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By NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD Gaza City. We are a delegation of 8 American lawyers, members of the National Lawyers Guild in the United States, who have come here to the Gaza Strip to assess the effects of the recent attacks on the people, and to determine what, if any, violations of international law occurred and…

Congress of South African Trade Unions and Palestine Solidarity Committee ( South Africa ) February 6, 2009 — The Congress of South African Trade Union (COSATU) is pleased to announce that its members, dock workers belonging to the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU), achieved a victory last night when they stood firm…

  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…