Tagged: BDS

One Direction, Kim Kardashian: tweeting for Israel

One Direction, Kim Kardashian: tweeting for Israel

Normally, neither Kim Kardashian nor the boyband One Direction would be in my sphere of attention. I know that both have a massive following worldwide, and in fact, I don’t want to comment any further on that. I do not aim to insult people, and fear that elaborating on my opinion might be interpreted by some as such.   Sorry...

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How to deal with Zionism: oppose, expose, dispose

By Tariq Shadid – Now that the ‘Oslo peace process’ is clinically dead, the struggle of the Palestinian people is finding its way back to its original purpose: opposing the inherently racist power structure of Zionism. In terms of strategic approach this can be summarized in the ‘three poses against Zionism’: oppose, expose and dispose. From politicians to people The...

IAW-organizer Eman Sourani: ‘We expect one thing: action’

IAW-organizer Eman Sourani: ‘We expect one thing: action’

On March 12, students in Gaza are slated to mark the international Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) with activities that aim to empower the BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) campaign against Israel. In their own week of action, organized by PSCABI1 together with ODSG2 , PACBI3 and the BDS group in Gaza, the Gaza contributions feature a promising program of speakers,...

Anti-Zionism in the 21st Century: the struggle continues

By Tariq Shadid – also at Palestine Chronicle and Al Ahram Weekly – The essence of the Palestinian struggle is the battle against Zionism. It is a battle against its racism, against its murderous war crimes, against its insatiable territorial hunger, against its disdain for non-Jewish human rights, and against its devoted attempts to destroy Palestinian national identity. As voices...