November | 2010

Protest against Israeli state-supported musician

Action Alerts & Events | Leeds PSC Posted on November 29, 2010

Protest against Israeli state-supported musician The Wardrobe are proceeding to host a performance by former Israeli Defence Force member Idan Raichel (see also eg http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/worldmusic/a4wm2008/2008_idan_raichel_project.shtml) which according to flyers at the venue, is being promoted and organized by The Union of Jewish Students. Tickets are a [...]

Brooklyn-Jenin: The boycott Is legitimate for promoting peace

News and Opinion | Mondoweiss Posted on November 29, 2010

Oh, Weakness On the way from Brooklyn to Jenin I stopped for a bit of a rest in Tel Aviv and saw that the community of creative artists was still in an uproar around the Ariel Culture Hall issue. I [...]

Mock Israeli Checkpoint at Columbia University

News and Opinion | Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine Posted on November 28, 2010

On November 18th, 2010, Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine staged a mock Israeli checkpoint for Right to Education Week. http://columbiasjp.org/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRec6Hnjhok&feature=player_embedded

Boycott Guidelines Applicable to Visits by International Academics and Artists to the OPT

Key Documents, Risala Editorials | Posted on November 28, 2010

Some international organizations that are involved in organizing events and activities in cooperation with -- or using the facilities of -- boycottable Israeli institutions and venues have tried to "balance" their involvement in such activities by organizing parallel activities with [...]

Palestinian civil society reaffirms support for persecuted French activists

BNC News | The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC) Posted on November 25, 2010

Occupied Palestine, 23 November 2010 – The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC) urges the French government to immediately cease all undemocratic, repressive measures against its own conscientious citizens who promote or engage in non-violent boycotts, divestment and [...]

Environmental Songfest: Arava Institute claims to promote peace while silent on justice

News and Opinion | Adalah-NY Posted on November 25, 2010

The Arava Institute’s online event “With Earth and Each Other,” held Sunday, November 14, exemplified why the Palestinian call for a boycott of Israeli academic and cultural institutions is vital. The event was billed as a celebration of Palestinians, Israelis [...]

Tel Aviv University Hosts Youth Seminar on Science and Technology in the Service of Security

News and Opinion | Alternative Information Center (AIC) Posted on November 24, 2010

Tel Aviv University and the Israeli Ministry of Defence recently conducted a conference for 500 Israeli high school students under the title Science and Technology in the Service of Security. In a press release issued prior to the 12 October [...]