Mossad chief: Time to overthrow Abbas Maan News, 5 January 2010 Bethlehem – Ma’an Report – Israeli spy chief Efraim Halevy berated the Palestinian Authority (PA) and President Mahmoud Abbas during an interview with Army Radio on Tuesday. “The PA is useless and nothing but students of Israel and the US. As soon as the…
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Press release, Palestinian BDS National Committee, 11 December 2009 Today, prominent Christian Palestinian leaders are releasing a historical Kairos Palestine Document, calling on churches around the world “to say a word of truth and to take a position of truth with regard to Israel’s occupation of Palestinian land.” Unambiguously endorsing boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS)…
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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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