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14th July 2010, 19:21
Greece protest delays Israel-bound flight
Published today (updated) 14/07/2010 16:13
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Bethlehem - Ma'an/Agencies - An Israel-bound flight was delayed for about two hours at Athens International Airport on Wednesday after protesters blocked check-in counters, airport officials told The Associated Press.
Members of a Communist-backed labor union said they blocked five El Al airline counters for two hours to protest the Israeli blockade of Gaza and the Israeli government's "oppressive policies."
"This was an action taken in solidarity with the Palestinian people and their effort to establish a Palestinian state," union spokesman Giorgos Pontikos told the AP. He said police were present but did not intervene.
The protest follows attempts by a Libya-sponsored aid ship to dock at Gaza. However, reports suggest the captain rerouted the vessel on Tuesday evening for Egypt's Al-Arish port after Israel's navy repeated that it would not allow the ship to break its maritime blockade.
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Spain: BDS claim victory over Israeli water
Published today (updated) 14/07/2010 18:06
Bethlehem - Ma'an - After lobbying efforts by Spanish activists, the City Council of Villanueva de Duero has decided to remove Eden-brand water products from government buildings.
The company, founded in the 1980s after Israel illegally annexed Syria's Golan Heights, originally took water from the Salukiya spring and expanded operations to Europe, eventually moving to bottle water at springs on the continent. The European branch of the company provides water coolers and filter systems to offices around the union.
Local leaders of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel campaign requested that the municipality cease its support for a company that they say profits from illegally occupied and annexed lands.
Teachers and workers of the Nursing School of the University of Valladolid, in the same municipality as Villanueva de Duero, successfully petitioned in June to have Edan removed from vending machines.
The Platform of Solidarity with Palestine-Valladolid thanked both institutions for their "commitment and support to the Palestinian people’s cause" and called the two actions a major boost to the BDS movement.
Published today (updated) 14/07/2010 16:13
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Bethlehem - Ma'an/Agencies - An Israel-bound flight was delayed for about two hours at Athens International Airport on Wednesday after protesters blocked check-in counters, airport officials told The Associated Press.
Members of a Communist-backed labor union said they blocked five El Al airline counters for two hours to protest the Israeli blockade of Gaza and the Israeli government's "oppressive policies."
"This was an action taken in solidarity with the Palestinian people and their effort to establish a Palestinian state," union spokesman Giorgos Pontikos told the AP. He said police were present but did not intervene.
The protest follows attempts by a Libya-sponsored aid ship to dock at Gaza. However, reports suggest the captain rerouted the vessel on Tuesday evening for Egypt's Al-Arish port after Israel's navy repeated that it would not allow the ship to break its maritime blockade.
http://maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=299510
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Spain: BDS claim victory over Israeli water
Published today (updated) 14/07/2010 18:06
Bethlehem - Ma'an - After lobbying efforts by Spanish activists, the City Council of Villanueva de Duero has decided to remove Eden-brand water products from government buildings.
The company, founded in the 1980s after Israel illegally annexed Syria's Golan Heights, originally took water from the Salukiya spring and expanded operations to Europe, eventually moving to bottle water at springs on the continent. The European branch of the company provides water coolers and filter systems to offices around the union.
Local leaders of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel campaign requested that the municipality cease its support for a company that they say profits from illegally occupied and annexed lands.
Teachers and workers of the Nursing School of the University of Valladolid, in the same municipality as Villanueva de Duero, successfully petitioned in June to have Edan removed from vending machines.
The Platform of Solidarity with Palestine-Valladolid thanked both institutions for their "commitment and support to the Palestinian people’s cause" and called the two actions a major boost to the BDS movement.