US activists to block Israeli cargo in mass shutdown of West Coast ports
13 August 2014
Groups in the Bay Area and across the West Coast have been building coalitions with labor unions to prevent Israel’s cargo vessels from offloading this week.
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Migrant rights group on US-Mexico border urges boycott of Israel
12 August 2014
Struggle against suffering in Arizona is “deeply implicated” in struggle against US-funded occupation of Palestine, says No More Deaths.
Video: "Obama and Netanyahu are war criminals," says Dr. Cornel West in Washington
11 August 2014
Rage over Gaza slaughter brings out 50,000 protesters in Washington on 2 August.
Druze youth refuses to serve in Israeli military
11 August 2014
Anan Shaheen was unexpectedly given exemption from military service.
Fidel Castro, Alice Walker, Bolivian president condemn Israel, join Latin American boycott call
10 August 2014
Evo Morales, Fidel Castro, Alice Walker, Manuel Zelaya, Silvio Rodgriguez, Eduardo Galeano and others express “absolute repulsion at the genocide being carried out against the Palestinian people.”
Zapatistas condemn Israel's "war of extermination" against Palestinians
6 August 2014
At forum of indigenous peoples in Chiapas, Comandante Tacho reiterated Zapatista solidarity with Palestinians.
UK's student union condemns Israel, calls for boycott
5 August 2014
The executive council of the National Union of Students issued “a powerful united statement” in solidarity with Palestine Monday.
UK activists shut factory, demand Israel arms embargo
5 August 2014
A direct action group has shut down an Israeli subsidiary, saying they intend to stay there as long as possible.
Urgent call to action: Tell Egypt to end Gaza siege, refuse complicity in Israeli genocide
1 August 2014
Dozens of Palestinian and international civil society and solidarity organizations are calling on people around the world to take actions to press Egypt to end its support for Israel’s siege and slaughter in Gaza.
Christian, Muslim and Jewish faith groups demand US stop arming Israel
1 August 2014
“Right now in Gaza, every Palestinian is literally struggling to stay alive,” faith groups say.