Category Archives: BDS

Alterman says BDS shares Ahmadinejad’s agenda, and Hezbollah’s too

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Philip Weiss

Progressives Avishai and Alterman adopt conservative theories to rationalize the status quo in Israel and Palestine

Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, Arab Spring, BDS, Egypt, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Media, US Politics | 36 Comments

UN Committee: Israeli system ‘tantamount to apartheid’

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Today in Palestine

Ethnic Cleansing / Land Theft & Destruction / Occupation & Apartheid / Exile & Restriction of Movement / Refugees Report: Israel issued 13,000 demolition orders against Palestinian real estate Haaretz newspaper said the Israeli civil administration issued 13,000 demolition warnings … Continue reading →

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Slater on Beinart

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Philip Weiss

Peter Beinart’s call for religious segregation in the Jewish community would empower the most intolerant political elements of that community

Posted in American Jewish Community, BDS, Israel Lobby, Media, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 32 Comments

Human rights activists will hardnose the highway from Woodstock to Catskill

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Allison Deger

This weekend activists Laurie Arbeiter and Sarah Wellington, an iconic figures in the Palestine solidarity movement best known for selling their “we will not be silent” t-shirts, are heading upstate to take part in a 22-mile fundraiser trek from Woodstock to Catskill.

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Senate fight today over the number of Palestinian refugees

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Today in Palestine

Senate fight today over Palestinian ‘refugees’ Thirty U.S. senators will vote today over whether there really are 5 million Palestinian “refugees” or just around 30,000 — a hot-button issue that has already become the subject of a vigorous international debate involving … Continue reading →

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Palestinian Authority and Israel on an arresting spree, children and activists detained

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Today in Palestine

Detainees and Other Prisoner News Palestinians arrest 10 Islamic Jihad members Palestinian security forces arrested 10 members of the Islamic Jihad in the Jenin refugee camp on Monday, a local leader of the radical movement said. link to news.yahoo.com Islamic … Continue reading →

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South African artists, intellectuals and gov’t ministers take steps to isolate Israel

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Today in Palestine

How long before South Africans are accused of being anti-Semites? South Africa to ban labeling West Bank settlement products as ‘made in Israel’, Amira Hass Minister of Trade and Industry says South Africa recognizes the State of Israel only within … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Arab Spring, BDS, Egypt, Iran, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Media, Nakba, Neocons, Occupation, On the ground reports, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 3 Comments

A tale of two festivals

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Eleanor Kilroy

Eleanor Kilroy compares Palfest and the Jerusalem International Writers Festival.

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Danish right-wing: ‘Made in settlement’ labels preempt Israel’s expanding borders

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Allison Deger

Yesterday, Denmark announced that produce from Israeli settlements will no longer carry a “made in Israel” sticker, sparking criticism from the country’s extremist anti-immigration political party, Dansk Folkeparti, or the Danish People’s Party (DPP).

Posted in Activism, BDS, Israel/Palestine, Neocons, Occupation, Settlers/Colonists | 65 Comments

BDS victory: South Africa strips Ahava’s ‘made in Israel’ label

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Allison Deger

Earlier this month, South Africa’s Department of Trade and Industry announced that products made in the West Bank but labeled “made in Israel” will no longer be sold in the country.

Posted in Activism, BDS, Israel/Palestine, Occupation, Settlers/Colonists | 30 Comments

Nobel Prize laureate J. M. Coetzee appears to boycott International Writers Festival in Jerusalem

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Adam Horowitz

J. M. Coetzee said “he would come [to the International Writers Festival in Jerusalem] when the peace process goes forward.”

Posted in BDS, Israel/Palestine | 13 Comments

Nakba 64 years later, we will never forget

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Today in Palestine

News and headlines from Nakba Day, 2012.

Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, Arab Spring, BDS, Egypt, Gaza, Iran, Iraq, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Middle East, Nakba, Neocons, Occupation, On the ground reports, Settlers/Colonists, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 10 Comments

Oren’s defensive piece on ‘sinister’ delegitimization movement shows boycott is working

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Philip Weiss

Michael Oren knows that Israel is losing its reputation

Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, BDS, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 49 Comments

Israeli officer threatens to rape Palestinian activists in custody (if this happened in Syria it would be headline news)

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Today in Palestine

Israel faces major West Bank uprising over hunger strikers

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Palestinian writers call for boycott of Jerusalem int’l writers’ fest

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Eleanor Kilroy

Writers at int’l fest who tour East Jerusalem are gulty of ‘colonial voyeurism’, says Palestinian boycott committee

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House support for Israel damages prospects for peace

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Josh Ruebner

On Monday, the House of Representatives released a draft of the 2013 budget bill, which includes an eye-popping $1.5 billion in weapons earmarked for Israel.

Posted in Activism, BDS, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Neocons, Occupation, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | Tagged | 42 Comments

Rejecting boycott, Tom Rob Smith and Tracy Chevalier prepare for Jerusalem International Writers Festival

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Eleanor Kilroy

The Jerusalem International Writers Festival is sponsored by the Jerusalem Foundation which, together with the Jerusalem municipality and settler organizations, is responsible for projects of ethnic cleansing in Jerusalem.

Posted in BDS, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government | 5 Comments

Israeli military raids office of human rights organization ‘Stop the Wall’; steals computers and hard drives

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Stop the Wall

Early this morning the Israeli military in ten armored jeeps surrounded and raided the Ramallah office of Stop the Wall, confiscating computers and archival documents.

Posted in Activism, BDS, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Occupation | 16 Comments

‘Battle of the Empty Stomachs’: Thaer Halahleh and Bilal Diab surpass 70 days on hunger strike

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Today in Palestine

Addameer: Thaer Halahleh and Bilal Diab’s petitions to the Israeli High Court regarding their administrative detention orders were rejected yesterday, four days following their High Court hearing on 3 May. Thaer and Bilal are on their 71st day of hunger strike and at immediate risk of death.

Posted in American Jewish Community, Arab Spring, BDS, Egypt, 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 | 7 Comments

In ‘Nation’ BDS debate, Barghouti demands rights, Avishai pleads to protect ‘progressive and creative’ Israeli elites

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Adam Horowitz

Omar Barghouti and Bernard Avishai face off in a forum on BDS publshed by The Nation.

Posted in BDS, Israel/Palestine, Media | 7 Comments

Settlers poison grapevines belonging to occupied village, Beit Ummar

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Today in Palestine

Beit Ummar is also attacked by soldiers firing tear gas and rubber bullets after a funeral

Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, Arab Spring, BDS, Egypt, Gaza, Iran, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Middle East, Nakba, Occupation, On the ground reports, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine, US Politics | 2 Comments

Feminist scholar Katherine Franke refuses to be pawn in Oren’s equality game

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Allison Deger

At this year’s 2012 Equality Forum on advancing the rights of international LGTBQ communities, the “featured nation,” Israel, will pinkwash itself by exploiting Tel Aviv’s gay culture in order to manufacture conference goers into hasbara-ites.

Posted in Activism, BDS, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Occupation, Reports/Video | Tagged | 32 Comments

BDS Scorecard: Methodists recommend sanctions & boycotts; reject divestment

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Anna Baltzer

There has been confusion as to what was actually passed at the recent United Methodist Church General Conference. Anna Baltzer, from the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, sets the record clear.

Posted in Activism, BDS, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Occupation | Tagged | 15 Comments

Native American and Indigenous Studies Scholars defend UCLA Professor David Shorter and supporters of BDS

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Native American and Indigenous Studies Scholars

In an open letter condemning the Amcha Initiative’s charges of anti-Semitism, Native American and Indigenous Studies scholars who endorse the U.S. Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (USACBI) defend their colleague, UCLA Professor David Shorter.

Posted in Activism, BDS, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Neocons | 6 Comments

It took decades for South Africa boycott resolutions to gain traction

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Philip Weiss

Anglicans defeated divestment resolution from South Africa as late as 1987

Posted in Activism, BDS | 17 Comments