Activism
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| Title | | Description | Date |
| BDS victory: HSBC divests from Elbit Systems | | Palestine Solidarity Campaign UK -
"We have great news to share with you as we end 2018: HSBC have
announced they have divested in full from Elbit Systems, which is
Israel’s largest private arms security firm, who market their
weapons as “battle-tested” due to them being tested on Palestinian
civilians in Gaza.This victory comes after a campaign calling on
HSBC to end its financial support for Israel’s military, led by PSC,
War On Want and Campaign Against the Arms Trade with huge support
from the British public." ca
| 29/12/2018 |
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| Activists discover right-wing mole during Gaza solidarity protest | | Oren Ziv -
+972 -
"The mole, who has been posing as an anti-occupation activist both online and offline, turned out to be a member of the far-right nationalist group Im Tirzu. In addition to joining the demonstration under false pretenses, the man transmitted information about its timing and location to other Im Tirzu members." - id | 27/12/2018 |
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| Arabs should support J Street | | Ray Hanania -
The Arab Daily News -
"We can’t reject support from Jews or Israelis who share in our support of justice. We need to build coalitions to build a Palestine State. We need to support groups like J Street, the New Israel Fund and Americans for Peace Now, among many other Jewish activism groups." - id
| 27/12/2018 |
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| Following 107 days incarceration, CO Hillel Garmi is released | | Dror Mizrahi -
Gush Shalom -
"Conscientious objector Adam Rafaelov (18) of Kiryat Motzkin is currently in prison, having already served 97 days for refusing to join the army. Garmi and Rafaelov are accompanied by Mesarvot – A political refusing network that writes letters and initiates refusing groups from the last few years to joint action." - id
| 27/12/2018 |
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| Israeli Forces Suppress Sit-in for Human Rights Activist near Ofer Prison | | IMEMC - Several Palestinians suffocated from tear gas inhalation as
Israeli forces suppressed the demonstration of a crowd who gathered
in front of Ofer prison, in solidarity with prominent Palestinian
human rights activist Abdullah Abu Rahmeh. Abu Rahmeh was sentenced
to four months in prison, a suspended sentence for three years and a
$545 fine, based on charges from 2016. The sentence was based on his
detention of May 13, 2016, over his participation in a cycling
marathon that started from Ramallah until the apartheid wall at his
Bil’in village, west of Ramallah. Abu Rahmeh has been detained
several times in the past, for his activism. [ak]
| 25/12/2018 |
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| Conscientious objector freed after 107 days in military prison | | +972 Magazine - “The five months I spent in prison were dedicated to the struggle against the occupation and the siege, for the sake of the five million Palestinians who actually live under the rule of the Israeli government, but do not enjoy the right to elect it.”
“There were people who told me that I was shirking my responsibility [to ensure] the security of the citizens of Israel, but I think that it is precisely with this act that I take responsibility for the safety of all the people affected by what I do — both Israelis and Palestinians.”
Hillel Garmi, who was inspired by one of the leaders of Gaza’s ‘Great Return March,’ served seven prison terms for his refusal to join the Israeli army.
[bz] | 25/12/2018 |
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| States Are Cracking Down on the Movement for Palestinian Rights—but Cities Are Pushing Back | | Alex Kane -
The Nation
"We’ve all seen how the exception to Palestinian rights that
occurred on the left is disappearing. Palestinian human and civil
rights are right there in the center of our work as we fight racism
in the US, as we fight unjust immigration policy, as we fight for
queer and trans rights—the intersectional movement building we see
happening is very resilient,” said Stefanie Fox, the deputy director
of Jewish Voice for Peace." ca | 22/12/2018 |
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| I am writing to you today from prison | | Press Release -
Gush Shalom -
"My crime? I refuse to serve in the Israeli military. I am one of a growing number of Israelis – men and women – who refuse to take part in the occupation of millions of Palestinians from the Jordan River to the sea." - id
| 20/12/2018 |
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| Join Ta`ayush action of solidarity with threatened communities | | | 18/12/2018 |
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| Portland Trail Blazers team up with firm supplying Israel’s snipers | | Rod Such -
Electronic Intifada
"During 2017, the Israeli military bought a consignment of
telescopes from Leupold for sniper rifles. The deal was worth more
than $2 million, Israel Defense, a publication specializing in the
weapons industry, reported.Under it, a Leupold product line known as
Mark 6 would become “the telescopic sight of choice” for Israel’s
ground force snipers, according to the publication.It is almost
certain, then, that the firm’s equipment has helped Israel’s snipers
to kill and maim unarmed protesters taking part in Gaza’s Great
March of Return this year.About 180 Palestinians have been shot dead
by the Israeli military during the Great March of Return." ca
| 16/12/2018 |
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| `Israelis don`t want to hear what I have to say` | | Edo Konrad -
+972
" From Shin Bet interrogations at the border to coordinated attacks
on prominent anti-occupation activists to the delegitimization of
left-wing NGOs, authorities have been making life increasingly
difficult for outspoken Jewish Israelis. For more well-known
activists, the ad hominem attacks are worn like a badge of honor:
proof that laying bare the cruelties of occupation is actually doing
something.Then there are activists like Guy Hirschfeld, who stand
little to gain from becoming a target. Over the past few months, it
has felt at times like Hirschfeld, 49, is Public Enemy No. 1 for
Israeli authorities in the West Bank — and particularly the
settlers. A long-time member of Ta’ayush — an Israeli-Palestinian
volunteer grassroots group founded during the Second Intifada, and
one of the few groups of Israelis that regularly puts their bodies
on the line in solidarity with Palestinians.. " ca
| 15/12/2018 |
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| Netanyahu will do all he can to destroy Jewish-Arab alliances | | Eli Bitan -
+972 -
"The alliance between Palestinian citizens of Israel and the Jewish left has historically been viewed as a threat to the rule of the right. That’s why Netanyahu is doing everything he can to undermine it." - id
| 13/12/2018 |
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| B’Tselem director at French award ceremony: Hysterical Israeli government response illustrates reality of propaganda, lies, and threats | | Amit Gilutz - B’Tselem - The Human Rights Award of the French
Republic was presented to B’Tselem Executive Director Hagai El-Ad,
despite intensive pressure that Israeli government officials tried
to exert on decision-makers in France, attempting to stop the prize
from being awarded. “The hysterical response by the government of
Israel itself illustrates the reality within which we work:
propaganda, lies, and threats by a government which believes that
silencing and cover-up will enable further human rights violations.
In the face of this moral bankruptcy, we are here not only to
further expose the truth – but also to bring an end to the
injustice” said El-Ad. [ak] | 11/12/2018 |
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| Pink Floyd tribute band pulls out of Israel shows | | Al Jazeera - Cover band cancels gigs in Tel Aviv, Haifa and Beersheba after
Roger Waters urged them to pull out [ry] | 10/12/2018 |
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| Support Marc Lamont Hill | | | 4/12/2018 |
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| Marc Lamont Hill stands for justice and equality for all. | | Rebecca Vilkomerson - Jewish Voice for Peace - It’s hard to
sugarcoat the impact of what happened to Professor Marc Lamont Hill
last week. Professor Hill spoke up for Palestinian rights and
freedom – and got fired by CNN after what appeared to be a well-
orchestrated campaign to oust him.
Among the ludicrous accusations hurled at him were charges of
antisemitism, and that he was calling for Israel’s destruction. But
if you read Marc Lamont Hill’s powerful words, and know about his
years of work on behalf of all oppressed people, you’d know that
these accusations are false. Marc Lamont Hill stands for justice and
equality for all.Everyone who works for Palestinian rights knows all
too well the pain these kinds of accusations cause. They are an
attempt to bully and intimidate us into silence – and unfortunately,
often they are successful. But we won’t be silent. [AK] | 4/12/2018 |
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| Rejecting the traditional AIPAC tours to Israel, representative-elect Rashida Tlaib plans to lead delegation to Palestine | | Alex Kane, Lee Fang - The Intercept - Rashida Tlaib, Democratic
representative-elect from Michigan, does not intend to take part a
in the traditional "Freshman trips to Israel" sponsored by the
education arm of AIPAC, which typically consist of a weeklong tour
of Israel and meetings with leading Israeli figures in business,
government, and the military - and no exposure to the Palestinain
point of view. Both critics and proponents of the AIPAC freshmen
trip say the endeavor is incredibly influential, providing House
members with a distinctly pro-Israel viewpoint on complex
controversies in the region. Tlaib, the first Palestinian-American
woman to be elected to Congress, hopes to draw on her roots in the
region to offer her fellow incoming representatives an alternative
introduction to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. She said her
group`s visit will focus on issues like Israel’s detention of
Palestinian children, education, access to clean water, and poverty.
She may even take them to Beit Ur al-Foqa, the village where Tlaib’s
grandmother lives, in the northern West Bank. [ak] | 4/12/2018 |
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