The managers of the Globe Theatre in London, along with hundreds of passers-by on London’s south bank, will have been left in no doubt about the strength of opposition to the Globe’s invitation to the Israeli National Theatre Company, Habima, to perform as part of the ‘Cultural Olympiad’. In the hours before the performance on …
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The Jerusalem String Quartet’s recital at the Brighton Festival on May 8th was interrupted by protesters objecting to Israel’s apartheid system, its illegal occupation of Palestinian lands, its attacks on civilians in Gaza and its suppression of Palestinian human rights in Israel and the Occupied territories. The action was taken in line with the call from …
Israel’s Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by two Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in protest at being held without charge. But in its decision, released by the justice ministry on Monday, the court said security authorities should consider freeing them for medical reasons. The two prisoners, Bilal Diab, 27, and Thaer Halahleh, 34, have …
Ramallah, 1 May 2012 Addameer expresses its utmost concern for the lives of Bilal Diab and Thaer Halahleh, currently on their 63rd full day of hunger strike in protest of their administrative detention. An independent doctor from Physicians for Human Rights-Israel (PHR-Israel) determined yesterday, 30 April, that Bilal is at immediate risk of death and …
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On April the 27th the Cooperative Group board made a historic and welcome decision to extend their Human Rights & Trade Policy to include all companies who trade in the illegal settlements. While the Co-op’s policy shift isn’t a complete boycott of all Israeli companies, we do recognise what an important advance this is for …
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Boycott Israel Network (BIN) media release Saturday 28 April 2012 Palestine human rights campaigners today welcomed news that the UK’s fifth biggest food retailer, The Co-operative Group, will “no longer engage with any supplier of produce known to be sourcing from the Israeli settlements”. The Co-op’s decision, notified to campaigners in a statement, will immediately …