Monthly Archives: May 2009

Study In Israel Billboards Modified by Guerrilla Advertisers

10 bus shelter billboards advertising the University of California’s “Study in Israel” campaign were remade into “Boycott Israel” ads and placed around Berkeley and San Francisco in May. Under the headline, “Boycott Israel? We boycott Israel because…”, one of the

Posted in Boycott, Guerrilla BDS Poster Campaign, Palestinian Academia, U.S. Academica

Palestinian Students in Gaza Launch Campaign for the Academic Boycott of Israel

A Call from Palestine: Palestinian Students’ Campaign for the Academic Boycott of Israel (PSCABI) PSCABI-Gaza, Occupied Palestine 29 May, 2009 “Gaza today has become the test of our indispensable morality and common humanity.” Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) National Committee,

Posted in Boycott, Divestment, Palestinian Academia, Palestinian Organizing

Adalah New York: Leonard Cohen Don’t Play Apartheid

Demonstration at Radio City Music Hall, New York City, adapted Leonard Cohen’s song “Democracy.”

Posted in Cultural Boycott

New Palestinian minister orders boycott of Israeli goods

Nablus – Ma’an – Newly-appointed Palestinian Minister of Social Affairs Majida Al-Masri has ordered a ministry-wide boycott of Israeli products as her first decision in her new role. The decision says Palestinian products must have the priority, but if a

Posted in U.S. Academica

“LA CARRAU IS CANCELLING ITS VISIT TO ACRE”

After having talks with the platforms promoting the boycott of Israel and with representatives of Catalan institutions and gathering as much information as possible about the events taking place on 24-25 May at Acre, Israel in which La Carrau has

Posted in Cultural Boycott

Why Palestinians are calling for a boycott of Israeli universities

A Palestinian academic union urges British colleagues to back a boycott in support of ‘our struggle for justice’ * Amjad Barham * guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 26 May 2009 15.57 BST Palestinian academics have been heartened by the outpouring of solidarity with

Posted in Boycott, British Academia

Action Alert: Boycott Israeli Wine

Watch this Video: http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/video?id=6807325 You can follow the distributor on Twitter by clicking here: http://twitter.com/israeliwine

Posted in Take Action

Tel Aviv University – A Leading Israeli Military Research Centre

“In the rough and tumble reality of the Middle East, Tel Aviv University is at the front line of the critical work to maintain Israel’s military and technological edge. (Tel Aviv University Review, Winter 2008-9) Introduction Tel Aviv University (TAU)

Posted in Why Boycott?!

Unions move to overturn Israel boycott

LAST month, the Scottish Trade Unions Congress became the latest in a series of unions to call for a boycott of Israeli products. Support for boycotting, divesting from and sanctions against the Jewish state appears to be growing by leaps

Posted in Australian Academia, Boycott

Ken Loach & Scottish PSC oppose all racism. No exceptions.

Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign Statement Thursday 21 May, 2009 Ken Loach and the Edinburgh International Film Festival are to be congratulated for distancing the EIFF publicly from the unwelcome embrace of the State of Israel, a state now widely understood

Posted in Cultural Boycott, Scottish Organizing