Israel advocates lose legal battle over Olympia Food Co-op boycott
28 February 2020
Lawsuit aimed to punish grocery store’s decision to ban Israeli products. Read more about Israel advocates lose legal battle over Olympia Food Co-op boycott
28 February 2020
Lawsuit aimed to punish grocery store’s decision to ban Israeli products. Read more about Israel advocates lose legal battle over Olympia Food Co-op boycott
13 March 2018
Protracted lawsuit sought to block historic vote to boycott Israeli goods. Read more about Court dismisses lawsuit against Olympia Food Co-op over Israel boycott
27 October 2017
Documents reveal secret contracts to wage legal war on Palestine solidarity movement. Read more about Is Chicago law firm Sidley Austin secretly helping Israel fight BDS?
San Francisco 26 March 2015
Charles and David Koch may be bankrolling a backlash against efforts to boycott Israel. Read more about Are climate change deniers funding attack on Palestine activism?
21 January 2015
Two courts have already ruled the lawsuit against the co-op is frivolous; now the Washington state supreme court will weigh in. Read more about Washington supreme court hears arguments on Olympia co-op's boycott of Israeli goods
8 April 2014
Plaintiffs required to pay $160,000 in statutory damages over frivolous lawsuit targeting first US grocery store to formally boycott Israeli goods. Read more about Olympia Co-op lawfare case backfires as court fines anti-boycott plaintiffs
2 January 2013
In this latest roundup of news from the global boycott, divestment and sanctions movement, we take a look back at a year full of victories. Read more about BDS roundup: The victories of 2012
20 July 2012
What goes on behind the doors at the Christians United for Israel conference? Our blogger Alice Bach talks about how the Christian Zionist movement cheers for Israel and pressures politicians; and more. Read more about The Electronic Intifada weekly podcast featuring Alice Bach on Christian Zionist conference
12 July 2012
In a legal victory, a judge rules that a group of anti-Palestinian, anti-boycott plaintiffs must pay $160,000 in damages stemming from their lawsuit against the Olympia Food Co-op for its decision to de-shelve Israeli products. Read more about Anti-boycott group forced to pay $160,000 in damages to Olympia Food Co-op board members
12 March 2012
In this week’s roundup of news from the global BDS movement, Palestinian campaigners urge writers not to participate in the upcoming International Writers’ Festival in Jerusalem; Brooklyn’s Park Slope Food Co-op’s BDS initiative gets a boost of support from Israeli boycott activists; and more. Read more about BDS roundup: Brooklyn's Park Slope Food Co-op's BDS initiative gains support