Recently, Norway announced that a major Israeli company and a subsidiary were to be excluded from its national wealth fund’s investment list. The reasons were past activity in building settlements in the West Bank and working on construction of the Separation Barrier. Before I go into what this means for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions [...]
Archive for August 30th, 2010
The Power and Weakness of Boycott
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged BDS, Boycott, democracy, human rights, international law, Israel, Jewish State, Lev Leviev, Middle east, Netanyahu, Palestine, Performers Boycott, pro-Israel, rule of law, Settlements, Two-state solution, West Bank on August 30, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Performing In Israel, Not the Settlements
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Ariel, BDS, Boycott, Israel, Jewish State, Netanyahu, Palestine, Peace Groups, Performers Boycott, pro-Israel, Settlements, settlers, Two-state solution, West Bank on August 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I weigh in on the controversy over some Israeli performers’ refusal to perform in thee settlement of Ariel. Click here to read the piece at MeretzUSA’s blog.
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