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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.
BDS: Permanent Address for Palestinian Solidarity
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G4S contracts in Israeli occupied territories face major investigation
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Dutch pension giant divests from 5 Israeli banks
Dutch pension fund PGGM announced on the front page of its website today that it had withdrawn tens of millions of Euros worth of investments from...
Veolia loses out on $4 billion Boston contract
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Friends of the Earth International statement in support of BDS and campaign against Mekorot
FoEI statement on water apartheid in Palestine December 24 2013 - Friends of the Earth International stands in solidarity with its member PENGON/...
Round-up of BDS successes in 2013
This round-up was published in conjunction with a Palestinian BDS National Committee statement looking ahead to 2014. During 2014, the BDS movement...
Jordan Valley settlements hit by boycott campaign
NETIV HAGDUD, West Bank — An international campaign to boycott Israeli settlement products has rapidly turned from a distant nuisance into a harsh...
German peace groups oppose further war ships to Israel
Germany has long since been providing Israel with costly weapons - mostly at half or less the market price - in order to continue its wars and...
Boycott “greatest threat” facing Israel, leaders say
While Israeli hasbara (propaganda) initiatives continue to bravely deny that the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement is having any...
Academic Boycott of Israel in 2013: A Tipping Point
In mid December 2013, the American Studies Association endorsed an academic boycott of Israel where 66 percent of the ASA...