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Make Zionism History! \"boycott-israel-anim2\"<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

Help to stop the next war! Support Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions of the Israeli regime<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Support Palestinian universities – spread the BDS campaign – it is what people under the Israeli jackboot\u00a0 ask\u00a0 you to do!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Israeli War Criminals – to the International Criminal Court, NOW!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sweden-Israel Davis Cup to go ahead without fans<\/a>: Herald Tribune<\/span><\/span>
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STOCKHOLM: The Davis Cup match between Sweden and Israel will go ahead as planned \u2014 without spectators in the southern city of Malmo \u2014 after an attempt to move the venue to Stockholm fell through.<\/span><\/span><\/strong>Swedish organizers on Tuesday cited security concerns for the closed-door policy because anti-Israeli demonstrations are expected during the best-of-five series on March 6-8. But the volley of words between the two Swedish cities, which comes after the United Arab Emirates stopped an Israeli player from a tennis tournament in Dubai, has an unmistakable political dimension. Malmo, Sweden’s third largest city, has a left-leaning local government and a large Muslim minority. Its leaders have strongly criticized Israel after the Gaza invasion, and some have called for dropping the Davis Cup match altogether. Stockholm has a center-right majority that is more pro-Israeli. The Swedish capital offered Monday to step in as an alternative venue, saying it was better prepared to guarantee security for the match. However, the plan was canceled when Stockholm officials realized they wouldn’t be able to get organized in time for the Israeli team’s Sunday arrival, said Madeleine Sjostedt, Stockholm’s vice mayor in charge of culture and sports.STOCKHOLM: The Davis Cup match between Sweden and Israel will go ahead as planned \u2014 without spectators in the southern city of Malmo \u2014 after an attempt to move the venue to Stockholm fell through. Swedish organizers on Tuesday cited security concerns for the closed-door policy because anti-Israeli demonstrations are expected during the best-of-five series on March 6-8. But the volley of words between the two Swedish cities, which comes after the United Arab Emirates stopped an Israeli player from a tennis tournament in Dubai, has an unmistakable political dimension. Malmo, Sweden’s third largest city, has a left-leaning local government and a large Muslim minority. Its leaders have strongly criticized Israel after the Gaza invasion, and some have called for dropping the Davis Cup match altogether. Stockholm has a center-right majority that is more pro-Israeli. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Gala de soutien aux bless\u00e9s isra\u00e9liens: Anne Roumanoff l\u00e2che l’affaire<\/a>: Le Post<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

Une lettre ouverte \u00e9mise par la “Campagne pour le Boycott culturel et acad\u00e9mique des oeuvres isra\u00e9liennes” (Pacbi) circule, protestant contre la pr\u00e9sence de l’humoriste Anne Roumanoff \u00e0 un gala de soutien \u00e0 des bless\u00e9s isra\u00e9liens, \u00e0 Gen\u00e8ve le 2 mars. Ce qu’on lui reproche: “Votre participation \u00e0 ce spectacle serait un acte de soutien et de solidarit\u00e9 avec l\u2019arm\u00e9e isra\u00e9lienne, laquelle est l\u2019instrument principal de l\u2019oppression syst\u00e9matique et de l\u2019assujettissement du peuple palestinien” annonce la lettre.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Another success of the growing Boycott campaign. This was in reaction to the letter from PACBI, below, and the many letters protesting Anne Roumanoff’s planned concert in support of physically challenged soldiers of the Israeli army:<\/span><\/p>\n

Laughing at Gaza\u2019s Destruction! An Open Letter to Comedienne Anne Roumanoff<\/a>: PACBI<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

February 19, 2009: PACBI — Ramallah, Occupied Palestine, February 19, 2009<\/strong>
\nWe know that your stand-up comedy brings laughter and joy to many French- speaking people around the world. As such we are shocked and disappointed to learn that you are going to perform in Geneva on March 2nd, 2009 in support of handicapped Israeli veterans.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Your performance in this show would constitute an act of support and solidarity with the Israeli army, which is Israel\u2019s main instrument for the systematic oppression and brutal subjugation of the Palestinian people. It would contribute towards \u2018polishing\u2019 the international image of an aggressive military force that has a long history of involvement in massacres and the documented ethnic cleansing of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from their land.<\/p>\n

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PACBI Salutes Canadian Academic Trade Unionists<\/a>: PACBI<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

25 February 2009, Ramallah, Occupied Palestine<\/strong>
\nThe Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) applauds CUPE-Ontario’s University Workers Coordinating Committee (OUWCC) for its principled support for the cause of justice in Palestine by adopting, at its annual conference on 22 February 2009, significant steps in the direction of applying effective pressure on Israel and holding it accountable for its colonial and apartheid policies which violate international law and fundamental human rights. In particular, PACBI applauds the OUWCC for passing a number of resolutions aimed specifically at challenging and ending business-as-usual with the Israeli academy. The conference has decided to \u201c[e]ncourage its member locals to hold public forums to discuss an academic boycott of Israeli academic institutions;\u201d to \u201c[a]sk campus representatives to work with locals to investigate both research and investment links between Ontario Universities and the state of Israel’s military;\u201d to \u201c[m]obilize campus allies to pressure universities from engaging in acts of cooperation that assist and aid military research at the institutional level with Israeli universities;\u201d to \u201c[w]ork with campus and community allies to pressure Ontario universities to refuse collaborations, corporate partnerships and investments that would benefit, either directly or indirectly, military research or the Israeli state military;\u201d and to \u201c[r]equest funding and support from CUPE Ontario to conduct an education campaign on the academic boycott, coordinate education sessions and assist in the implementation of resolution 50 as passed in 2006.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

UEL Gaza Occupation: images from the occupation at the University of East London<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n