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5 June 2014
The barring of MCC peace worker is not an isolated incident, but part of an apparent Israeli campaign against human rights and solidarity organizations. Read more about Canadian “peace coordinator” barred by Israel for ten years
28 May 2014
Calls on musicians to cancel shows in Tel Aviv are touching a nerve in Israeli society. Read more about Israel has no right to be an apartheid state, says Boycott From Within founder
19 May 2014
Israeli occupation authorities have been delaying permits to enter Gaza for staff from Oxfam in what may be retaliation for the international charity’s criticism of Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson. Read more about Israel punishing Oxfam for break up with Scarlett Johansson, say aid workers
21 April 2014
On the eve of Earth Day, groups working for Palestinian rights globally are celebrating Earth Day Network’s decision to end its partnership with SodaStream, whose main production factory is located in an illegal Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank. Read more about Earth Day Network dumps SodaStream and Scarlett Johansson
24 March 2014
A paper arguing that desalination would “legitimize” Israel’s theft of Palestine’s natural resources has been mysteriously deleted. Read more about PA pressure censors criticism of Gaza water management
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.” Read more about Scarlett Johansson doubles down on support for Israeli settlements
20 February 2014
Israel has been trying to transform indigenous farmers into an “urban proletariat” since at least the 1960s. Read more about New SodaStream factory could help destroy Bedouin agriculture
4 February 2014
A report by Bloomberg linked a decline in the price of SodaStream shares to ongoing boycott campaigns. Comparing the stock’s performance to a timeline of key events suggests Bloomberg was right to do so. Read more about Drop in SodaStream stock linked to Scarlett Johansson controversy, boycott
4 February 2014
Responding to my correspondence, The Guardian’s Reader’s Editor has amended an article written last week by Matthew Kalman on the Scarlett Johansson-Oxfam controversy. Read more about Guardian amends Scarlett Johansson report to be “fairer” to Palestine campaigners
30 January 2014
Actress cites “fundamental difference of opinion” with Oxfam International because the humanitarian group opposes all trade from Israeli settlements.” Read more about Scarlett Johansson quits Oxfam