Palestinian Trail of Tears: strong reactions to Joy Harjo's refusal to boycott Israel
11 December 2012
Meanwhile, it has become clear how invested extreme anti-Palestinian Israeli groups were in Harjo’s visit.
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South African church leaders uphold Israel boycott in delegation to Palestine
10 December 2012
High-level delegation of South African Christian leaders experience “another apartheid ambush” during visit to the West Bank.
Rejecting Palestinian calls, Native American poet Joy Harjo entertains apartheid at Tel Aviv University
10 December 2012
Harjo justified her decision to go ahead with the performance claiming invisible Palestinian support.
Israeli arms companies forced to pull out of major aerospace convention in France
9 December 2012
Organizers tell media that Elbit Systems and Israeli Aerospace Industries pulled out of Toulouse business convention due to activist pressure.
Video: Activists crash private AIPAC fundraiser in San Francisco
9 December 2012
The powerful Israel lobby group AIPAC has increasingly become a target of Palestine solidarity protests.
Acclaimed feminist author, musician Joy Harjo lands in Tel Aviv to find boycott calls from Native American peers
7 December 2012
“I didn’t know about the boycott until it was too late,” says acclaimed Native American feminist writer and musician Jo Harjo on arrival in Tel Aviv.
University of Oslo to end G4S contract over support for Israeli apartheid
7 December 2012
University’s decision to not renew contract a major victory for campaign against occupation profiteer.
Political prisoner Ameer Makhoul: international solidarity a “lighthouse” on journey to Palestine's liberation
6 December 2012
Political prisoner Ameer Makhoul writes a letter of salutation to the World Social Forum Free Palestine from Israeli prison.
BDS roundup: Activists to protest major fundraiser for the Israeli army
6 December 2012
Activists in LA will protest a fundraiser for the Israeli army; African American activists encourage Stevie Wonder to join BDS; and the graduate students’ association at York University adopt a BDS resolution.
Climate of fear silencing Palestinian, Muslim students at University of California, rights groups warn
4 December 2012
University of California administrators have “exacerbated” climate of fear that chills Palestine solidarity activism, say legal groups.