Dear Tiesto, Nietzsche once said that life without music would be a mistake. The greater mistake against humanity would be to deny one the ability to express themselves in music, in poetry, in dance, in literature, in pleasure and in love.
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Stéphane Hessel [Huffington Post] 15 June 2010 - Israel's illegal and immoral attack on the Freedom Flotilla humanitarian aid convoy, which left at least nine dead and dozens injured, has rightfully stunned the world.
By Seyfeddin Kara [Middle East Monitor] 15 June 2010 - The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), one of the most prestigious economic clubs in the world, was founded in 1961.
ST. CHARLES, ILL. June 15, 2010 – At its annual conference, the Northern Illinois Conference (NIC) of the United Methodist Church (UMC) voted to divest all holdings in three international corporations that profit from the occupation of Palestine. This action is in response to a plea by Palestinian Christians for action, not just words.
[Jerusalem Post] 15 June 2010 - Folk artist Devendra Banhart on Monday night cancelled two shows he had been set to play in Tel Aviv on June 16 and 17, saying left-wing Israeli groups had urged him not to perform. Last week, Banhart told The Jerusalem Post that he loved Israel and was excited about playing here. His cancellation follows similar moves by Elvis Costello, The Pixies, The Klaxons and Gorillaz Sound System.
[Palestine Note] 14 June 2010 - The old Grorud borough district of Oslo, Norway's capital, voted last week to boycott Israel, Norwegian news service NRK reported Friday. The motion passed by eight votes to four, led by the Red Party's Turid Thomassen. The old Norway district also moved to encourage the district administration to prevent Israeli goods, like oranges from Jaffa, from entering Norway.
Meirav Crystal [YNet] 11 June 2010 - British company RedRat announced to Israeli company Disk-In Pro that despite years of cooperation, it would no longer work with the Israeli company because of Israel's policy in the Gaza Strip.
“No to the renewal of the EU-Israel Action Plan!” “Suspend the EU-Israel Trade Association Agreement!” “Call off Israel’s accession to OECD!”
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Adam Horowitz and Philip Weiss [The Nation] 9 June 2010 In April the student senate at the University of California, Berkeley, twice held all-night sessions to debate a proposal urging the school to divest from two US military companies "materially and militarily profiting" from the occupation of the Palestinian territories.