Bernie Sanders to skip AIPAC conference over political reasons
Bernie Sanders has objected to the pro-Israel lobby group’s history of offering a platform for “intolerance” and “bigotry” directed against the Palestinian people
Profiteering from war-crime: UN shames 112 companies operating in illegal Israeli settlements
Apoorva Gautam, South Asia Coordinator of the Boycott, Divestments, and Sanctions (BDS) movement, talks about the list and its implications.
Israeli Supreme court approves deportation of HRW’s Omar Shakir for alleged BDS activity
Shakir has been ordered to leave the country by the interior ministry, which has applied the 2017 amendment to the 2011 Prevention of Entry into Israel law, for the first time. He is accused of being involved in BDS activity
University backs down after Indian students’ protest
The protests started when students who were peacefully protesting against the university’s collaboration with the Israeli state were given a show-cause notice.
Writers condemn withdrawal of Nelly Sachs award conferred on Kamila Shamsie
The German city of Dortmund withdrew the award it had conferred on Kamila Shamsie, citing her support to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement
US states bring in anti-BDS laws, encourage Israeli occupation
27 states of the United States have introduced laws and policies to outlaw the boycott of Israel, despite federal courts in three states having already ruled such laws as unconstitutional.
Israel bars entry of Muslim US legislators Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib
The two legislators were set to travel to the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories in the West Bank and East Jerusalem next week
The US House of Representatives passes the anti-BDS resolution with only 17 votes against
The resolution condemns the non-violent BDS movement while claiming to recognize an individual’s right to protest and boycott
“Germany’s denunciation of BDS movement as anti-Semitic is McCarthyite and unconstitutional”
The BDS movement said the resolution of the German parliament declaring it anti-Semitic was contradictory to international law and German democracy
Defying pressure from pro-Israel lobbies, activists mark Israeli Apartheid Week
Israeli Apartheid Week was marked in over 200 cities and more than 80 events were held in 40 cities in Europe, North America, and Palestine. The events included protests, lectures, film screenings, and cultural events. Additional events were held in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
Amnesty’s report on digital tourism companies evokes threats from Israel
The report details how companies like Airbnb, TripAdvisor, etc are disregarding human rights and international law by ‘legitimizing’ illegal Israeli settlements for profit
US Senate criticizes troop withdrawal from Syria, approves anti-BDS measure
The Strengthening America’s Security in the Middle East Act allows State and local governments to withhold contracts from companies and individuals that participate in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel
- Breaking political custom, Democratic presidential candidates skip AIPAC summit
- Syrian offensive kills 33 soldiers of the invading Turkish forces in Idlib
- Haitian police and military agree to find solutions after clashes on Sunday
- Unions take action against South African Telekom’s retrenchment plan
- Ghana Medical Association advances in Government talks and withdraws strike call
