October 16, 2013 /
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Twitter-based BDS Movement urges entertainers and others to stage anti-apartheid-like boycott by: Debra Kamin | reposted from Variety Pop star Rihanna has confirmed an Oct. 22 concert in Tel Aviv, a decision that has delighted her legions of Israeli fans but angered proponents of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, a global campaign calling for the use of political…
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October 4, 2013 /
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By Dr. Sarah Marusek | reposted from the Middle East Monitor In North America, the mainstream media is not exactly sympathetic to the Palestinian cause. This presents a huge obstacle for solidarity activists who want to change the hegemonic discourse of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to reflect the reality on the ground: that Israel is an…
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September 27, 2013 /
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A Palestine Solidarity Campaign Update Veolia have finally sold off their remaining bus lines that run through Israel’s illegal settlements on Palestinian land. Congratulations to all the BDS campaigners who have campaigned for divestment from Veolia – they are responding to your pressure. As Who Profits reminds us ‘It is important to note that Veolia…
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September 19, 2013 /
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“A lobby is like a night flower: It thrives in the dark and dies in the light.” – former AIPAC foreign policy director Steve Rosen CBS Outdoor has shown itself to be an arm of the Israel lobby, if there was any doubt.
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September 10, 2013 /
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by Paul Larudee / September 10th, 2013 If there was ever any doubt about the purpose of intervention in Syria, it has been dispelled as hoards of lobbyists from AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, including 250 Jewish leaders, descend upon Capitol Hill. Their mission is to make sure that each and every member…
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September 9, 2013 /
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Legal Support (PSLS) and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) , for student and other Palestinian and solidarity activists who may confront repression or legal attempts to intimidate or silence activism. PSLS and CCR released a new Know Your Rights booklet specially developed and tailored for Palestinian rights activists – Legal and Tactical Guide: Palestinian Human Rights…
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August 23, 2013 /
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August 23, 2013 | reposted from Counterpunch by PAUL LARUDEE On August 6, 2013, State House spokeswoman Jen Psaki made history by telling AP reporter Matt Lee that the U.S. had “determined that we do not need to make a determination” whether the military coup in Egypt was in fact a coup d’état, which would…
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August 19, 2013 /
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Dr Sarah Marusek | reposted from the Middle East Monitor Friday, 16 August 2013 Last April, the Zionist Organization of America and the student group Owls for Israel invited Israeli Colonel Bentzi Gruber to speak at Florida Atlantic University (FAU). Gruber was traveling across the US for a series of talks on “Ethics in the…
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July 11, 2013 /
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by: Dr. Sarah Marusek Thursday, 11 July 2013 12:25 Eight years ago this week, a coalition of Palestinian civil society organizations issued the global call for a Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel in response to the international community’s continued failure to hold Israel accountable for denying Palestinians “their fundamental rights of freedom,…
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July 1, 2013 /
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by Alison Weir, reposted from Veterans News Now Alison Weir is the President of the Council for the National Interest (CNI) and Executive Director of If Americans Knew. The term “Israel lobby” fails to do justice to the extraordinary scope and composition of this special interest group. Below is a small sampling of the American…
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