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NOVANEWS November 13, 2010 Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions: Clothing and Shoecare Products  INITIAL POST:Youth Against Normalization has many useful lists of products manufactured by companies that support Zionism: Here's one example: Company: AUCHAN Brands to Boycott: Auchan Types of Support: Israeli Products ------------------------------------------------- Mother Company: MARKS and SPENSER Brands to Boycott: Marks and Spencers Types of Support: Israeli Products VIP supports Zionism ------------------------------------------------ Mother Company: CATERPILLAR Brands to Boycott: Caterpillar (CAT) Types of Support: Israeli Products ---------------------------------------------- Mother Company: PRYCA Brands to Boycott: Pryca Types of Support: Israeli Products ----------------------------...

NOVANEWS BDS Action: Protest IKEA, which Delivers to Israeli Colonies but not Palestinian Cities in West Bank 02 November 2010 IKEA Don't Buy into Occupation! Campaign You may have heard that this summer, Swedish Radio revealed that the Swedish furniture company IKEA, through its local franchisee in Israel Northern Birch Ltd. makes home deliveries to Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory. They refuse to deliver to Palestinian communities nearby. The settlements are illegal according to international law, and considered illegal also by the EU. Delivering furniture to the settlers means giving legitimacy to the dual system called apartheid by many operated by the Israeli government. At the same time IKEA takes pride in being considered as one of the frontrunners of CSR, Corp...

NOVANEWS November 12, 2010 by Franklin Lamb Some opinion analysts, like the 2009 Zogby International poll of American attitudes toward Israelis and Palestinians, express surprise with what they are learning from the American public and detect significant changes in American public attitudes favoring US disengagement from Israel Exclusive to Al Manar IMAGE: US activists successfully prevented the unloading of an Israeli cargo ship at the Port of Oakland. (The Electronic Intifada) Ever so slowly over the past two decades, and gaining momentum since the April 2002 Israeli destruction of the West Bank town of Jenin, American attitudes toward Israel appear to be changing according to some public opinion analysts. The American Public Opinion and U.S. Foreign Policy polling unit, that works  o...

NOVANEWS http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article11621.shtml Major Dutch pension fund divests from Zionist occupation Adri Nieuwhof and Guus Hoelen The Electronic Intifada 12 November 2010 The major Dutch pension fund Pensioenfonds Zorg en Welzijn (PFZW), which has investments totaling 97 billion euros, has informed The Electronic Intifada that it has divested from almost all the Zionist companies in its portfolio. PGGM, the manager of the major Dutch pension fund PFZW, has adopted a new guideline for socially responsible investment in companies which operate in conflict zones. In addition, PFZM has also entered into discussions with Motorola, Veolia and Alstom to raise its concerns about human rights issues. All three companies have actively supported and profited from illegal Zionist's o...

NOVANEWS Dear, How much time would you need to evacuate your house? What would you take with you if you only had a few minutes to leave? I've asked myself this question many times, ever since I read a report from Amnesty International that said this: "The destruction of homes is mostly carried out at night, with no prior notification. Usually, the only warning for the inhabitants is the rumbling of armored bulldozers and tanks approaching and beginning the destruction... The occupants of the targeted houses are almost without exception given no opportunity to salvage their possessions." (1) This was written in 2004 and the bulldozing of Palestinian homes has not stopped. Many of the bulldozers used by the Israeli army are made by Caterpillar. The company has refused to accept any corporate...

NOVANEWS In This Issue... What Is, and Isn’t, the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement More Recent Articles Search The Only Democracy?     By Emily Schaeffer The call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel is gaining momentum. At the same time, it is widely misinterpreted, unfortunately by skeptics, opponents and proponents alike.The basic premise behind BDS movements initiated by civil society  is that they are a grassroots, international, non-violent means of expressing stern disapproval of a country’s choice to oppress or discriminate against a group of people in contravention of international law and principles of equality, humanity and justice – with the hopes of bringing about positive change. The idea is to refuse to no...

NOVANEWS CULTURAL BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL RECORD SHEET The following are just a few notable developments in the cultural boycott of Israel over recent months*: • Musicians including Carlos Santana, Gil Scott-Heron and Elvis Costello have cancelled their concerts in Israel.  - The legendary Costello called his decision to cancel his two summer performances in Israel “a matter of instinct and conscience.” [1] • Several groups have also withdrawn their performances in Israel, including: The Pixies, Massive Attack, Faithless, Gorillaz Sound System and the Klaxxons.  - Front man of Faithless, Maxi Jazz, compassionately wrote to his fans: “While human beings are being wilfully denied not just their rights but their needs for their children and grandparents and themselves, I feel deeply that I should ...

NOVANEWS ***Please Circulate Widely: Please Make an Appointment*** Lobby of Parliament for Palestine Wednesday 24 November What you should do now: - Contact your MP now asking for a meeting in the House of Commons on Wednesday 24 November between 2pm and 6pm – (Use http://psc.iparl.com/lobby/52 to make an appointment). - Once you've let your MP know that you are going to lobby them make sure you email:  info@palestinecampaign.org All info here: http://www.palestinecampaign.org/lobby-2010 Please come and lobby your MP as part of our Annual Lobby of Parliament in November and help demonstrate support for the Palestinian people. In 2010 this event will be held on Wednesday 24th November from 2-6pm in the House of Commons. It will be followed by a rally in Parliament at 6.30pm with speakers i...

NOVANEWS November 9, 2010 by Stuart Littlewood     Tell How It Really is in Gaza, Especially If You’re an Archbishop How very refreshing. Those other bishops who loaf around the House of Lords and never open their mouths when so much needs to be said and done, please note….. By Stuart Littlewood Barry Morgan, ‘The Archbishop of Wales’ has urged church members to speak out on the 'injustice' of Gaza To their eternal shame, Western churchmen seem to care little about the plight of their brothers and sisters in the Holy Land or the fate of the holy places where Christianity was born. There are, of course, honorable exceptions. One such is the Archbishop of Wales, the Most Rev Dr Barry Morgan, whose church has provided the Gazans with a mobile dental unit. He is not best pleased that the Isr...

NOVANEWS modernityblog | 09/11/2010 at 02:09 | Tags: Anti-Muslim Bigots, Anti-Muslim Racism, antifascism, Crass stupidity, EDL, neo-fascism, Northern March Against Racism, SWP, TCAR, Tyneside Community Action Against Racism, UAF, Unite Against Fascism | Categories: Uncategorized | URL: http://wp.me/p4XPG-2sW Political stupidity is nothing new and the British Left's almost perpetual sectarianism has impeded many developments, but even I am surprised at this, from Indymedia: Dear TCAR members and supporters, The following open letter is being sent this week by the organising group for the Northern March Against Racism, after much consideration. It is a response to an unacceptable act of sectarianism by a leading member of UAF (Unite Against Fascism) to undermine the Northern ...