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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.
Pixies cancel Israel concert date
[BBC News] 6 June 2010 - Influential US rock group Pixies have cancelled their first performance in Israel, blaming "events beyond our control...
South Africa: SAMWU Declares, Every Municipality an Apartheid Israel Free Zone!
Press Statement of the South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) 04 June, 2010. At its Central Executive Committee (CEC) meeting Friday 4th...
Klaxons and Gorillaz Sound System cancel Israel shows due to assault on Freedom Flotilla
[Haaretz] 4 June 2010 - The Klaxons and the Gorillaz Sound System have both canceled their performances in Israel this week, apparently due to Israel...
Norway cancels military seminar with Israel
[YNet] 4 June 2010 - Norway's military says it has canceled a special operations seminar because the Defense Ministry objected to the inclusion of an...
Britain's Largest Trade Union (UNITE) Unanimously Calls for BDS
Jonathan Kalmus [The JC] June 4, 2010 - Britain's largest union, Unite, has unanimously passed a motion to boycott Israeli companies at its first...
In Response to Israel's Assault on the Freedom Flotilla: BNC Calls for Action
BNC, 1 June 2010 - Palestinian civil society calls for intensifying boycott and sanctions as Israel massacres humanitarian relief workers and...
Nicaragua suspends diplomatic ties with Israel
AFP [YNet] 2 June 2010 - Managua slams 'illegal nature of attack on Gaza aid flotilla, reiterates support for Palestinians Nicaragua...
40% of Norwegians: Ban Israeli products
AFP [YNet] Survey conducted two days after deadly Navy raid shows 9.5% of respondents already boycotting Israeli products, while 33.5% would like to...
Flotilla Fallout: Are Teams Right to Refuse to Play Israel?
Dave Zirin examines the case for a sports boycott of Israel for The Nation "[We are] saddened by the mixture of politics and sports...
South Africa recalls envoy from Israel
AFP [Capital News (Kenya)] JOHANNESBURG, Jun 3 - South Africa is recalling its ambassador to Israel in the wake of the deadly raid on an aid convoy...