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The Occupation and Fortress Europe

How Israel’s wall helps construct the new Fortress Europe.

Tuesday, 3 May, 2011 - 13:28
London, UK

Jimmy Johnson enjoys tap-dancing and is the founder of Neged Neshek, a project documenting Israeli arms exports. He is former International Coordinator for the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions and can be reached at [email protected].

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The road to Jerusalem runs through Cairo, Tunis, Benghazi.

It’s time the EU practiced the democracy it preaches.

Tuesday, 22 March, 2011 - 01:39
London, UK

Agnès Bertrand-Sanz completed her Ph.D in international law at the School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London) in 2010. Since January 2009, she is the Middle East policy officer for APRODEV, the association of Protestant, Anglican and Orthodox European development organisations (including Christian Aid UK, Diakonia, ICCO, Broet fur die Welt). She also teaches External Relations of the European Union at the Lille Institute of Political Studies (Science-Po Lille).

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Israel's anti-boycott belligerence

A bill seeking to outlaw boycotts of Israeli institutions and products – including in settlements – is diplomatically explosive

Wednesday, 30 June, 2010 - 13:06
London, UK

A new “anti-boycott bill”, the third in a series of proposed laws that aim to curtail the ability of civil society to criticise Israeli government policy, will punish Israelis or foreign nationals who initiate or promote a boycott

Miri Weingarten is Director of JNews - Alternative Jewish Perspectives on Israel and Palestine

This article is cross-posted with The Guardian Comment is Free: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/jun/30/is…

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As the US falters, EU foreign policy chief flies in

Ashton visits Israel, West Bank, Gaza: Can the EU take the lead?

Monday, 15 March, 2010 - 07:45
London, UK

Baroness Ashton, the EU’s recently appointed foreign policy chief, is scheduled to visit Israel on Wednesday and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including both the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, on Thursday

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EU Parliament endorses Goldstone report, supports Israeli NGOs

Monday, 15 March, 2010 - 05:57
London, UK
Source: 
EP, Maariv, ACRI, NIF

In a resolution adopted on 10 March, the European Parliament (EP) endorsed the recommendations of the UN Fact-Fin

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