http://wlcentral.org/node/1442 2011-03-08 Mossad kidnaps Gaza’s chief power plant engineer, Dirar Abu Seesi, while in Ukraine. Now en route from Petah Tikva torture center to Shikma Prison.   On February 18, Gaza’s chief power plant engineer, Dirar Abu Seesi, was kidnapped by theMossad, while he was traveling in the Ukraine. Abu Seesi is now in Shikma Prison outside Ashkelon after being transferred from the Shabak torture center in Petah Tikva. (Source: richardsilverstein.com, also Ukraine-based Al Raed Press, and Yediot)   According to … [read more]

http://bdsmovement.net/?q=node/786     Occupied Palestine, 30 November 2010 - "May this tribunal prevent the crime of silence‟, pleaded intellectual Bertrand Russell at the first meeting of the citizens' War Crimes Tribunal that investigated US war crimes during its war on Vietnam.1 At a time when little was known in the wider public about US conduct in Vietnam, the tribunal exposed and brought to the fore of public discourse the brutal, deliberate bombardment of Vietnamese civilians – a citizens' tribunal acting where the international community had failed. It is in that … [read more]

from BDS Movement, Occupied Palestine, November 2010 http://bdsmovement.net/?q=node/785   Veolia and Alstom, the two French companies involved in the construction and management of a tramway linking west Jerusalem with illegal Israeli colonial settlements in Occupied Palestinian Territory, described by the UN Human Rights Council as a “clear violation of international law and relevant United Nations resolutions,”[1] have both recently been reported to be selling their shares in the consortium that manages the project. There can be little doubt that Veolia and Alstom are … [read more]

Occupied Palestine, 23 November 2010 The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC) urges the French government to immediately cease all undemocratic, repressive measures against its own conscientious citizens who promote or engage in non-violent boycotts, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaigns against Israel until it complies with international law. The BNC also calls upon the State of France to respect its own legal obligations under international law, cease its role as the EU's largest supplier of military equipment to Israel, and undertake further … [read more]

August 23, 2010 Occupied Palestine Aug 23rd 2010 - The Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) has divested from two Israeli companies, Africa Israel Investments and Danya Cebus, over their involvement in construction of illegal settlements in the West Bank[1]. A government statement quoted the Norwegian Minister of Finance Sigbjørn Johnsen as saying “these companies are contributing to or are themselves responsible for grossly unethical activity.”[2] This decision follows the Norwegian Ministry of Finance’s move one year ago to exclude Israeli military contractor Elbit … [read more]

Arafat Shoukri: “Conditions are ripe to make this flotilla the ‘tipping point’“ by Silvia Cattori, http://www.uruknet.de/?p=65425 April 26, 2010   A coalition bringing together a number of organizations is preparing to send in May 2010 a relief flotilla of more than ten ships and cargo-boats to Gaza. Dr. Arafat Shoukri, president of the European Campaign to End the Siege of Gaza (ECESG) will participate in this spectacular convoy with his Campaign, which is an NGO. He has spared no effort for three years to lead delegations of European parliamentarians to allow … [read more]

by Luisa Morgantini, Article published by Il Manifesto, January 14th, 2009 A little bit more than two hours, but it was enough to see the destruction and desperation among people in Gaza. With 8 Members of the European Parliament and one Italian Senator (Democratic Party PD), we are the only political representatives to have entered the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the Israeli attack. We entered through the Rafah crossing, thanks to the indispensable collaboration of the UNRWA and of the Egyptian Authorities, and forcing the resolve of those Israelis who had turned down our … [read more]

by StopTheWall on Wed, 07/09/2008 - 13:33, http://www.bdsmovement.net/?q=node/179 On the fourth anniversary of the International Court of Justice’s ruling that Israel’s Wall is illegal, the BNC is calling on the EU not to upgrade its relationship with Israel and to suspend the EU Association Agreement. Today’s call is supported by 100 European civil society organizations. Join in the campaign for the suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement! In a statement, the BNC said: “We are appalled by the EU's blatant refusal to hold Israel to account for its persistent … [read more]