1 March 2010 – Today marks the first day of Israeli Apartheid Week in cities around the world. The week of activities, which was started by a group of activists in Toronto, Canada in 2005, has grown to become one of the main highlights of global activism in support of the rights of Palestinians, and to globalize the struggle against Israel's apartheid regime.
BDSmovement.net feed
Occupied Palestine, 1 March 2010 - The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC) salutes the organizers of Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW), which will take place in over 40 cities this year.
Montreal [Artists Against Israeli Apartheid] February 25th 2010 - A call from Montreal artists to support the international campaign for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions against Israeli apartheid…
Ilene R. Prusher [Christian Science Monitor] 25 February 2010 - The Palestinian Authority is intensifying its bid to boycott goods made in Israeli settlements in the West Bank, even as the EU Thursday said such products could not qualify as duty free imports. The effort takes a different approach to the struggle against Israeli occupation.
University of Michigan - Dearborn Student Government General Assembly Resolution # 2010-003 Whereas, this wise body has been known to be one of strong moral and social conscience and has in the past supported justice and international law, and
25 February 2010 [Associated Press] - EU high court says Israeli goods made in West Bank fall outside of EU-Israel trade accord. In a ruling touching on the status of the West Bank, the European Union high court said Thursday the disputed area is not part of Israel and Israeli goods made there are subject to EU import duties. The ruling has no immediate bearing on the Mideast peace process.
Stop the Wall and itISapartheid.org are organizing the first International Israeli Apartheid Short Film Contest. The goal of this project is to raise awareness about Israeli apartheid in Palestine and create new tools to promote knowledge about the realities of the occupation. These films should reflect the nature of the apartheid policy against the Palestinian people – whether in their homeland or in the diaspora. This film contest will showcase the creativity of the film producers in a way that will allow conversations around these issues to take place.
Stop the Wall and itISapartheid.org are organizing the first International Israeli Apartheid Short Film Contest. The goal of this project is to raise awareness about Israeli apartheid in Palestine and create new tools to promote knowledge about the realities of the occupation. These films should reflect the nature of the apartheid policy against the Palestinian people – whether in their homeland or in the diaspora. This film contest will showcase the creativity of the film producers in a way that will allow conversations around these issues to take place.
25 February 2010 - The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC) is deeply disturbed by the inaccurate and inflammatory insinuations made by French Prime Minister, Francois Fillon, during his speech at the annual dinner of the Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions (CRIF), February 3, 2010.[1]
25 February 2010 - The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC) is deeply disturbed by the inaccurate and inflammatory insinuations made by French Prime Minister, Francois Fillon, during his speech at the annual dinner of the Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions (CRIF), February 3, 2010.[1]
Adri Nieuwhof [The Electronic Intifada] 19 February 2010 Despite Israel's oppressive tactics against it, the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement has marked additional victories with many institutional investors divesting from or blacklisting Israeli military contractor Elbit Systems. One of the largest Dutch pension funds told The Electronic Intifada today that it is selling off its shares in Elbit.