Veolia, feeling pressure, launches attack on Israel boycott movement
29 September 2013
Veolia says it has sold its Israeli bus lines, but the company is still profiting from Israeli violations of Palestinian rights.
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Palestinians in Gaza breathe Israeli tear gas as they march for Al-Aqsa
27 September 2013
In besieged Gaza, Palestinians marched toward the Nahal Oz siege gate on the territory’s eastern boundary with present-day Israel to show support for Al-Aqsa, which is increasingly under assault from Jewish settlers.
Hundreds of academics call for boycott of Hebrew University conference in 2014
26 September 2013
“While all Israeli universities are deeply complicit in the occupation, settler-colonialism and apartheid, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem is particularly noteworthy.”
European lawmakers tell EU to stand up to lobby pressure, implement ban on settlement funding
20 September 2013
Announced in July, the new EU guidelines should bar it from awarding grants to Israeli projects in territory occupied since 1967 and exclude Israeli businesses and institutions that operate in the West Bank from receiving EU loans.
Activists call on Ben & Jerry's to stop scooping in Israeli settlements
16 September 2013
If Ben & Jerry’s were to pull out of Israel’s settlement enterprise, it could set a powerful precedent, say activists.
Norway urged to reintroduce investment ban on Israeli diamond magnate
5 September 2013
Oslo government has previously condemned “grossly unethical” behavior by Lev Leviev’s Africa Israel.
California prisoners suspend hunger strike protest after 59 days
5 September 2013
Persons in prison taking part in a mass hunger strike in California to demand basic human rights and an end to solitary confinement have suspended their protest.
BDS South Africa condemns anti-Jewish song
3 September 2013
“Given our history of work against racism, including anti-Semitism, we unequivocally distance ourselves from the singing of this song and its sentiments.”
Victory for campus free speech as US Dept. of Education throws out “anti-Semitism” complaints
28 August 2013
The US Department of Education has thrown out three separate legal claims filed by Zionist students against the University of California.
Israel boycott campaigners reject “threats” claim by Afropop star Salif Keita
25 August 2013
“We contact these artists with the goal of convincing them and at the same time winning their hearts and minds.”