As defense minister Amir Peretz also launched lethal attacks on Gaza. Read more about Video: Israeli who oversaw Lebanon slaughter confronted in Morocco 

Togo gathering would have been opportunity for Israel to sell more weapons tested on Palestinians. Read more about Israel-Africa summit scrapped amid boycott 

Diplomat says Pretoria it will boycott Israel-Africa summit and urge others to do the same. Read more about Will South Africa push back Israel's charm offensive in Africa? 

Prisoners who refuse food are placed in solitary confinement.  Read more about Israel denies water, fresh air to hunger strikers  

Filmmakers remain committed to a boycott due to the festival’s partnership with an Israeli state-sponsored institution. Read more about Locarno film festival rebrands in attempt to duck Israel boycott 

Singer announces withdrawal from September “Festival of Sacred Music.” Read more about Western Saharan star Aziza Brahim cancels Israel concert 

Palestine rights campaigners in Egypt and France welcome announcement, but say boycott must continue. Read more about Boycott-hit Orange may dump Israeli partner by mid-2017 

Despite its name, Moroccanoil is an Israeli company.  Read more about Moroccanoil -- Israeli hair products that glamorize apartheid 

France-based Orange is complicit in Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank and provided support to Israeli units that devastated Gaza last summer. Read more about Egyptians launch boycott of Orange-owned Mobinil over complicity in Israeli crimes 

It’s more apparent than ever that Europe has learned all the wrong lessons from the Holocaust. Read more about Europe's border policy is designed to push refugees into the sea