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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…

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…

February 2nd 2009  Two Surgeons from the UK, Dr Ghassan Abu Sittah and Dr Swee Ang, managed to get into Gaza during the Israeli invasion. Here they describe their experiences,  share their views, and conclude that the people of Gaza are extremely vulnerable and defenseless in the event of another attack. The wounds of Gaza are…

Arjan El Fassed, The Electronic Intifada, 9 February 2009 http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article10286.shtml To end the Palestinian political impasse, elections for the Palestine National Council (PNC) should be the top priority for all Palestinian parties. The 669-member Palestinian “parliament-in-exile” has not held a meeting since 1998 and its members have never been elected. Once a central body of…

Dr. Haidar Eid, The Electronic Intifada, 11 February 2009 http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article10298.shtml Can the brutal 22-day Israeli war on the Gaza Strip be considered a victory for the Palestinian people? (Matthew Cassel) The ongoing bloodletting in the Gaza Strip and the ability of the Palestinian people to creatively resist the might of the world’s fourth strongest army…