The Bill prescribes that it is a criminal offence for a person to import or sell “settlement goods” or to extract resources from an occupied territory.
The boycotts against Starbucks in Jordan sparked over the company's alleged ties with Israel and have been gaining momentum for 17 months.
The councilors thanked pro-Palestinian advocacy organizations, including Australia Palestine Advocacy Network, which maintains a toolkit on how to pass local council motions supporting Gaza.
Sponder's team warned that cultural boycotts and threats threaten all artists. This is reportedly why the Israeli comedian refused to back down from doing a show in Amsterdam.
The union would be required to meet this divestment objective by next January, and by next February, the PSC would establish a volunteer committee to oversee further divestment.
The Wednesday incident saw the Palestine Action vandals riding the basket of cherry pickers while smashing and removing bricks from the wall of the UAV Engines Limited Lichfield District factory.
Gottheimer said that the resolution was antisemitic and called for a state university to divest and cut academic affiliations from a key democratic ally.
Since Oct. 7, it’s become almost trendy to oust Israeli artists. Recognizing that, Azout’s work gradually became intertwined with an existential purpose.
Following the suspension, and until the review is completed, SJP must cease all activities.
Joseph Edelman, a New York hedge fund manager, called the decision to proceed with such a vote “a stunning failure of moral leadership” in his resignation letter
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