By Udi Aloni, 3 January 2010 YNET I find it appropriate that the Israeli public be notified of the emerging movement for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel (BDS), which has been growing at a breathtaking pace. Following bewildered reports published by Yedioth Aharonot journalist Sever Plocker, who noticed that BDS has moved from the…
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by Nadia Hijab, 30 December 2009 During a visit to Ramallah a year ago while the Israeli bombardment of Gaza was underway, I shared my fears with a close Palestinian friend. “It may sound insane, but I think the Israelis’ real objective is to see them all dead.” My friend told me not to be…
by Reuters, 7 March 2009 MALMO, Sweden – Anti-Israeli protesters clashed with riot police outside an Israeli-Swedish Davis Cup tennis match in Sweden on Saturday, but did not break through police lines. Police said they arrested eight protesters and detained more than 100, most of whom were released after identity checks. Malmo, which is Sweden’s…
by Stu Harrison, 6 March 2009 US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel The decision by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to ban Israeli tennis star Shahar Pe’er from playing in the US$2 million Dubai tennis tournament on February 16 — sent shockwaves around the world. However, in reporting this decision, many mainstream…
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Who said nearly 50 years ago that Israel was an Apartheid State? by Ronnie Kasrils, Tuesday, March 17, 2009 With that moral advantage, on the basis of a just liberation struggle, we learnt the secret of Vietnam’s victory and strategised according to what we termed our Four Pillars of Struggle: Political mass struggle; reinforced by armed…
1 January 2010 The Year 2009 has proved to be a watershed in the growth of the global BDS movement. The massive lethal Israeli war of aggression on the Gaza Strip in late December 2008 and January 2009 galvanized many organized groups and individuals around the world to call for BDS actions as a means…