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Palestinian Unions Endorse Dockworker Unions’ Call to Action on October 30th
The Palestinian labor movement endorses the call for a day of struggle on October 30th against militarisation and genocide organised by a collective of dockworkers’ unions and calls on all global port, transport and related unions to join it. We also call on grassroots and civil society organizations that can support this mobilization to do so following the unions’ leadership and context-specific directions.
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Palestinian Unions Endorse Dockworker Unions’ Call to Action on October 30th
The Palestinian labor movement endorses the call for a day of struggle on October 30th against militarisation and genocide organised by a collective of dockworkers’ unions and calls on all global port, transport and related unions to join it. We also call on grassroots and civil society organizations that can support this mobilization to do so following the unions’ leadership and context-specific directions.
Palestinians Salute Cádiz Municipality for Cancelling Israel-Sponsored Film Series
The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) salutes the Municipality of Cádiz for cancelling an Israeli film...
16 Million-Strong Organization in India Joins the BDS Movement
October 23, 2017 — Earlier this month, the largest national organization representing farmers and agricultural workers in India, All India...
Upscale Tokyo Department Store Withdraws Products from Illegal Israeli Settlements
October 19, 2017 — The upscale Mitsukoshi department store in the Ginza district of Tokyo has withdrawn Israeli settlement products. Earlier this...
Medical Students at Chile’s Largest University Overwhelmingly Vote for BDS
October 16, 2017 — More than three-fourths of students at the University of Chile’s Faculty of Medicine voted to break institutional ties with...
Danish Pension Fund Blacklists Four Israeli Companies Linked to Settlements
Following a report released by Danwatch in January, Denmark’s third largest pension fund, Sampension, moved to exclude four publicly traded...
Chomsky clarifies position on the cultural boycott of Israel
For years, people promoting the mantras of ‘constructive engagement’ and ‘bridge-building’ with Israel have cited Professor Noam Chomsky in their...
Prominent Chefs Urge Colleagues to Withdraw From Tel Aviv “Culinary Propaganda” Festival
October 12, 2017 — In an open letter, prominent chefs from Palestine and nine other countries called on their colleagues to withdraw from the...
In America, the Right to Boycott Israel Is Under Threat. This Is Why That's Cause for Concern
The First Amendment squarely protects the right to boycott. Lately, though, a legislative assault on that right has been spreading through the United...
Open Letter by Palestinian & International Chefs Urges Withdrawal From Tel Aviv Culinary Festival
As Palestinian and international chefs, we call on our colleagues not to participate in the annual Round Tables culinary festival in Israel, and urge...
Palestinian BDS Leadership Calls For Deepening Solidarity Between Palestinians and African Movements Against Colonialism and Racism
October 9, 2017 —The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC), the largest Palestinian civil society coalition and the...