Author Archives: BNC
Israel: UN expert warns against Israel’s plans for a six-lane settlement highway in East Jerusalem
“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
Letter of the Palestinian Postal Service Workers’ Union to the South African Communication Workers on the 65th commemoration of the Nakba
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 marks the 65th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba, which resulted in the catastrophic expulsion of the over 750,000 Palestinians from their homes and land in 1948
Nakba Day protest calls for end to EU funding of Israeli arms companies
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
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
An interview with a Palestinian worker in SodaStream’s settlement factory reveals exploitation
Sydney University Student Representative Council passes BDS motion
The motion voted to support an end to all ties with Technion University
International efforts at achieving Israeli-Palestinian peace: Civil society initiatives for a comprehensive, just and lasting solution of the question of Palestine
This speech on international solidarity with Palestine and BDS was delivered by Na’eem Jeenah, a community leader and anti-war activist in South Africa, to the UN International Meeting on Palestine in Addis Ababa in April
Sheffield University dumps Veolia, capping successful year for UK student Palestine movement
Sheffield Student Union and many campus groups actively supported the campaign against Veolia
Five reasons why Hawking is right to boycott Israel
World-renowned theoretical physicist and cosmologist Professor Stephen Hawking has decided to heed the Palestinian call for boycott, and pull out of an Israeli conference hosted by President Shimon Peres in June.
