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THE DECEPTIVE RHETORIC OF "INVEST FOR PEACE"
By Charlotte Silver, The Electronic Intifada, 6 July 2010

The boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement is gaining significant momentum cross the United States and
Europe, including at US campuses. In response, opposition to the movement is devising new ways to divert attention
from efforts to hold Israel accountable for its violations of international law and flagrant abuses of Palestinian
human rights. Charlotte Silver comments for The Electronic Intifada.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article11361.shtml

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QUEERS AGAINST ISRAELI APARTHEID REFUSE TO BE SILENCED
By Savannah Garmon, The Electronic Intifada, 1 July 2010

On the morning of 25 May, the Board of Pride Toronto held a press conference on the lawn outside its offices to
announce that the phrase "Israeli Apartheid" would be censored from the upcoming 2010 Pride Parade. The
decision, aimed at banning the Toronto-based activist group Queers Against Israeli Apartheid from the parade,
set off a firestorm in the community. Savannah Garmon comments for The Electronic Intifada.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article11368.shtml

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BOOK REVIEW: POCKET-SIZED VOLUME DEFLATES CANADA'S "PEACEMAKER" MYTH
By Hicham Safieddine, The Electronic Intifada, 6 July 2010

In his latest book, Canada and Israel: Building Apartheid, Yves Engler contends that Canada's lopsided support for
Israel is neither a shift nor the product of current government policy but goes as far back as Zionism itself. Hicham Safieddine reviews for The Electronic Intifada.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article11372.shtml

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IKEA FURNISHING THE OCCUPATION
By Adri Nieuwhof, The Electronic Intifada, 5 July 2010

Swedish Radio reported on 23 June that home furnishings retail giant IKEA in Israel discriminately ships to Israel's illegal settlements but not Palestinian cities in the occupied West Bank. The company's shipping policies are coming into question following a report by Swedish Radio's correspondent in Israel. Adri Nieuwhof reports for The Electronic Intifada.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article11363.shtml

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THE LAST QUEEN OF THE NIGHT
By Yasmeen El Khoudary, Live from Palestine, 5 July 2010

The Last Queen of the Night is not the name of a mythical character, or even an ancient Oriental queen or goddess.
It is not the name of a Parisian perfume or chocolate like "After 8." It is the name of a flower, one that blooms
only during the night. Yasmeen El Khoudary writes from the occupied Gaza Strip.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article11371.shtml

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HOME DEMOLITIONS, ARREST RAIDS AS ISRAEL IMPLEMENTS JERUSALEM "MASTER PLAN"
Report, The Electronic Intifada, 2 July 2010

Israeli police detained residents of Silwan as bulldozers demolished a horse stable in the occupied East Jerusalem
neighborhood on 29 June, while other construction vehicles razed a small warehouse to the ground in nearby Abu Tur.
These demolitions came after Israeli courts decided that both of the buildings were built "illegally" and against
"building codes."

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article11369.shtml

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FROM ISRAEL TO ARIZONA, BOYCOTT RACISM!
By Press Release, US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel, 2 July 2010

The US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (USACBI) endorses and supports the call for Boycott
of Arizona on account of its manifestly racist laws, HB1070 and SB 2281.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article11370.shtml

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