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Ramadan 2019: Be sure you know where your dates are from!

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Fruit and vegetables are one of Israel’s biggest exports and all Israeli agricultural exporters are complicit in Israel’s violations of international law as they operate on stolen Palestinian land.
In case of Medjoul the products are from the Jordan Valley in occupied Palestine, and therefore from an illegal settlement on stolen land. These are not from Israel, these are from illegal settlements. Look and Act.

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Victory: The Current is cut Between Hydro-Québec and Israel Electric

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The cooperation agreement was signed as part of the May 2017 economic mission to Israel and Palestine by Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard, in his presence. Hydro-Québec refuses to disclose the content of its partnership agreement with IEC in contravention of the Act respecting access to documents held by public bodies and the protection of personal information to which it is subject.

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Nakba 71: Cross-Canada Day of Action

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Across Canada there is a new majority……against Israeli war crimes…against the Occupation…for the Right of Return for Palestinian Refugees…for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions…to End Canadian Complicity with Israeli Apartheid…for Self-determination for the Palestinian people Events Planned Victoria Vancouver Winnipeg Toronto Montreal Saint John St. John’s Endorsements: Canadian Unitarians for Social Justice Canada Palestine Association Barnard-Boecker

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Partial Victory: Bombardier pulls out of Israeli settler railway.

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Electronic Intifada broke the story on May 9, 2019 The following letter has been sent to Bombardier thanking them for standing with international humanitarian law and war crimes, and also asking for clarification on the contract signed earlier for equipment. The Jerusalem light rail which links Israel’s illegal West Bank colonies is a symbol of oppression

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Air Canada

Air Canada Partial Victory

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Air Canada Cancels Maintenance Contract with Israel Aerospace Industries For Immediate ReleaseNov. 5, 2017 The Canadian BDS Coalition was recently informed by Air Canada management that the 5-year, multi-million dollar contract with Israel Aerospace Industries Bedek Group [IAI] for heavy maintenance on Air Canada B767 jets was terminated in “early 2017”, with two years remaining. The

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Open Letter from Canadian BDS Coalition to Government of Canada, Cities of Vancouver and Montreal

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Over 5,000 signatures to date on this call: Don’t Dance on the Ruins of Palestinian Childhood. Add your signature by clicking HERE. December 18, 2018. The following letter has been sent to: Pablo Rodriquez, Federal Minister of Heritage Ambassador Deborah Lyons, Canadian Ambassador to Israel Kennedy Stewart, Mayor of Vancouver Valérie Plante, Mayor of Montreal

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Canadian Court Hands Important Victory to BDS Movement

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December 12, 2018 A Canadian Court ruled that Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions activists were denied free speech and campaigning rights when the city of Montreal tore down their posters highlighting an Israeli atrocity during an election campaign in Canada. We discuss the case with bruce Katz, one of the main plaintiffs in the case. The Canadian

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Ballet BC, don’t dance on the ruins of Palestinian childhood

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See article in Mondoweiss by Marion Kawas on October 31, 2018   Campaign organizers are calling on Ballet BC (and now the 2 other dance companies as well) to take a stand and not perform in Israel, which would be a permanent stain on their records. They are also calling on solidarity activists, both locally

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BC Attorney General Stonewalls on Israeli Wines in BC Liquor Store

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17 OCTOBER 2018 Canada Palestine Association BC Attorney General David Eby finally responded to two of the initiating groups on an Open Letter, regarding BC government liquor stores carrying Israeli wines in violation of international humanitarian laws. Mr. Eby refused to meet with representatives of the 30 groups who sponsored and endorsed the letter, and

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