Posted by Kirsten Moller in Economic Activism for Palestine, People Power, Not Corporate Power on 17th May, 2012 | No Comments
Led by human rights activists within the United Methodist Church and supported by the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, a resolution was passed calling for an explicit boycott of all Israeli companies “operating in the occupied Palestinian territories.”
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Posted by Admin in Economic Activism for Palestine, People Power, Not Corporate Power, World News & Events on 29th March, 2012 | 1 Comment
On March 30th, Palestinian Land Day, The Global March to Jerusalem will take place. This global initiative will bring thousands from all around the world to Israel’s borders and to Jerusalem, trying to direct attention of the world to Israel’s restrictions on religious freedom and ethnic segregation and ethnic cleansing policies in the city.
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Posted by Medea Benjamin in Stop Funding War, World News & Events on 29th February, 2012 | No Comments
AIPAC has tremendous clout but its influence has been disastrous for U.S. foreign policy and U.S. democracy. Here are ten reasons why AIPAC is so dangerous.
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Posted by Admin in Economic Activism for Palestine on 16th November, 2011 | No Comments
Freedom Rides from the 1960s are the inspiration for a similar kind of action…Freedom Rides in Palestine.
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Posted by Medea Benjamin in Stop Funding War, World News & Events on 4th November, 2011 | No Comments
Two boats full of courageous passengers were on their way to Gaza when they were intercepted on Friday, November 4, by the Israeli military in international waters. They were unarmed, and the Israeli military knew that. They were simply peace activists wanting to connect with civilians in Gaza, and the Israeli military knew that. Yet naked aggression was used against them in international waters—something that is normally considered an act of piracy.
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Posted by Medea Benjamin in Stop Funding War, World News & Events on 10th August, 2011 | 1 Comment
The Congressional recess is a time for elected representatives to be home in their districts, reaching out to their constituents. So why are one in five taking a junket to Israel?
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Posted by Admin in Economic Activism for Palestine, World News & Events on 12th July, 2011 | No Comments
SodaStream, an Israeli company producing a do-it-yourself, counter-top seltzer and soda maker, has been marketing its ware as a “green alternative” to soda cans and bottles. But buyer beware: SodaStream’s main production site is in Mishor Edomim, a settlement and industrial zone in the occupied West Bank, on confiscated Palestinian land. The company exploits Palestinian labor and sells it’s product with a “Made in Israel” label.
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Posted by Medea Benjamin in Featured, Global Exchange News & Events, Stop Funding War, World News & Events on 11th July, 2011 | 3 Comments
Medea Benjamin, co-founder of Global Exchange and CODEPINK: Women for Peace, and a passenger on “The Audacity of Hope”, shares her perspective about Israel’s recent flotilla reaction: “Instead of high-fiving each other for their success in thwarting the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, Israeli officials should be throwing overboard the propaganda hacks who catapulted the flotilla into headline news for weeks and left Israel smelling like rotten fish.”
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Posted by Medea Benjamin in Featured, Stop Funding War, World News & Events on 30th June, 2011 | No Comments
Medea is currently in Greece with a group of international activists who are trying to set sail on the Freedom Flotilla II to Gaza. The US boat, the Audacity of Hope, was scheduled to sail last weekend, but we are still anxiously awaiting permission from the Greek government, which is being pressured by Israel and the United States to prevent our departure. Help urge the US State Department to stop impeding on the mission of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla.
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Posted by Carleen Pickard in Featured, Stop Funding War, World News & Events on 27th June, 2011 | 1 Comment
This week, the international Gaza Freedom Flotilla II: “Stay Human” of ten boats will attempt to depart from Cyprus towards Gaza. The mission of the flotilla states, “our destination is Gaza. Our means are non-violent. Our goal is to lift the illegal siege, completely and permanently, and freedom for the Palestinian people.” Most of the boats are carrying much needed humanitarian aid to donate to the people of Gaza.
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