By Prof. Mazin Qumsiyeh, Bethlehem University Well before the recent murderous Israeli attacks on Gaza, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that Northern Command leader Gadi Eisenkot stated that “We will wield disproportionate power against every village from which shots are fired on Israel, and cause immense damage and destruction. From our perspective, these are…
From The Jewish Chronicle Stephanie Brickman February 12, 2009 Dundee University Students Association has resolved to boycott BAE Systems and Eden Springs because of their interests in Israel. Before last Thursday’s debate on the boycott resolution, Dundee’s university authorities had already agreed to instruct their investment managers to sell defence industry stock, including that in…
While all major supermarkets continue to stock produce from Israel, the Co-operative Group/Scotmid claim they are committed to supporting human rights and willing to lead and break ranks with industry in support of ethical principles. If this is true, they must now rid their shelves of Israeli produce. The Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign have initiated…
What unfortunate timing for the Jerusalem Post to accuse the SPSC of fabricating stories about boycotts of the Israeli water cooler company Eden Springs. Following a student occupation last week in support of Gaza at Strathclyde University in Glasgow, Scotland’s biggest city, the University authorities have pledged in writing not to buy any further supplies…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Students for Justice in Palestine Hampshire College in Amherst, MA, has become the first of any college or university in the U.S. to divest from companies on the grounds of their involvement in the Israeli occupation of Palestine. This landmark move is a direct result of a two-year intensive campaign by…
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http://manunioccupation.wordpress.com/2009/02/11/land-mark-policy-to-boycott-israeli-passed-at-university-of-manchester-student-union/ On Wednesday 11th Feb the University of Manchester Students Union passed a motion in support of the people of Gaza, which includes a resolve to boycott Israel, in an emergency general meeting [1]. The meeting, which was attended by over 1000 students, was called in response to the crisis in Gaza. It follows a…
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