Olmert disrupted by activists in Chicago (again)
30 March 2012
Chicago gave former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert a proper greeting once again yesterday.
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On Land Day and César Chávez Day, Latin@ youth association endorses Palestinian BDS call
30 March 2012
In a landmark development in the US Palestine solidarity movement, M.E.Ch.A., the largest association of Latin@ youth in the US, voted overwhelmingly to endorse the Palestinian call for boycott, divestment and sanctions.
"We stand with you": Pink Floyd's Roger Waters announces Palestine solidarity forum in Brazil
29 March 2012
Legendary UK musician, Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters, has reiterated his strong support for the Palestinian campaign to boycott, divest from and sanction Israel in a statement announcing a forthcoming conference in Brazil to support and expand the global movement for Palestinian rights.
BDS victory: Ahava products dropped by major retail chain in Norway
28 March 2012
Refusing to contribute to international law violations, a major Norwegian retail chain announced that it will stop sales of all Israeli settlement-owned Ahava products across the country.
Video: Brandeis students disrupt panel by anti-Palestinian Israeli lawmakers
27 March 2012
Students from Brandeis University and other Boston-area colleges disrupted a town hall meeting on 26 March where five Israeli lawmakers from anti-Palestinian parties were due to speak.
BDS roundup: Gearing up for a global BDS day of action
26 March 2012
Activists gear up for the annual global BDS day of action; Glasgow University bans Israeli drinking water; Pinkwashing events canceled in Washington state; BDS campaigners urge major rock stars not to play in Israel; and more.
In Canadian first, Carleton University students pass Israel occupation divestment resolution by large margin
23 March 2012
Graduate students at Carleton University in Ottawa have overwhelmingly voted for divestment from companies profiting from Israeli occupation and human rights abuses in what is the first ever such referendum on a university campus in Canada.
WATCH: Solidarity with hunger striker Hana al-Shalabi
22 March 2012
Chicago activists released a video today to bring attention to the heroic hunger strike undertaken by Palestinian political prisoner Hana al-Shalabi, who is at risk of imminent death as she has refused to eat since she was arrested on 16 February.
"Brand Israel" dance company's US tour dogged by protests
19 March 2012
Batsheva Dance Company, identified by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs as “the best known global ambassador of Israeli culture,” has faced protests throughout its ongoing US tour.
Israeli Apartheid Week connects Gaza with South Africans, Palestinians in exile
15 March 2012
Israeli Apartheid Week in Gaza is still going on despite Israel’s relentless attacks on the civilian enclave.