Category Archives: BDS

‘Occupy AIPAC’ now has 100 orgs behind it (and neocons try to block its appeal to ‘Jewish liberals’)

Neocons try to stymie anti-Israel lobby movement by appealing to Jewish liberals

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In the last 24 hours an orgy of land theft and political arrests of children

Land Theft & Destruction / Attacks on Protests Against Land Theft / Restriction of Movement / Apartheid / Refugees Breaking: Israeli bulldozer, soldiers destroy entire community of Beit Arabiya in West Bank, Philip Weiss Tne tragic night in the West … Continue reading

Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, Arab Spring, BDS, Gaza, Iran, Iraq, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Middle East, Occupation, On the ground reports, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 4 Comments

Children in Nabi Saleh play their favorite game called ‘Mustafa Tamimi’ during weekly protests

this is the game #NabiSaleh kids were playing yesterday..the one called #MustafaTamimi facebook.com/photo.php?fbid… it’s their fave from what i hear — Linah Alsaafin (@LinahAlsaafin) January 21, 2012 Attacks on Protests Against Land Theft / Land, Property Theft & Destruction / … Continue reading

Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, BDS, Egypt, Gaza, Gaza 2 Years Later, Iran, Iraq, Israel/Palestine, Occupation, On the ground reports, One state/Two states, US Policy in the Middle East | 4 Comments

After its diplomats slam Israel’s illegal settlements, can EU continue funding them?

Representatives of the EU’s own member states called to end financial support for the settlements. Can the same body possibly attempt to justify direct funding for the pillaging of Palestinian resources by those same illegal settlements?

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Must-see TV from West Wing: Hide the 1709 map of Holy Land, it doesn’t show Israel!

Blackwashing joins pinkwashing and greenwashing to save the Israeli brand

Posted in Activism, Arab Spring, BDS, Egypt, Gaza, Gaza 2 Years Later, Iran, Iraq, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Middle East, Occupation, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine | Tagged | 4 Comments

EU diplomats propose boycotts, divestment, and sanctions against Israeli colonialism

A report sent to the EU by its member countries’ top diplomats in Jerusalem and Ramallah proposed state-level boycotts, divestment, and sanctions against Israel’s illegal colonial infrastructure in the occupied West Bank.

Posted in Activism, BDS, Israel/Palestine, Occupation, One state/Two states, Settlers/Colonists | 5 Comments

Video: Settlers claim olive oil as ‘Israeli’

Ad for settlers’ olive oil mocks the truth, it is central to Palestinian culture

Posted in Activism, BDS, Settlers/Colonists | Tagged | 42 Comments

‘Corporate Watch’ publishes guide on targeting Israeli apartheid

Corporate Watch publishes a complete guide to BDS, including successes, company profiles, and sectors of the occupation, with additional advice on the next stage of campaigns.

Posted in Activism, BDS, Israel/Palestine, Occupation, Reports/Video, Settlers/Colonists, US Politics | 49 Comments

Military trial for 17-year-old girl, charged with… Spilling Water on Soldier

  Military Trial of 17-year old Amal Hamamdeh from Mufakarah. Charge: Spilling Water on Soldier, Assaf Oron As reported here, during home demolitions in the cave-dweller village of Mufakarah, two young women who resisted nonviolently were arrested and charged with … Continue reading

Posted in Activism, BDS, Egypt, Gaza, Gaza 2 Years Later, Iran, Iraq, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Media, Middle East, Occupation, One state/Two states, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine, Turkey, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | Tagged | 6 Comments

Settlers assault Palestinians in Hebron. Palestinian fire fighters save settlers in Hebron

and other news from Today in Palestine: Jewish settlers assault two young men and the soldiers arrest themIsraeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested two Palestinian young men in Al-Khalil city after a group of Jewish settlers assaulted them on Friday. link … Continue reading

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Pols meets missile designer at behest of AIPAC Sacramento

Check out this December video of Occupy AIPAC in Sacramento, where local activist from Jewish Voice for Peace, Peace Action, and Occupy Sacramento take on the pro-Israel lobby.

Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, BDS, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 2 Comments

Israeli drone ‘mega deals’ export the occupation world-wide

Earlier this month, two Israeli weapons producers signed “mega deals” with “unnamed” countries, exporting a crucial piece of the occupation — drones.

Posted in BDS, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Occupation, War on Terror | 10 Comments

13 year old Palestinian girl in wheelchair victim of hit and run by Israeli settlers

Hiba Abdul Ghaffar, 13, was heading to school Thursday when she was hit by a settler car near the Ibrahimi mosque in Hebron,

Posted in Activism, Arab Spring, BDS, Egypt, Gaza, Gaza 2 Years Later, Iran, Iraq, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Middle East, Occupation, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine, US Politics, War on Terror | 2 Comments

Europe gets it: Israel ‘forcibly transfers’ Palestinians

An internal European Union (EU) report states the plain truth: Israel ‘forcibly transfers’ Palestinians

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‘Occupy AIPAC’ to take on lobby’s legions in ‘business attire’

Occupy AIPAC announces dates for Washington D.C. summit protest the Israel lobby group.

Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, BDS, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 5 Comments

Omar Barghouti: ‘They can colonize our lands, but they can never colonize our minds’

Omar Barghouti spoke in Oakland, CA on his West Coast tour, covering BDS, the Occupy Wall St. Movement and Israeli attacks on Palestinian education.

Posted in Activism, BDS, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Nakba, Occupation, Settlers/Colonists, US Policy in the Middle East | 15 Comments

Palestinian drivers challenge Israeli-only roads in the West Bank

This video was taken today outside Jericho as a convoy of 50 Palestinian cars attempted to travel to Ramallah over roads restricted to Israelis. Reports over Twitter say four activists were arrested.

Posted in Activism, Arab Spring, BDS, Gaza, Gaza 2 Years Later, Iraq, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Middle East, Occupation, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine | Tagged | 25 Comments

Activists respond to Sodastream’s defense of profiting off the occupation

Activists call for retailers and advertisers to terminate relations with the Israeli company Sodastream due to its violations of international law.

Posted in Activism, BDS, Israel/Palestine, Occupation | 14 Comments

Israel’s national theater to bring ‘Merchant’ to World Shakespeare Fest in May

Unlike many post-Oslo normalization programs that claim to promote peaceful co-existence and respect the ‘Green Line’ – thereby obfuscating the reality of colonial power relations –, the case of the Israeli national theater company Habima presents event organizers and the … Continue reading

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U.S. continues to fund Israeli military but not Palestinian ‘Sesame Street’

“Sharaa Simsim,” the Palestinian version of Sesame Street, has been put on hiatus for the 2012 season due to a funding freeze by the U.S. Congress.

Posted in Activism, Arab Spring, BDS, Egypt, Gaza, Iraq, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Media, Middle East, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine | Tagged | 3 Comments

Captain Israel is back, and better than ever!

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Captain Israel is a hyper-masculine comic book creation published by ultra-right Israel advocacy organization StandWithUs. With the help of Photoshop, the captain’s anti-Palestinian propaganda campaign becomes self-reflexive hasbara humor.

Posted in American Jewish Community, BDS, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine | Tagged | 39 Comments

Christian group dedicated to derailing divestment bankrolled by settler-funding philanthropy

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Christians for Fair Witness on the Middle East markets itself as a liberal group working for peace in Israel/Palestine. But its budget is bankrolled by philanthropy that funds settlements and Islamophobia.

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See Omar Barghouti on US speaking tour starting Wednesday

The schedule of Omar Barghouti’s West Coast speaking tour – January 4 – 12, 2012.

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Report: ‘Joker’ scratched Tel Aviv– in BDS victory

English dubstep artist scheduled for 12/20 in Tel Aviv was a no-show, under pressure from boycott advocates

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Jenin Freedom Theatre Director Zakaria Zubeidi ordered by Israel to turn himself in to PA security services

Palestinian pardoned by Israel put back on wanted list Zakaria Zbeidi, the former commander of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in Jenin who now runs the Freedom Theater, says he did not know his pardon was canceled. Zakaria Zbeidi, the former commander … Continue reading

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