Economy of the Occupation

Short history of BDS in France

As 2012 begins, a French activist looks at the short history of the French BDS movement, which mobilized in the wake of the Israeli assalt on Gaza, Operation Cast Lead. 

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Students paid to spread Israeli propaganda

The Israeli government has launched a new program to promote the Israeli agenda on Facebook and internet chatrooms.

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AIC video: Portrait of a Palestinian farmer in Israeli-controlled Area C

Ali Soleiman Daoud lives in Beit Einun, which is two kilometers from Hebron in Israeli-controlled Area C. He struggles to make a living as a grape farmer. But he faces many obstacles: checkpoints where his crops are delayed for days on end, spoiling inside of trucks; restric

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Economic separation under Israeli control

Shir Hever, author of The Political Economy of Israel's Occupation, examines Israeli policies towards the Palestinians through an economic lens, arguing that separation is a poor economic option for all parties involved

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Palestinians invest in Israel and Jewish settlements

Why are so many Palestinian investors putting their money into Israel rather than the Occupied Palestinian Territories? This summary of Issa Smeirat's groundbreaking research on the issue reveals the reasons why and highlights how the occupation keeps Palestine from getting

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Ana Moura's audience doesn't want her to play Israel

The opinions of Ana Moura’s audience at her recent Glasgow performance were clear, “Don’t perform in Israel – support the appeal from Palestinian civil society for a cultural boycott of Israel.”

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Frightened of BDS, pro-Israel groups push holiday shoppers to Buy Israel

The American holiday shopping season begins on "Black Friday," the massive shopping day that follows Thanksgiving. Frightened by the growing BDS movement, pro-Israel groups are promoting a "Buy Israel Week," which will take place the following week

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Top 5 news of the week

Women in Hebron: resisting the occupation and working towards independence

Women In Hebron resists the Israeli occupation, not only by remaining in the battered and bruised He

02-11-2011
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Settler Violence Report : Summer 2011

  During July and August 2011, settler violence against Palestinian residents and properties in We

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New Jewish Neighbourhood Planned for East Jerusalem

On 11 October, a new plan for the construction of 2,610 housing units in the East Jerusalem neighbor

17-10-2011
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7.5 Conference in Hebron Against the Israeli Occupation and Racism

Under the slogan: A Joint Struggle for an End to the Occupation and Racism In Hebron on Saturday

30-04-2011
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Freedom Waves for Gaza flotilla sets sail

On Wednesday, November 2, two international ships carrying humanitarian aid left Turkish harbor and

02-11-2011
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The Economy of the Occupation fact sheet

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