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Dozens of Spanish cities declaring themselves ‘Free of Israeli Apartheid’
Cadiz, provincial capital in the autonomous community of Andalusia in the Spanish state, has become the latest municipality to pass a motion supporting the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS)….
Italian press reports opposition to state-sponsored Israeli dance performance, citing letter from Brian Eno
Italian newspapers are reporting opposition to Israeli state sponsorship of a performance by Batsheva dance company, due to take place tomorrow in Turin. La Republica has published in full a….
Fact Sheet: Dual use technology – how Europe funds Israeli military companies trough Horizon 2020
EU research funds have been a very important source of funding for Israeli academics, corporations, and state institutions. Although Israel is not an EU country, since 1995 Israeli applicants have….
The “S” in BDS: Lessons of the Elbit Systems Campaign
Overview Israel’s biggest military companies last year rang alarm bells over a decline in international contracts, citing smaller budgets, more competition, and less desire for Israeli-made products as among the….
Palestinian civil society condemns Turkey’s rapprochement with Israel
Occupied Palestine, 31 August 2016 – While strongly supporting the aspirations of the people of Turkey to restore and enhance democracy and respect for human rights and international law, the….
#PayPal4Palestine campaign urges PayPal to serve Palestinians, not just Israelis
PayPal refuses to do business with Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, but allows Israelis and Israeli settlers to use their digital payment service. After PayPal ignored their….
The Malevolence of Occupation
Boycott is, as many proudly recall, an Irish invention. The first boycott targeted a notorious land agent, the eponymous Captain Charles Boycott, for attempting to evict tenants. Inspired by the….
Israeli army commander: I will make all the youth of Al-Duheisha camp disabled
An Israeli army commander has repeatedly threatened to make “all youth in the [Al-Duheisha] camp disabled”, reports have said. BADIL, the Resource Centre for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights, reported….
After Israeli military clears soldiers of killing families in Gaza, Palestinians call on Hague to investigate
Israel’s military cleared soldiers of criminal wrongdoing in alleged human rights violations committed during the 2014 summer war in Gaza, according to [an army report published yesterday PDF]. Investigations closed….