Results for: United States

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Just fraction of hundreds of US bills targeting Palestinian rights have become law due to pushback

Only a fraction of the hundreds of bills lawmakers in the US have introduced targeting advocacy for Palestinian rights have become law because of strong grassroots and civil liberties opposition.

Right To Boycott
November 18, 2020
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Palestine Legal
In the News

Cori Bush, BDS supporter, elected to US Congress

Attacked for her support for BDS during her campaign, Cori Bush was elected by a landslide to the US Congress representing Missouri.

November 3, 2020
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Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC)
In the News

AOC Backs Out of Rabin Event

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was set to participate in an event honoring former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. After a barrage of backlash, she backed out.

September 30, 2020
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Mondoweiss
In the News

Students at University of Illinois at UC and Columbia University vote to divest from Israel

Two campus BDS victories are indicative of the rapidly changing tide across the US

Economic Boycott
Student solidarity
September 30, 2020
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Mondoweiss
Action Alert

Tell Facebook to stop censoring Palestinians

Facebook censors Palestinians for speaking out about occupation and apartheid, and named an ex-Israeli government censor to its Oversight Board

September 16, 2020
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Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC)
Update

The UAE and Bahrain’s dictators are selling out the Palestinian people

Tuesday’s White House photo-op marks a cynical deal by corrupt, fanatic Israeli, Emirati, Bahraini and US rulers to sustain their brutal repression and rights violations

Military Embargo
Sanctions and governments
September 15, 2020
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Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC)
Palestinian Academic and Scientific Organizations Call to Cut Ties With Anyvision-Sponsored Workshop
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Palestinian Academic and Scientific Organizations Call to Cut Ties With AnyVision-Sponsored Workshop

Palestinians urge international scholars and institutions not to lend support to workshop organized with Israeli facial recognition technology firm directly involved in Israel's crimes against Palestinians.

Academic Boycott
Military Embargo
July 24, 2020
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Palestinian academic and scientific organizations
In the News

US Unitarian Universalist Assembly decides to invest in accord with human rights

The socially responsible investing policy of the Unitarian Universalist Assembly, with 1000+ member congregations in the US, places "the human rights of Palestinians squarely among the human rights that all human beings share"

Economic Boycott
July 8, 2020
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Unitarian Universalists for Justice in the Middle East
In the News

US Congressional representatives call to condition military funding to Israel in response to annexation

Thirteen US Congressional representatives, including Betty McCollum, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Bernie Sanders and Rashida Tlaib, called to condition US military aid in response to annexation.

Military Embargo
Sanctions and governments
June 30, 2020
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Action Alert

Ask HPE to end its complicity in Israeli Apartheid

HP Enterprises enables Israeli apartheid. Tell Antonio Neri, CEO of HPE, that Palestinians deserve equality too.

Economic Boycott
Boycott HP
June 29, 2020
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Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC)