Why some BDS activists are buying stock in Boeing. While companies like Caterpillar and Hewlett-Packard have taken the center stage of the BDS movement, activism against Boeing has also been making its way to the front over the past year.
Boeing has been targeted by anti-war activists for decades because of its production of drones and fighter jets. In the case of Palestine, Boeing recently signed a contract with Israel for an $83 million resupply of JDAMs. These “smart bomb kits” convert unguided bombs into guided weapons. In Chicago, the Anti-War Committee has spearheaded the campaign at the country’s headquarters. They allege that, because 81% of the bombs dropped by Israel in the Gaza Strip used smart bomb technology during Operation Cast Lead, that “Boeing contributed directly to the deaths of over 80% of the Palestinian dead.”
The Anti-War Committee Chicago doesn’t only pressure Boeing from outside their shareholder meetings, but from within as well. أبو النون sur Twitter : "22 Palestinian female are imprisoned by Israel until this moment #PH_Strike #Palestine... WhyIsrael? sur Twitter : "Comprehensive #Palestine workshop for all at Germiston Civic Centre this Saturday at 11am. All welcome @Adamitv. Sana Tawileh sur Twitter : "1948-2015: No one chooses to be a refugee! #Palestine #Nakba #NeverForget #RightOfReturn #apartheid #zionism #israel. Palestine Social sur Twitter : "#Palestine is beautiful... #FreePalestine...
Twitter. Robert Martin sur Twitter : "@Adamitv can you believe people are saying this picture is anti Semitic? How on earth can they say that? #Palestine. Charafa sur Twitter : "Anger of #palestine kid who came back from school to find his home being destroyed by #IOF terrorists... Twitter. AnonymousVideo sur Twitter : "►The global #resistance to #tyranny ►Fighting for #FreePalestine #Anonymous #opIsrael #opGazaLab #GazaUnderAttack. Anonymous Free Palestine. Israeli settler runs over B'Tselem photographer in Hebron. HEBRON (Ma'an) -- A photographer for the Israeli human rights group B'Tselem was injured on Sunday after being hit by an Israeli settler vehicle in Hebron, the man told Ma'an.
Raed Jihad Abu Rmeila, 28, told Ma'an he "suffered from bruises" after being hit by a car driven by an Israeli settler while walking to work near the Ibrahimi mosque. He was taken to Hebron governmental hospital in moderate condition. Abu Rmeila said he could not determine whether he was hit on purpose or by mistake. He said he was walking on the pedestrian side of the yellow line when he was struck. A 1997 agreement split Hebron into areas of Palestinian and Israeli control. Living under occupation: Daily Life in Occupied Palestine. Witter / ? Sukisangh : Mass sit down outside BBC HQ ... Israeli army launches air raids on Gaza Strip. Tue Jun 17, 2014 1:42AM GMT The Israeli army has launched several attacks on the besieged Gaza Strip under the pretext of finding three Israeli settlers who have allegedly gone missing since a few days ago.
On Tuesday, four airstrikes were carried out in the city of Khan Yunis, the Gaza City and the northern Gaza Strip. No casualties have been reported so far. Israeli air force has recently carried out at least a dozen strikes on the Gaza Strip. The Israeli troops frequently target Palestinians, particularly along the border with the besieged enclave.
The latest attacks came after Israel blamed the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas for the alleged disappearance of the three Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank. Gaza has been blockaded since June 2007, a situation that has caused a decline in the standards of living, unprecedented levels of unemployment, and unrelenting poverty. Israel slaps Palestine with economic sanctions amid collapsing peace talks. Orlapeace : @whereisfrom @DanielWickham93... Sabbah : Journey into an Invisible war... Journey into an Invisible war in Occupied Palestine. “We recognise that the Palestinian state must be big enough to be viable, to be independent, to be prosperous.
We will be generous,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said. But his words have rang hollow. In the face of international condemnation, the incremental encroachment of new Israeli settlements onto Palestinian land goes on with little restraint. With every square metre of territory that is taken, with every Palestinian olive grove that is burnt down, or house that is demolished, the land available for an independent Palestine state shrinks a little more. But why is the settlement movement so difficult to stop? In this film, French producer and reporter Paul Moriera travels through the West Bank to meet Palestinians and Israeli settlers. In Hebron, Moriera sees how the old Arab city is gradually being overwhelmed by Israeli incomers, whose security forces are imposing a bizarre street-by-street apartheid on the Palestinians who have always lived there. @Adamitv/J4P List sur Twitter.
The three truths the U.S. needs to accept about Gaza. Israel and its U.S. allies perpetuate a number of mistruths about Gaza, its role in the conflict and its centrality moving forward.
If they are not challenged, violence will continue and the U.S. risks losing even more credibility in the region. By Samer Badawi A Palestinian farmer walks through fields near Gaza’s eastern border, Al Montar, February 17, 2014. An Israeli military post is seen in the distance to the left, with the border indicated by the dark green areas passing through it. (photo: Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org) Fewer than 16 months after the ceasefire agreement that ended Israel’s last full-scale attack on Gaza—nine days of constant bombardment by air, land, and sea—Palestinians there are once again trapped and feeling the brunt of Israeli air strikes.
They have every reason to be worried. Left unchallenged, these omissions will lead to more sins of commission. Any agreement that excludes Gaza would lack credibility and therefore be unsustainable. Six Palestinians killed in 24 hours by Israeli forces. Funeral of Saji Darwish, 18, killed on Monday, March 10, 1014 by Israeli soldiers, Beitin, West Bank.
(Photo: Allison Deger) Tuesday marked a day of funerals as Palestinians across the West Bank and Gaza mourned six killed by Israeli forces within twenty-four hours. Three were killed in the West Bank in separate instances and three were killed in the Gaza Strip from an air strike. Four others were killed Tuesday afternoon in Gaza during a “work accident” while constructing an explosive according to a statement by Hamas, bringing the total casualty count to ten.
In the West Bank on Monday Israeli border police at the Allenby crossing shot a Jordanian judge during an altercation on a bus. A short while ago a Palestinian attempted to seize the weapon of a soldier at the Allenby Bridge crossing from Jordan. However Mohammed Zayd, a witness, told Ma’an News Agency that Zeitar was shot after returning to his feet from when a soldier shoved him to the ground: KRISPjeans : @CassandraRules another pic... SyrianLionesss : Never forget #RachelCorrie... Stone Cold Justice Four Corners. Activestills : [PIC] Today in Qalandiya... ZIONISTS WON'T LET YOU SEE THIS ON YOUR TV. Burning Conscience: Israeli Soldiers Speak Out. ZIONISTS WON'T LET YOU SEE THIS ON YOUR TV. [SHOCKING] Confessions of NWO Jewish Zionists. Latest News, Palestine, Middle East, Commentary & Analysis.