BDS Calls for Boycott of Netflix Israel ‘Propaganda’ Series, Fauda

BDS says that “Fauda” celebrates secret Israeli military units which are known to have carried out numerous assassinations and extrajudicial executions, murder and the brutal arrest of unarmed demonstrators, including children.

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A screenshot from Episode 1 of the Netflix series 'Fauda'.

The international Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement is leading a campaign against the hit Israeli series, “Fauda”. Denouncing the widely acclaimed series as “racist propaganda for the Israeli occupation army”, BDS called on Netflix, which bought the rights to “Fauda”, to remove the show or face legal action. In its statement

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Historically Anti-Apartheid New Zealand Confronts Risks of BDS and Standing Up to Israel

New Zealand prides itself on having been one of the most staunch opponents of South Africa’s former apartheid regime and has now taken some of that fervor to the fight against Israel’s marginalization of Palestinians, but the Kiwi nation is quickly discovering the high cost of confronting Israel.

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Anti-apartheid demonstrators march through Auckland, New Zealand to protest the tour of South Africa's Springbok rugby union team. The tour had proceeded, in the face of bitter opposition from critics of South Africa's system of apartheid with the sanction of the New Zealand Rugby Union and government of then Prime Minister Robert Muldoon, July 3, 1981 . (AP/New Zealand Herald)

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND -- If we were to truly honor the late, great Stephen Hawking, perhaps it would pay to remind ourselves of the principles the acclaimed physicist really stood for. One of those principles was Hawking’s commitment to the boycott of Israel in response to Israel’s longstanding policy of egregiously violating the rights of millions

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The Lorde Saga – The Consequences of Boycotting Israel

Today more than ever, taking a stance against Israeli aggression towards Palestinians comes at a hefty price. But for many in the growing BDS movement, it is one that they are willing to pay.

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Singer Lorde performs on the 'Other Stage' at the Glastonbury music festival at Worthy Farm, in Somerset, England, Friday, June 23, 2017. (Photo: Grant Pollard/Invision/AP)

Opinion-- The Lorde saga has now reached new riveting heights. Just a few months ago on December 21st, 2017 two young female fans from Aotearoa, New Zealand wrote an open letter urging Lorde to cancel her Tel Aviv concert, scheduled for June of this year. A few days later Lorde a 21-year-old singer and songwriter canceled her Tel Aviv show. This

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Miko Peled: A Silenced Critic Of Israeli Policy

Although the U.S. news media’s fancies itself the world’s “gold standard,” it operates with stunning hypocrisy and huge blind spots, none bigger than its fawning coverage of Israel that ignores critics like Miko Peled.

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Miko Peled

Despite the U.S. media’s extensive coverage of Israel, what Miko Peled says is seldom heard by Americans, although he was born in Jerusalem and comes from a famous Israeli family. Peled’s grandfather was one of the signers of the Israeli founding documents. His father was a soldier in the war which led to the creation of Israel and later a senior

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In Ongoing Crackdown, Israel Targets Supporters Of Amnesty International

Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon is working to introduce a set of measures to revoke tax benefits from Amnesty International’s supporters.

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Amnesty International supporters hold a banner in this Feb. 12, 2011 photo. (Photo by Richard Potts via Flikr)

Israel’s finance minister is working on a set of measures to revoke tax benefits for anyone that supports Amnesty International’s campaign for a boycott against the Israeli occupation. Sources in Israel have reported that the Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon is working to introduce a set of measures to revoke tax benefits from Amnesty International’s

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The Boycott, Divestment And Sanctions Movement Turns 12

The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement turns 12. Here are 12 achievements they made in 2017.

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Big donor money is leading to a growing number of efforts to legislate a ban on Boycotting Israel.

Twelve years ago, one of the most prominent calls for non-violent resistance to Israel’s military occupation was launched. The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, BDS, movement has since made waves, securing hundreds of wins over the years against Israeli oppression against Palestinians. On July 9, 2005, Palestinian civil society made the Call

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