March | 2006

Press Release: Land Day – BDS

Palestinian Boycott Initiatives | The Acting Steering Committee, Palestinian BDS Campaign | Posted on March 30, 2006

Thirty years later, on Land Day 2006, 68 percent of Israel's Jewish population have stated in a public opinion poll that they “do not want to live next to an Arab”, and a vast majority is voting for political programs [...]

One racist nation

News and Opinion | Gideon Levy | Posted on March 27, 2006

One does not have to be Avigdor Lieberman to be a racist. The "peace" proposed by Ehud Olmert is no less racist. Lieberman wants to distance them from our borders, Olmert and his ilk want to distance them from our [...]

UK parish churches urged to implement Israel boycott

News and Opinion | IRNA Posted on March 26, 2006

According to the Church of England newspaper, fifteen parish groups have united together and written to dozens of other churches asking them to take out their funds from the Church‘s Central Board of Finance (CBF) until the boycott is implemented. [...]

After the rhapsody, the bitter legacy of Israel and the left

News and Opinion | Geoffrey Wheatcroft | The Guardian Posted on March 25, 2006

There has, indeed, been a dramatic turn in opinion. It‘s very hard to recall the esteem and goodwill in which Israel once basked, not least on the broad liberal left, where there is now a received view that Israel has [...]

41% of Israel’s Jews favour segregation

News and Opinion | Chris McGreal | The Guardian Posted on March 24, 2006

The poll found that more than two-thirds of Jews would refuse to live in the same building as an Arab. Nearly half would not allow an Arab in their home and 41% want segregation of entertainment facilities .The survey also [...]

Open Letter to Actress Sharon Stone

Palestinian Boycott Initiatives | Posted on March 21, 2006

Israel is recognized by the United Nations and the absolute majority of nations across the world as a repressive occupying power that maintains illegal colonies in the occupied Palestinian territory (OPT), violates international law, UN resolutions and basic human rights [...]

Jewish groups urge Archbishop to have ‘moral strength’ over disinvestment

News and Opinion | Ekklesia Posted on March 19, 2006

In a letter seen by Ekklesia, and dated yesterday (15th March) the 16 groups assert that sanctions against the Occupation have a ‘solid moral foundation‘ and urge the Archbishop of Canterbury to have the ‘moral strength‘ not to back down [...]