Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-Omrani22 March 2011
Young leaders of Egypt’s revolution declined an invitation to meet with the US secretary of state, citing Washington’s tepid support for anti-government protesters over the course of the 18-day rebellion. Read more about Revolutionary Egyptian youth refuse Clinton meeting
GAZACITY, occupied Gaza Strip (IPS) - Palestinians are calling for boycotts against Israeli products and companies. But in the Gaza Strip — at the heart of the Israeli occupation — it is often impossible for residents to follow their own call to action. Read more about Palestinians urged to "Buy Gaza"
Under pressure over its involvement with the Israeli occupation, Danish-British security firm G4S recently stated its intention to withdraw from some of its contracts with Israeli companies in the West Bank. Read more about Security firm G4S partly withdraws from W. Bank
Several Canadian universities launched campus divestment initiatives, a Danish-owned Israeli security company is forced to pull out of contracts in the occupied West Bank due to public pressure, and legendary musicians Pete Seeger and Roger Waters come out in support of the BDS movement. Read more about Boycott roundup: Canada campuses mobilize to divest
RAMALLAH, occupied West Bank (IPS) - Tens of thousands of Palestinians from across the political spectrum took to the streets throughout the West Bank and Gaza on Tuesday to mark 15 March, “the day of rage” to protest the political division between Hamas and Fatah. Read more about Unity calls stifled in West Bank and Gaza
AWARTA, occupied West Bank (IPS) - Food supplies are running low, ambulances have been detained for hours at checkpoints and hundreds of young men have been held, interrogated and beaten up, some requiring hospitalization, in the Palestinian village of Awarta in the northern West Bank. The village has been under continuous curfew for four days. Read more about Palestinian village under siege following settler killings