"Return Unifies Us": Palestinians call for a day of action for the right of return
21 March 2014
An international day of action on 22 March will focus on reaffirming Palestinian national principles — most crucially, the right of return.
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Watch: Spoof ad from Finland takes aim at SodaStream
21 March 2014
“SodaScream – Bubble trouble” takes aim at the company that manufactures fizzy-drink machines in an illegal Israeli colony in the occupied West Bank.
Beyoncé denies she's going to Israel
21 March 2014
Earlier this week, Israeli media were abuzz with the news that Beyoncé would be playing a gig in Tel Aviv this summer. The singer’s representative has denied this.
BBC says no to occupation profiteer G4S after major campaign
20 March 2014
A campaign backed by film directors, Ken Loach and Mike Leigh, and novelist Ahdaf Soueif, calling on the BBC not to award a multi-million pound security contract to G4S has been successful.
Boycott movement has empowered Palestinians, says co-founder
20 March 2014
“When we talk of boycotting Israel, we talk of boycotting a system of ruling, a way of thinking and behaving, that denies the existence of the Palestinian people and their rights.”
Despite University of Michigan vote, Palestine is not going away
19 March 2014
Yesterday, the battle for hearts and minds on campus took several steps forward.
University of Windsor faces donor threats, Islamophobic backlash after BDS vote
18 March 2014
A donor – who specifically blamed “Muslim” students for the vote – is threatening to withdraw funding from the university and to stop hiring its graduates.
Scarlett Johansson doubles down on support for Israeli settlements
16 March 2014
The Hollywood star says she was fully aware that SodaStream operates in an Israeli settlement before she agreed to become the company’s spokesmodel and ending her role as Oxfam “global ambassador.”
War on campus: Ali Abunimah and Max Geller on Democracy Now!
13 March 2014
The attack on free speech at Northeastern is part of a broader war against Palestine solidarity activists on campuses that is being waged by university administrations and Israel lobby groups.
Northeastern students fighting back against ban on campus Palestine group
12 March 2014
Northeastern University administration banned Students for Justice in Palestine and launched a police investigation after members distributed flyers critical of Israel on campus.