21 June 2012
The pension fund giant TIAA-CREF has divested $72 million shares of Caterpillar, Inc from its Social Choice Funds portfolio after a two year campaign. Read more about Milestone victory: pension fund giant TIAA-CREF divests $72 million from Caterpillar
21 June 2012
Hassan Safadi, who ended a 71 day hunger strike on 14 May, restarted his hunger strike today after Israel breached a deal to free him, the latest such blatant violation Read more about Palestinian who went 71 days without food restarts hunger strike after Israel breaches deal to free him
21 June 2012
Disturbing evidence of torture and ill-treatment of Palestinian children gathered in new report. Read more about Israeli soldier fires gun to terrorize nine-year-old boy
21 June 2012
Reflections on the Occupy movement in Ohio and America’s double standards in the Middle East. Read more about How the 99 percent are cannon fodder for America's wars
20 June 2012
Rikhawi remains on hunger strike, as Israel continues to deny visits by family and independent doctors. Read more about Don't forget him: Akram Rikhawi still at risk of death on day 70 of hunger strike in Israeli jail
20 June 2012
The Board of Deputies of British Jews (BoD) has launched a campaign to pressure the Church of England to reject a proposed motion expressing support for the well-respected Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI). Read more about Board of Deputies of British Jews misleads supporters in attack on human rights observers
19 June 2012
In this week’s roundup of news from the global BDS movement: Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain cancels his performances; boycott activists in the Middle East urge Cirque du Soleil to cancel their upcoming show in Israel; and more! Read more about BDS roundup: Zakir Hussain cancels performances in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem
19 June 2012
Today Ameer Makhoul, a Palestinian civil society leader from Haifa, marks his 54th birthday in an Israeli prison. Read more about Solidarity greetings from Ameer Makhoul, who spends 54th birthday today in Israeli prison cell
19 June 2012
Amy Goodman breaks her silent streak on Mahmoud Sarsak with an egregious error. Read more about Media silence on Palestinian hunger strikers: Et tu, Amy Goodman?
19 June 2012
The father of Palestinian national footballer Mahmoud Sarsak, who is set to be released by Israel on 10 July following a three month hunger strike, has said that it is “unbearable” that Israel will host the tournament “while it routinely arrests, tortures, imprisons and kills Palestinians, including football players, without consequence” Read more about Whitewashing apartheid, European football federation claims Israel tournament "will bring people together"