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British Home Secretary, Priti Patel, said the non-violent Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign to end Israel's illegal occupation of Palestinian territories was "racist" and "anti-Semitic". "Holding the Jewish...
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May 17, 2022
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Anjuman Rahman
Pro-Israel groups and lawmakers are orchestrating a politically motivated smear campaign against the recently elected President of the National Union of Students (NUS), Shaima Dallali. As part of this...
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Harvard University's student-run daily newspaper has announced its support for and endorsement of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against the Israeli occupation, making it one of the...
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Students at Princeton University voted on a pro-Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) referendum last week against Caterpillar for its complicity in Israeli occupation and the mass demolition of Palestinian...
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April 20, 2022
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Abderrahmane Amor
It was Putin's recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent breakaway regions in Eastern Ukraine that paved the way for an all-out Russian invasion of a sovereign Ukraine. Since...
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Legislation used to crack down on the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign has become the template for efforts to suppress climate change activism, gun control advocacy and...
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The historical campaign to end Israel's occupation of Palestine is nearing its "South Africa moment", according to Omar Barghouti. The Palestinian activist spoke about the campaign he co-founded in...
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Thousands of academics who are members of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) have voted to endorse a boycott of Israel. The resolution "endorses the Palestinian call for solidarity...
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As part of the build-up to the International Day of Action taking place this Wednesday, 25 prominent academics have signed an open letter to universities worldwide to #Divest4Palestine. The...
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Civil society activists from 21 countries across Africa have pledged to intensify the fight against Israel's apartheid practices against Palestinian, isolate Israel in the same way that apartheid South...
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Palestinian-French activist Hussam Kamal has said that the dissolution of pro-Palestine NGOs in France is likely related to Zionist lobbying, Quds Press reported on Friday. French Interior Minister Gerald...
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With Britain joining other Western states in imposing sanctions on Russia, a senior Conservative Party minister has denounced the Palestinian-led campaign to impose sanctions on Israel for its human...
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The recently passed amendment to the public service pension schemes proposed by former Tory minister Robert Jenrick has been slammed as a "deliberate assault on the Boycott Divestment and...
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A US District Court judge has blocked the State of Texas from enforcing its anti-Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) law against a Palestinian-American contractor who refused to sign a...
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A German federal court has described as "unconstitutional" the city of Munich's refusal to allow a public venue to be used for a debate on its 2017 anti-Boycott, Divestment...
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January 5, 2022
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Amelia Smith
The new year brought with it the welcome news that three of Egypt's most prominent political prisoners have now been, or are set to be, released from prison. Former...
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The Israeli embassy in Australia gave $20,000 to the Sydney Festival organisers to allow Israeli choreographer Ohad Naharin to perform
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Republican opposition to the creation of an envoy to monitor Islamophobia overseas while advocating for the controversial International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism reveals the racist double...
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Palestinian BDS National Committee declared on Tuesday its support for the Palestinian administrative detainees inside Israeli jails, a statement said. In response to the Palestinian detainees, the Palestinian BDS National Committee...
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An Illinois board of directors that oversees state employee pension funds voted on Wednesday to ban such reserves from purchasing Unilever shares due to its subsidiary's decision to stop the...
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A member of Finland's parliament has introduced a proposed legislation which seeks to ban the import of goods originating from territories under Israeli occupation. The proposed act aims to cover all...
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The student council of the City University of New York (CUNY) Law School has officially endorsed the global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement and has called on the...
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UK MP Robert Jenrick said that legislation would be passed to outlaw Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, the Jerusalem Post reported. The comments were made at the Leadership Dialogue Institute...
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The University of London was threatened with legal action after one of its student unions voted overwhelmingly to support a boycott of Israeli companies, the Jewish Chronicle reported. Israel...
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The founder of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement (BDS), Omar Al-Barghouti, sent a letter to the world, (Raialyoum). The letter stated that "Enforcement of international punitive measures against the...
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Students at London's City University have overwhelmingly voted to implement a boycott of Israel and its occupation, signalling another victory for the global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement....
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Article
December 6, 2021
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Yvonne Ridley
A pro-Israel charm offensive has seen some Scottish government ministers distancing themselves from the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement, raising concerns that First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is being...
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December 2, 2021
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Yvonne Ridley
Boycotts are a powerful weapon in the quest for justice. This is why the Israeli leadership is making so much effort to have the peaceful resistance of the pro-Palestine...
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Four Palestinian artists have withdrawn from an arts festival in France due to the participation of an Israeli musician, Neta Elkayam. The festival has been organised by the Arab...
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Seventy prominent writers, poets, and playwrights from several continents have signed a letter endorsing Sally Rooney's boycott of Israel describing it as "an exemplary response to the mounting injustices inflicted...
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A local newspaper in the American state of Arkansas has complained that it is being pressured to declare its allegiance to Israel and that it will not boycott the...
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The new US ambassador to Israel has pledged to fight the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, support the Abraham Accords, strengthen bonds with the occupation state and replenish...