Academic and Cultural Boycott news from PACBI.org
- Report: "Academia Undermined: Israeli Restrictions on Foreign Academics to Palestinian Higher Education Institutions"
- Alicia Keys: Come Together with Your Sisters. Boycott Apartheid!
- Saying "No" to Frameline and Israeli Apartheid
- International Society for Political Psychology: Heed the Call for Boycott of Israel!
- Partial List of Israeli Violations of International Law
STATEMENTS
Letter of the Palestinian Postal Service Workers’ Union to the South African Communication Workers on the 65th commemoration of the Nakba May 17, 2013 by Palestinian Postal Service Workers Union
Sisters and brothers of South Africa, dear to our hearts, Fraternal greetings from Palestine, We address you today as we commemorate the grim anniversary of our Nakba, our national catastrophe, and as our days continue to be filled with calamities … Continue reading
Past Due: Sixty Five Years and the Ongoing Nakba May 15, 2013 by YWCA Palestine
Statement of the Palestinian Postal Service Workers’ Union on the occasion of May Day May 5, 2013 by Palestinian Postal Services Workers Union (PPSWU)
G4S responds to public anger but remains complicit in Israel’s abhorrent prison system April 24, 2013 by Palestinian BDS National Committee
Organizations in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine call for G4S boycott April 17, 2013 by Organizations in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine
Demonstrations across Palestine and international BDS actions mark Palestinian Land Day March 30, 2013 by Palestinian BDS National Committee
ANALYSIS
As Israel’s occupation drags on, boycotts are one way forward May 23, 2013 by Omar BarghoutiThe National
Since convincing a colonial power to heed moral pleas for justice is, at best, delusional, many around the world now understand the need to “besiege” Israel’s occupation and apartheid through BDS
International efforts at achieving Israeli-Palestinian peace: Civil society initiatives for a comprehensive, just and lasting solution of the question of Palestine May 9, 2013 by Na’eem Jeenah
Disappointing French ruling on Veolia still paves way for suing occupation profiteers May 7, 2013 by Adri Nieuwhof, Jeff Handmaker and Daniel Machover atElectronic Intifada
Brazil says no to Israeli arms April 26, 2013 by Soraya Misleh atSocialistWorker.org
Iain Banks: why I’m supporting a cultural boycott of Israel April 5, 2013 by BNC
Israel, Obama, and other people’s oil March 20, 2013 by Nadia Hijab on Al-Jazeera English
NEWS
Charity Commission to investigate whether JNF racial discrimination is lawfu May 20, 2013 by Stop the JNF UK
The Stop the JNF Campaign argues that the primary purpose of the JNF has always been to remove Palestinians from their land and replace them with Jewish only settlements
Israel: UN expert warns against Israel’s plans for a six-lane settlement highway in East Jerusalem May 17, 2013 by BNC
“Companies taking part in the construction of the illegal highway in Beit Safafa, under the auspices of the Moriah Jerusalem Development Company and their implementing partner, D.Y. Barazani Ltd., must be held responsible,” the independent expert stressed
Nakba Day protest calls for end to EU funding of Israeli arms companies May 15, 2013 by militair-embargo-israel.be
Elbit Systems and Israeli Aerospace Industries are among the Israeli recipients of EU funding
Human Rights Groups Condemn SodaStream Sponsorship of Cannes Film Festival’s American Pavilion May 15, 2013 by US Campaign to End the Occupation
As the Cannes Film Festival opens today, a coalition of human rights organizations is criticizing the American Pavilion’s choice of SodaStream as its premier sponsor
SodaStream “treats us like slaves,” says Palestinian factory worker May 9, 2013 by Stephanie Westbrook atElectronic Intifada
An interview with a Palestinian worker in SodaStream's settlement factory reveals exploitation
Sydney University Student Representative Council passes BDS motion May 9, 2013 by Students for Justice in Palestine Australia
The motion voted to support an end to all ties with Technion University
Sheffield University dumps Veolia, capping successful year for UK student Palestine movement May 9, 2013 by Michael Deas atElectronic Intifada
Sheffield Student Union and many campus groups actively supported the campaign against Veolia
Oberlin Students Vote for Divestment May 6, 2013 by Students for a Free Palestine
Oberlin College Student Senate voted to divest from a set of 6 companies that profit from the occupation and oppression of Palestinians
BDS Roundup: US scholars group unanimously passes boycott of Israeli institutions April 30, 2013 by Nora Barrows-Friedman atElectronic Intifada
Federation of Francophone Students in Belgium calls for academic boycott and other latest BDS news
Shareholders File Response to CREF’s Refusal to Allow Vote on Divestment From Companies Supporting Human Rights Abuses April 30, 2013 by We Divest
“CREF’s arguments have no merit,” said Barbara Harvey, a member of the National Lawyers’ Guild International Committee
