BDS

352 European Groups Ask EU To Support Right To Boycott

May 22, 2016 Staff, www.eccpalestine.org Resist! BDS, boycott, European Union (EU), Israel, Palestine

By the European Coordination of Committees and Associations for Palestine. More than 300 human rights and aid organisations, church groups, trade unions and political parties from across Europe have called on the EU to uphold its legal responsibilities and hold Israel accountable for its violations of international law and to defend the right of individuals and institutions to take part in the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement for justice and equality. Signatories to the letter called on the EU commission to “introduce the human rights guidelines guaranteeing freedom of speech and right to boycott and to use all other means you have in your disposal to support European citizens in their struggle to uphold basic human rights.”

US Churches Call For Economic Pressure On Israel

May 14, 2016 Ryan Rodrick Beiler, www.electronicintifada.net Educate! BDS, Church, Israel

By Ryan Rodrick Beiler for The Electronic Antifada - The heads of Palestine’s major Christian traditions recently met with leaders from 24 church denominations for a two-day summit in Atlanta featuring an address by former president Jimmy Carter. Leaders of Palestine’s Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Anglican, Armenian and Lutheran churches participated. The historic gathering, hosted by The Carter Center, culminated in a statement committing those assembled “to act for justice and peace in the Holy Land.”

Israel Looks To Wall In The BDS Movement

May 12, 2016 Carlos Latuff, www.mondoweiss.net Resist! BDS, Israel, Palestine

By Carlos Latuff for Mondoweiss - Israel has officially refused to renew the travel document of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement co-founder Omar Barghouti in a move that amounts to a travel ban and is an escalation of its attacks on Palestinian human rights defenders who nonviolently advocate for Palestinian rights under international law. Barghouti, who lives with his family in Acre, has Israeli permanent residency and requires an Israeli travel document to be able to travel in and out of Palestine/Israel.

Campus Battle Heats Up Over BDS

April 20, 2016 Naomi Dann, www.lobelog.com Resist! BDS, Higher Education, Palestine, Student Activism

By Naomi Dann for Lobe Log Foreign Policy - On April 14, the Doctoral Students Council (DSC) at the City University of New York Graduate Center passed a resolution endorsing the boycott of Israeli academic institutions. Citing Israeli-imposed barriers to Palestinians’ right to education, the complicity of Israeli academic institutions in military research and technology, and the DSC’s history of taking action on issues of justice and social change, the resolution passed with 42 votes, 19 opposed, and 9 abstentions.

Newsletter – A Peek At Empire

April 2, 2016 Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese, www.popularresistance.org Newsletter Asian Pivot, BDS, Cuba, Israel-Palestine, Latin America, Middle East, Peace, Syria, US Empire, Wars and Militarism

By Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese for Popular Resistance. It's impacts are all around us, but it is rarely mentioned. What is it? Empire, and it's time to bring it out of the shadows. We take a peek at the history of US Empire and how it continues to grow and be all-consuming today. The Empire Economy plunders our national treasury and robs us of jobs, education, healthcare and a future while serving transnational corporations. The US military is the biggest single user of fossil fuels which pollutes the planet and worsens the climate crisis. Our 'American Way of War' targets the basic necessities of life like power stations, hospitals and water plants for destruction and turns peaceful people against each other causing chaos and creating a vacuum for extremism and aggression against the US. The Pentagon cannot be audited but demands more every year. The war culture pervades our society.

Israeli Minster Calls For “Civil Targeted Killings” Of BDS Leaders

April 1, 2016 Richard Silverstein, www.richardsilverstein.com Educate! BDS, Israel, Palestine

By Richard Silverstein for Richard Silverstein - The Yediot Achronot conference attacking BDS has become a veritable carnival of hate. Everyone from delusional Hollywood celebrities (Roseanne Barr) to cabinet ministers, to the leader of the Opposition have pledged fealty to the cause. Two of the speakers are under criminal investigation for corrupt political or financial dealings. But the apogee came yesterday when Intelligence Minister Israel Katz called for the “civil targeted killing“of BDS leaders like Omar Barghouti.

Protect The Political Right To Boycott — Even If It’s Israel

March 29, 2016 Josh Ruebner, www.endtheoccupation.org Resist! BDS, Congress, Israel, Palestine

By Josh Ruebner for End The Occupation - This is outrageous. Yesterday, Sens. Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Reps. Robert Dold (R-IL) and Juan Vargas (D-CA) introduced the "Combating BDS Act of 2016. These bills seek to authorize state and local governments to divest from entities that support the Palestinian civil society-led boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement.

Efforts To Legislate BDS Out Of Existence Will Only Backfire

March 26, 2016 Robert Fantina, www.mintpressnews.com Resist! BDS, Legislation, Palestine

By Robert Fantina for Mint Press News - KITCHENER, Ontario — (Analysis) From September 2000 to February 2005, more than 3,200 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces during the Second Intifada, or Palestinian uprising. From June to October 2004 alone, Israeli forces launched major assaults in Northern Gaza, killing at least 150 Palestinians, injuring hundreds of others and leaving as many as 800 people homeless. These assaults were the latest in decades of violence and oppression perpetrated by Israel that ultimately inspired the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement.

Protest AIPAC Sunday When They Arrive In DC

March 18, 2016 If Americans Knew, www.PopularResistance.org Resist! AIPAC, BDS, Israel, Palestine

By If Americans Knew. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) will arrive in full force in Washington this Sunday for their annual policy conference. Falling in line are Vice President Joe Biden, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, and presidential candidates Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, John Kasich and Hillary Clinton—all are set to give speeches. (Bernie Sanders has not RSVP'd; sign the petition asking him to skip the conference.) The National March and Rally to Support Palestine is timed to coincide with the conference. We will gather in front of the White House this Sunday at 12:00 noon for a rally, and will march to the site of the conference at 1:00 pm.

Security Firm Targeted By BDS To Sell Business In Israel

March 14, 2016 AP, www.mintpressnews.com Resist! BDS, Israel, Palestine

By AP for Mint Press News - JERUSALEM — Security company G4S says it is selling its business in Israel for “commercial reasons” and not because of a boycott movement against Israel. While announcing its 2015 results Wednesday, G4S said it was selling its business interests in Israel as part of a portfolio review that will see the sale of some 60 other businesses as well. The company has been the target of a years-long campaign by activists calling for boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel.

LA Times Run BDS Ad To Oscar Nominees: #SkipTheTrip

February 25, 2016 Kit O'Connell, www.mintpressnews.com Resist! BDS, Israel, Palestine

By Kit O'Connell for Mint Press News - LOS ANGELES — On Friday, Variety Magazine rejected a proposed advertisement encouraging top Oscar nominees to reject a $55,000 trip to Israel offered to them by the Israeli government. Despite the setback, activists in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement say they’ll keep encouraging Hollywood to join their cultural and artistic boycott of Israel. Naomi Dann, media coordinator for Jewish Voice for Peace, told MintPress News that the BDS movement wants to send a positive message to Hollywood’s finest.

Threat To Free Speech: Criminalizing Activism Against Israeli Occupation

February 23, 2016 Glenn Greenwald and Andrew Fishman, www.theintercept.com Resist! Activism, BDS, Criminalization, Law, Palestine

By Glenn Greenwald and Andrew Fishman for The Intercept - THE U.K. Government today announced that it is will be illegal for “local [city] councils, public bodies, and even some university student unions … to refuse to buy goods and services from companies involved in the arms trade, fossil fuels, tobacco products, or Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.” Thus, any entities that support or participate in the global boycott of Israeli settlements will face “severe penalties.”

Florida Legislators Stop Funding From Groups Associated With BDS

February 19, 2016 Christine Baniewicz, www.truth-out.org Educate! BDS, Florida, Legislation, United States

By Christine Baniewicz for Truthout - Nothing particularly alarming seemed to transpire in the Florida State Capitol building during this January's Senate floor hearing of Florida SB 86. No vocal dissent cropped up between senators, and there was no public testimony - just a wall full of little green lights flicking on as every legislator in the chamber voted the bill through. However benign in appearance, that wall of green lights signals an alarming violation of Floridians' First Amendment rights.

Marylanders Travel Across State To Advocate For Free Speech

February 11, 2016 Chip Gibbons, www.bordc.org Resist! BDS, Freedom of Speech, Israel, Maryland, Palestine

By Chip Gibbons of Bill of Rights Defense Committee. On Monday February 8, 2016, as the evening session commenced for the Maryland House of Delegates, it began with Delegates making announcements and welcoming special guests. Part way through this, Del. Jill Carter asked the gathered legislators to welcome “activists from across the state […] with Freedom2Boycott.” About 35 free speech activists stood up in the gallery and waved. Freedom2Boycott is “a coalition of groups and individuals advocating for free speech rights in the State of Maryland in support of boycotts, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) that promote social justice in Israel/Palestine.”

BDS Movement Faces Attack In Six State Legislatures

February 11, 2016 Alex Kane, www.mondoweiss.net Resist! BDS, Israel, Palestine

By Alex Kane for Mondoweiss - Advocates of boycotting Israel are under attack in a number of states across the country. State legislatures in California, New York, Indiana, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Florida are debating anti-boycott measures. Most of them would penalize people or businesses that support the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement targeting Israel over human rights violations. Some of the bills would also hit those who only advocate for boycotting products made in Israeli settlements.

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