Peaceful protest at Connecticut fundraiser for Israeli army prompts police lockdown
14 May 2015
Gregory Williams and Daniel Fischer entered Friends of the IDF fundraiser to read testimony from a Gaza mother who had watched her son die.
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California Senate mulls new attempt to squash Palestine solidarity
12 May 2015
Proposal before state legislature conflates opposition to Zionism with anti-Semitism.
Brazil cancels $2 billion contract with Israeli security firm for 2016 Olympics
12 May 2015
International Security and Defence Systems trained Central American death squads in the 1980s.
Primus latest band to cancel Israel show
8 May 2015
San Francisco Bay Area-based band’s cancellation comes just days after Lauryn Hill canceled her 7 May concert in Israel.
Orange feeling pressure over profits from Israeli occupation
8 May 2015
Trade unions, rights groups slam telecoms company partially owned by French government for Israeli-occupation profiteering.
Belgian theater group pulls out of Israel Festival after boycott call
6 May 2015
Performance group CAMPO said it hoped to send a “powerful message” by canceling Israel shows.
Why I helped "shut down" Europe's weapons lobby
5 May 2015
Arms dealers must be confronted with the effects of their pernicious activities.
Lauryn Hill cancels Israel show after Palestinian boycott call
4 May 2015
Cancellation by former lead vocalist of The Fugees seen as “painful” blow to Israel.
Israel Festival hit hard by boycott in wake of Gaza assault, director admits
1 May 2015
Difficulty attracting international artists a sign of Israel’s increasing isolation.
Czech political dissident protests festival whitewashing Israel's occupation
30 April 2015
Open letter calls on city of Pilsen to withdraw from Days of Jerusalem event.