Another important victory in the cultural boycott! Elvis Costello has heeded the call from the British Palestine Solidarity Campaign and others not to play a concert in apartheid Israel. He has posted the following statement:
// It is after considerable contemplation that I have lately arrived at the decision that I must withdraw from [...]
Tuesday, Apr 6th, 2010 by hkornst1 |
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Another inspiring Land Day action, this time from Utrecht, Netherlands: “Follow Me, do as I do: Don’t buy Israeli Apartheid.”
Tuesday, Apr 6th, 2010 by hkornst1 |
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More ads have been jammed in the Bay Area recently, this time targeting the “Out In Israel” film series being sponsored by the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival and the Consulate General of Israel. They’ve been spotted in the Mission and the Castro. See photos below:
Original poster in the Mission
New poster in the Mission
Detailed view [...]
Friday, Mar 12th, 2010 by hkornst1 |
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From some allies up in Seattle:
American Apparel (AA) bills itself as a socially conscious producer and vendor of “hip” clothing but there’s nothing progressive or admirable about supporting Israeli apartheid. On AA’s web site it is proudly asserted that AA “is part Israeli, literally.” When a pro-Israel blogger produced a parody “Zionist Apparel” ad, AA’s [...]
Monday, Feb 8th, 2010 by hkornst1 |
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Via the US Campaign to End the Occupation:
Yesterday we reported that Dankse Bank has decided to exclude Elbit Systems and Africa Israel from its investment portfolio due to the companies’ involvement in the Israeli occupation.
Now there’s more good news–one of the largest Danish pension funds has divested from Elbit as well as two U.S. companies [...]