A fifth of Israeli exporters report drop in demand as footage of Gaza attacks changes behaviour of consumers and investors * Rachel Shabi, in Tel Aviv * guardian.co.uk, Friday 3 April 2009 16.16 BST http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/03/israel-gaza-attacks-boycotts-food-industry Israeli companies are feeling the impact of boycott moves in Europe, according to surveys, amid growing concern within the Israeli…
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March 20: 2009 Interpal Statement http://www.interpal.info/archives/2303 Interpal is thrilled by the support it has received from MPs in regards to its difficult situation with Lloyds TSB and the recent publishings from the Charity Commission. Interpal wishes to thank all the MPs for their tireless work and urges all supporters to contact their local MP and…
Friday 27 February 2009 Interpal Statement http://www.interpal.info/archives/2245 No inappropriate or biased distribution of aid Press Release: Ibrahim Hewitt, Chairman of Interpal, the British charity which provides humanitarian assistance to Palestinians, has stated that “Interpal has been vindicated” by the report of the Charity Commission inquiry into Interpal, published today, Friday 27 February. This is…
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Press release, Al-Haq, 22 March 2009 Israeli police dispersed a meeting at the Ambassador Hotel in East Jerusalem of the organizers of the planned cultural activities, and confiscated related material and computers. The Israeli authorities were consequently fully aware that the activities were intended to take place primarily inside schools, social clubs and community centers.…
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Tony Greenstein, The Electronic Intifada, 10 March 2009 Histadrut has always been a strange creature. In most countries one joins a trade union which is affiliated to a national trade union federation. In Israel one first joins Histadrut and then one is allocated to a union. It is only outside Israel that Histadrut is seen…
South Africa & Palestine: Long Roads to Freedom GLASGOW: Friday 20 March, 6pm Room 514, Graham Hills Building, Strathclyde University {google}-6800089246811126963{/google} View & listen to Ronnie Kasrils’ Glasgow talk (78 minutes) EDINBURGH: Sat 21 March, 2pm Augustine Church Centre View & listen to Ronnie Kasrils’ Edinburgh talk (51 minutes) During the dark years of apartheid rule in…