SOURCE: JTA (JTA) — Navarre became the first state in Spain to endorse the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel. The motion voted on last month in Navarre, in northern Spain, received the support of all the parties represented in parliament except the center-right Popular Party, the ACOM pro-Israel advocacy wrote in a statement Friday. The motion passed … Continued
By Emiliya Strahilova/Arab America Contributing Writer On February 2, BDS received a nomination for a Nobel Peace Prize by MP and leader of the Norwegian Red Party Bjørnar Moxness. The Norwegian Nobel Committee will prepare a shortlist of the candidates for a prize by the end of March and then later in October will announce the Laureates. Meanwhile, … Continued
SOURCE: INTER PRESS SERVICE BY: BJORNAR MOXNES OSLO, Norway, Feb 2 2018 (IPS) – As a member of the Norwegian parliament, I proudly use my authority as an elected official to nominate the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement for Palestinian rights for the Nobel Peace Prize. Nominating the BDS movement for this recognition is perfectly … Continued
SOURCE: FORWARD BY: LARA FRIEDMAN The recent Pew Poll reporting a decline in Democratic support for Israel sparked much hand wringing, debate and critical analysis. Some dissected the poll’s weaknesses. Others examined the partisan issues in play. Still others focused, correctly, on American progressives’ substantive objections to the policies of the Israeli government and the values they embody. But too many are … Continued
By: Michaela Schrum/Contributing Writer There have been many developments in the past month concerning Palestine, The US, and Israel. Here are the top 5 most important and relevant events. 1. Palestine Given INTERPOL Membership September 27, 2017, Palestine was voted a full member of The International Police Organization (INTERPOL). As a new member, Palestine now … Continued
By: Laurie Zimmerman Source: JTA MADISON, Wis. (JTA) — In March, the Israeli Knesset passed a law that denies entry to foreigners who support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, or BDS. At the time, the law felt so insidious because it introduced a political litmus test designed to exclude those who object to Israel’s … Continued
The Democratic Socialists of America voted overwhelmingly to support the BDS movement [AFP] By: Usaid Siddiqui Source: The New Arab Earlier this month, the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), the biggest socialist organisation in the US, overwhelmingly endorsed the Boycott, Divest and Sanctions (BDS) Movement at their most recent national convention in Chicago. With 25,000 paid-up members, … Continued
The U.S. Capitol Building (Upendra Kanda, CC) By: James J. Zogby Source: + 972 It is fascinating to watch some U.S. senators tripping over themselves as they attempt to defend their support for or opposition to proposed legislation that would make it a federal crime to support the international campaign to Boycott, Divest, or Sanction … Continued
By: Zaid Jilani Source: The Intercept_ SOME MEMBERS OF CONGRESS are trying to criminalize support for the campaign to boycott, divest from, and sanction Israel for its occupation of Palestinian territories. The U.S.’s new premiere left-wing organization, however, is moving the other way, undaunted by the threat of legislation against the BDS movement, as it … Continued
A Palestinian resident of Aida Refugee Camp gives Mennonite Church USA leaders a tour of the Israeli separation wall that divides the West Bank town of Bethlehem. Photo by Ryan Rodrick Beiler/MCC By: Alex Awad Source: Sojourners Early this month, the Mennonite Church USA succeeded overwhelmingly in passing a resolution in support of peace and … Continued
By: Sharon Lukom Source: The Guardian We fully support the aims of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement as an expression of the grassroots call in Palestine for solidarity against the Israeli state’s breach of international law (Ken Loach at centre of new storm over Israel boycott, 15 July). Omar Barghouti, co-founder of the BDS movement, said: … Continued
By: Ma’an News Agency Staff Source: Ma’an News Agency An Israeli bill aimed at exempting Israel’s attempts at combating the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement and efforts to “delegitimize Israel” from Israel’s Freedom of Information Law, which allows Israeli citizens to obtain information from the government, passed its first reading in the Knesset, Israel’s … Continued
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