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Iceland’s Capital Bans All Israeli Products
Itamar Eichner – Ynet News,
21 Sep 2015
Reykjavik has passed a resolution boycotting Israeli-made goods, in protest of Israel’s ‘racist apartheid policy’ towards the Palestinians.
→ read full articleIreland: Israeli Products Marked with Yellow Sticker
Itamar Eichner - Ynetnews,
11 Nov 2013
Sources in the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem said that the phenomenon is severe and it is not by chance that the BDS organization chose to express its protest with a yellow sticker – which is reminiscent of dark days of racism and incitement.
→ read full articleNetherlands: Retailers Ban Goods from Israeli Settlements
Hillel Posek – Ynet News,
29 Jul 2013
Dutch media reports two of country’s largest retail chains announce they will not sell more products originating beyond Green Line. Foreign Ministry: ‘Boycott is tainted with hypocrisy, prejudice.
→ read full articleServices Collapsing in Syrian Rebel-Controlled Areas
The Media Line, Ynetnews – TRANSCEND Media Service,
3 Jun 2013
Ravaged Aleppo sees food, fuel prices skyrocket, staples like medicine, baby formula non-existent; ‘We’ve nothing to feed babies,’ says resident. The streets in the Aleppo neighborhood of Hannano are piled high with garbage. Flies buzz around putrid bags that extend farther than the eye can see.
→ read full articleHebron Apartheid: Separate Roads for Jews, Palestinians
Elior Levy – Ynetnews,
11 Mar 2013
Road leading to Cave of Patriarchs separated by fence: paved side for Jews, unpaved for Arabs. Peace Now: With settler pressure, government continues building walls, fences of racism. The segregated Jewish-Palestinian bus lines offered by the Afikim bus company in the West Bank have caused quite the stir recently, but this division has already been effective in Hebron for years.
→ read full articleTel Aviv: Thousands Rally in Support of Palestine
Boaz Fyler - YNetNews,
6 Jun 2011
[4 Jun 2011] Thousands of people took part in a march in central Tel Aviv in support of a Palestinian state. The protest was held under the banner “Israel says yes to a Palestinian state.” The organizers called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to recognize that the establishment of Palestine serves vital Israel interests. It is estimated some 20,000 people attended the rally. Dozens of rightists staged a counter-protest nearby.
→ read full articleUruguay Recognizes Palestinian State
Ynet – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Mar 2011
Uruguay has made its recognition of a Palestinian state official on Tuesday [15 Mar 2011].
→ read full articleIsrael Ranked Among Least Popular States
Ynet – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Mar 2011
Global poll held for BBC finds just three countries ranked below Israel – Pakistan, North Korea, Iran.
→ read full articleDiplomat: I Can No Longer Represent Israel
Ynet – TRANSCEND Media Service,
7 Mar 2011
Veteran diplomat Ilan Baruch quits, says he can no longer represent government; Israel’s foreign policy is ‘wrong,’ he says, adds that blaming global anti-occupation views on anti-Semitism is ‘simplistic, artificial’.
→ read full article‘Largest Flotilla Yet’ En-Route to Gaza
Ynet reporters – TRANSCEND Media Service,
20 Sep 2010
Ships from Britain, Morocco, Qatar to rendezvous in Syria, sail toward el-Arish Port in northern Sinai Peninsula; activists plan to enter Gaza through Rafah Crossing, deliver humanitarian aid.
→ read full articleCNN Report: IDF Sexually Abused Palestinian Children
Ynetnews – TRANSCEND Media Service,
13 Sep 2010
Damning CNN report cites uncorroborated sexual abuse charges of Palestinian children detained by IDF; army says detention of minors undertaken in line with international law, cannot respond to abuse charges as no details provided.
→ read full articleVanunu upon Release from Jail: Let Me Leave This Country
Raanan Ben-Zur, AFP – YNetNews,
16 Aug 2010
Israeli nuclear whistle-blower Mordechai Vanunu was freed from jail on Sunday [8 Aug 2010] after serving 11 weeks behind bars for breaking the terms of his release and meeting a foreigner, a prison official said…. He said it was time Israeli authorities allow him to leave the country, and accused the media of not fighting for his human rights and freedom.
→ read full articleWorld Poll: Only 19% See Israel in Positive Light
Ynet - Israel News,
26 Apr 2010
Survey conducted in 28 countries on 29,000 respondents reveals that only Iran, Pakistan, North Korea have more negative perception than Israel. Most ‘loved’ country is Germany. ‘Obama effect’ has resulted in improvement in relations towards US for first time since 2005.
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