Thursday, December 31, 2015

How the Israel boycott movement struck major blows in 2015

Orange providing free service to Israeli soldiers deployed near Gaza during the assault in the summer of 2014 that killed more than 2,200 Palestinians. The Israeli affiliate of the French telecom company has “adopted” a military unit that was in action in locations where hundreds of civilians were killed. (via Frumline)

Despite Israel’s counteroffensive, boycott movement won some key victories in 2015.
Ali Abunimah-30 December 2015
In September 2014, on the eve of the Jewish new year, Israel’s leading financial daily named Omar Barghoutiamong the 100 people most likely to influence the country’s economy in the following year.
How the Israel Boycott Movement Struck Major Blows in 2015 by Thavam Ratna