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

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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

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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

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SodaStream “treats us like slaves,” says Palestinian factory worker

An interview with a Palestinian worker in SodaStream’s settlement factory reveals exploitation

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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

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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

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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.