teleSUR | February 10, 2017 On Tuesday, eight Democratic senators joined former Republican presidential hopeful Marco Rubio in introducing a Senate bill attacking the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, BDS, which aims at ending the illegal occupation of Palestine and ongoing violations of human rights by Israeli authorities. Rubio said the bill, titled The Combatting […]
IMEMC News & Agencies – February 3, 2017 In Belgium, 482 professors and researchers, and more than 190 artists, have written an open letter calling on their authorities to withdraw from participating in a European Union funded research project called LAW TRAIN, in which Belgium and Spain cooperate with the Israeli National Police. The project, […]
RT | February 3, 2017 Spoof Royal Navy recruitment posters, which claim sailors on board Britain’s nuclear submarines are effectively suicide bombers, have won the approval of Trident safety and security whistleblower William McNeilly. The posters point out that if a Trident submarine actually launched its nuclear missiles it would very likely be destroyed in […]
MEMO | February 1, 2017 A Canadian school has been forced to reverse its decision not to accept an Israeli student based on his nationality, reports have said. The Island School of Building Arts (ISBA), a trade school, denied Israeli Stav Doron admission on the basis that he is Israeli. The Jewish organisation, B’nai Brith […]
RT | January 31, 2017 Supporters of Celtic FC, known as the Green Brigade, have donated £176,000 (US$220,000) to two Palestinian charities. The donation was crowdfunded in reaction to a UEFA fine over Celtic fans flying Palestinian flags at a match.
Daniel Woodhouse and Sam Walton (blog.caat ) MEMO | January 30, 2017 Two British activists have been arrested while apparently trying to disarm warplanes bound for Saudi Arabia. Daniel Woodhouse, a Methodist minister from Leeds, and Quaker Sam Walton were released on bail pending charges after breaking into BAE’s Warton site in Lancashire. The pair […]
Iranian karate practitioner Majid Hassaninia Press TV – January 28, 2017 Iranian karate practitioner Majid Hassaninia has refused to take on his Israeli opponent in the 21st edition of the Open de Paris – Karate Premier League in France. On Friday, Hassaninia did not show up for a scheduled encounter against a representative from Israel […]
People participate in an “Invasion Day” march in Sydney, Australia, January 26, 2016. Press TV – January 26, 2017 Tens of thousands of protesters have staged rallies in major Australian cities to demand a shift of the date of the country’s national day because, according to them, the current date marks the start of an […]
RT | January 22, 2017 Protesters in more than a dozen European states have taken to the streets in scheduled demonstrations against the yet-to-be-approved CETA trade agreement, charging it will result in the loss of jobs, lower safety standards, and grant freer rein to corporations. “The people and the planet are not merchandise,” read a […]
International Leonard Peltier Defense Committee | January 18, 2017 Brothers, sisters, friends and supporters: Our hearts are heavy today. President Obama has denied Leonard’s application for a commutation. His name appears on the January 18 list of commutations denied by Obama as issued by the Office of the Pardon Attorney. Leonard’s attorney Martin Garbus was […]
