attempting to overturn a democratic vote.
27 March 2014
Students at McMaster University win big majority for divestment despite walk-out by opponents. Loyola student government president, supported by off-campus Israeli lobby groups, vetoes divestment resolution
26 March 2014
Students at Kings College London also passed a motion calling for boycott and divestment from entities complicit in Israeli abuses of Palestinian rights.
26 March 2014
The Palestinian national boycott committee says that the Rolling Stones’ planned gig is much like those few artists who played Sun City during the era of South African apartheid.