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Palestine solidarity protesters supporting the BDS movement, 2010. (Photo by Stephanie Law/CC, cropped)

Latest boycott victories signify new momentum for BDS

That people are openly questioning whether policy changes by multinational corporations are the result of BDS is itself already a victory. Boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) activists have had quite a bit to celebrate in recent months. High profile companies targeted by BDS like SodaStream, Orange, Veolia, and now Ahava and G4S have all moved…

By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man March 13, 2016

The bereaved mother and sister of Muhammad Asfour cry at his funeral in the West Bank village of Abud, March 8, 2013. Muhammad Asfour, 22, was hit in the head by a rubber coated steel bullet, shot by an Israeli soldier on February 22, 2013 during clashes at the entrance to his home village of Abud, northwest of Ramallah, during a solidarity protest for hunger striking Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli prisons.
Asfour succumbed to his fatal injury after two weeks in the hospital. (Photo by: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

From a mother’s grief to an immigrant’s fear: A week in photos – March 7-13

This week: The funeral of a Palestinian killed by Israeli forces; olive tree planters face settlers and soldiers; Women of the Wall’s protest; a Palestinian action against family separations; Beit Safafa resists a road; solidarity with Samer Issawi continues; Israelis protest for human rights and animal rights, and African immigrants face anger in Tel Aviv.…

By Activestills March 14, 2013

A matter of choice: Why optimism is integral to anti-occupation activism

Often times pessimism is caused by choosing to remain a spectator, and pretending to remain powerless instead of taking responsibility and deciding to act according to what one believes. But what does this mean, and how do you do it? By Tom Pessah In a recent +972 post, Noam Sheizaf wrote that “there is something…

By +972 Magazine December 12, 2012

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