US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation

BDS roundup: mounting calls on Alicia Keys to cancel Israel show

Nora Barrows-Friedman 3 July 2013

African American notables issue open letter affirming Jim Crow analogy in Palestine. Read more about BDS roundup: mounting calls on Alicia Keys to cancel Israel show

Abraham Greenhouse 14 May 2013

Alarmist attack by StandWithUs staffer on campus BDS activists only highlights the growing strength of divestment campaigns on US campuses Read more about Anti-Palestinian activist heaps praise on campus BDS campaigners

Ali Abunimah 3 May 2013

Nora Barrows-Friedman 4 March 2013

Advertising campaigns in the Washington DC area highlight the Israel lobby’s financial and political support of Israel’s human rights violations. Read more about During AIPAC conference, activists launch ad campaign to end $30 billion aid package to Israel

Amena Saleem 3 February 2013

The Israeli government’s use of SodaStream to greenwash the occupation may have fooled politicians and mainstream journalists, but activists aren’t duped so easily. Read more about Israel steps up SodaStream marketing in attempt to greenwash Israeli settlement crimes

Nora Barrows-Friedman 4 January 2013

Josh Ruebner of the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation assess the victories and growth of the international boycott, divestment and sanctions movement. Read more about Podcast: Will Israel boycott movement win policy victories in 2013?

Nora Barrows-Friedman 25 September 2012

The Quaker Friends Fiduciary Corporation has become the first US fund to divest from Hewlett-Packard and Veolia Environment, having already pulled investments from Caterpillar earlier this year. Read more about Quaker socially responsible investment fund divests $390,000 from Hewlett-Packard, Veolia

Josh Ruebner Washington, DC 29 May 2012

The State Department is breaking US law by continuing to fund the Israeli military despite the human rights violations documented in its own annual report. Read more about By supporting Israel, Hillary Clinton and Congress flout US human rights law

Nora Barrows-Friedman 22 May 2012

South Africa and Denmark make historic rulings to correctly label Israeli settlement products; and international Quaker churches fully divest from the Caterpillar corporation. Read more about BDS roundup: South Africa and Denmark to correctly label Israeli settlement products

Nora Barrows-Friedman 18 April 2012

The United Methodist Church and the Presbyterian Church (USA) will soon vote on major divestment initiatives. Palestinians are signing an open letter to voting delegates, asking them to support divestment from Caterpillar, Motorola and HP. Read more about Urgent appeals to support upcoming US church divestment initiatives