Cultural Boycott
The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign has learned that Galway-based Irish chef JP McMahon, who was scheduled to take part in an Israeli Foreign Ministry-sponsored event in Tel Aviv this November, has withdrawn his participation. McMahon, along with several other international chefs, was due to attend ‘AMEX Round Tables’, an elite culinary festival sponsored by American Express, Dan Hotels and others, including the Israeli Foreign Ministry which flies top chefs to Israel for the event to ‘gastro-wash’ Israel’s image – the aim being to divert attention from its colonial occupation of Palestine and the apartheid regime it forces the Palestinian people to … Continue reading →
Posted September 29, 2017 in Apartheid, BDS, Cultural Boycott, Culture, Galway, Human Rights, National Rights, Palestinian Citizens of Israel, Palestinian Culture, Political Rights, Press releases, Refugees, Right of Return.
The Palestine Podcast showcases a selection of lectures, talks and interviews featuring leading experts and social justice activists active on the Palestine-Israel issue. Brought to you by the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Click here to view all podcasts. ===== PP#22 – Steven Salaita on ‘BDS and the Modern University’ [2017-09-11] – (Download here) INFO: This lecture was part of the TCD MPhil in Race Ethnicity and Conflict conference Freedom of Speech and Higher Education: The Case of the Academic Boycott of Israel, Trinity College Dublin. About the speaker Steven Salaita is an American scholar, author and public speaker formerly the Edward … Continue reading →
Posted October 2, 2017 in Academic Boycott, Academic Freedom, Analysis, Audio, BDS, Boycott, Cultural Boycott, Human Rights, National Rights, Podcast, Political Rights, Press releases, Right to BDS.
On Saturday 10th June around 1,500 people from all over Ireland (and further afield) marched in a National Demonstration to mark the 50th anniversary of Israel’s occupation and illegal colonisation of the Palestinian West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza. The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) organised the event to convey a simple message, that ‘100 years of injustice & 50 years of occupation is enough! It’s time for freedom, justice and equality for the Palestinian people!’ Click here to read the leaflet (PDF) we handed out to thousands of people along the way. Speaking at the rally outside the Israeli Embassy … Continue reading →
Posted June 19, 2017 in Academic Boycott, Administrative Detention, Apartheid, Apartheid Wall, Arms Embargo, BDS, Boycott, Campaigns, Child deaths, Child Prisoners, Cultural Boycott, Day of Action, Demonstration, Divestment, Ethnic Cleansing, Event, Event Report, Gaza, History, Human Rights, Impunity, Irish Government, Israeli Embassy, Jerusalem, Multimedia, Nakba, National Rights, Palestinian Citizens of Israel, Palestinian Culture, Photos, Political Rights, Press releases, Protest, Right of Return, Sanctions, Siege of Gaza, Sporting Boycott, Statements, Trade Unions, Uncategorized, Video, War Crimes, West Bank.
The Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) warmly welcomes and commends the Musicians’ Union of Ireland (MUI) for passing a motion in support of the cultural boycott of apartheid Israel. A cultural boycott of Israel has been called for by Palestinian civil society since 2004. The motion was passed on 1st March at the MUI Annual General Meeting in Dublin’s Liberty Hall, and reads as follows: “The executive of the Musicians’ Union of Ireland urges its members, in view of the repeated and continued disregard by Israel of International Law and Humanitarian Law, to boycott all Cultural Activities funded by the … Continue reading →
Posted June 15, 2017 in Cultural Boycott, Culture, Human Rights, Political Rights, Press releases, Trade Unions.
The VOID Gallery’s exhibition ‘Nothing But Longing’ opening Saturday 14th January 2017, curated by Sagit Mezamer showcases the art of Israeli artists who participated in a year long residency in Cushendall organised by Bill Drummond. This project was not supported by funding from the State of Israel and all the artists in the exhibition condemn the occupation of Palestine by Israel. The global Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS) movement is growing and the motion by the Derry City and Strabane District Council to support BDS, has added Derry and Strabane to the growing list of municipalities internationally who are taking a … Continue reading →
Posted January 18, 2017 in Cultural Boycott, Culture, Derry, Human Rights, National Rights, Political Rights, Press releases.
Marking the 10th December UN Human Rights Day, which this year raises the slogan, “Stand up for someone’s rights today,” about 200 legal scholars and practicing lawyers from 15 European states have issued a statement that stands for Palestinian rights and considers the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement for Palestinian freedom, justice and equality as “a lawful exercise of freedom of expression.” The full text of the letter can be read below. The list of statement signatories includes world-renowned legal figures of the prominence of South African jurist John Dugard, who served at the International Court of Justice; Sir … Continue reading →
Posted December 8, 2016 in Academic Boycott, Apartheid, BDS, BNC, Boycott, Cultural Boycott, Divestment, Economic Boycott, Human Rights, National Rights, Open Letter, PACBI, Political Rights, Press releases, Right to BDS, Sanctions, Statements, War Crimes.
More than 30 MEPs have called on the EU High Representative, Federica Mogherini, to take measures assuring freedom of expression regarding the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement for justice and equality and recognising Omar Barghouti, a co-founder of the BDS movement, as a human rights defender. Irish MEPs Martina Anderson and Nessa Childers are among the signatories. Note: For the full letter and list of signatories please see here. While the signatories views on the BDS movement differ, they expressed concern regarding “growing attempts to silence and repress advocates of BDS” and called on the EU to “guarantee that it will not introduce … Continue reading →
Posted July 21, 2016 in Academic Boycott, Apartheid, Arms Embargo, BDS, Boycott, Cultural Boycott, Divestment, ECCP, Economic Boycott, EU, Human Rights, National Rights, Political Rights, Press releases, Sanctions, Sporting Boycott, War Crimes.
In an open letter published in today’s Irish Times and Irish Independent, thirteen of Ireland’s best-known musicians, writers, artists and sports stars have called on the Irish government to join them in supporting the growing worldwide boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel. The statement has been welcomed by Palestinian and Irish human rights campaigners. The letter’s signatories are Christy Moore, Mary Coughlan, Robert Ballagh, Donal Lunny, Frances Black, Trevor Hogan, Dervla Murphy, Seamus Deane, Felim Egan, Margaretta D’Arcy, Jim Fitzpatrick, Honor Heffernan and Gavin Kostick. The letter welcomes Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan’s support for BDS as … Continue reading →
Posted June 14, 2016 in Academic Boycott, Amnesty, Apartheid, BDS, Boycott, Cultural Boycott, Defence for Children International, Divestment, Economic Boycott, Human Rights, Impunity, Irish Artists' Pledge to Boycott Israel, Irish Government, Irish Times, National Rights, Political Rights, Press releases, Sanctions, War Crimes.
According to a story in the Irish Times, the Israeli Embassy and Teddy D Promotions, along with the venue itself, appear to have attempted to conceal the involvement of funding from the Israeli state in a upcoming gig by Israeli jazz trumpeter Avishai Cohen in the National Concert Hall in Dublin. This attempt at deception illustrates just how utterly toxic Brand Israel has become in the eyes of the Irish public – and begs the question as to why funding from Apartheid Israel was accepted in the first place. Unfortunately, due to the involvement of Israeli state funding, this concert … Continue reading →
Posted June 17, 2016 in Apartheid, BDS, Boycott, Cultural Boycott, Culture, Dublin, Human Rights, Israeli Embassy, National Rights, Political Rights, Press releases.
More than 300 human rights and aid organisations, faith groups, trade unions and political parties from across Europe have called on the EU to uphold its legal responsibilities and hold Israel accountable for its violations of international law and to defend the right of individuals and institutions to take part in the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement for justice and equality. Signatories to the letter called on the EU commission to “introduce the human rights guidelines guaranteeing freedom of speech and right to boycott and to use all other means you have in your disposal to support European … Continue reading →
Posted May 18, 2016 in Academic Boycott, Apartheid, BDS, Boycott, Campaigns, Cultural Boycott, Divestment, ECCP, EU, Free Speech, Human Rights, Impunity, Irish Government, National Rights, Open Letter, Political Rights, Press releases, Sanctions, Statements, War Crimes.
Irish foreign minister says BDS is a “legitimate political viewpoint” and that his department is monitoring Israel’s repression of BDS movement co-founder Omar Barghouti Dutch foreign minister says BDS “protected by the freedom of expression” 352 European bodies call on the EU to support right to boycott 23,000 people appeal to UN on the #RightToBoycott The Dutch and Irish governments have publicly stated that calls for a boycott of Israel are legitimate, with the Dutch foreign minister saying that advocating and campaigning for Palestinian rights through the nonviolent Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel are “protected by the … Continue reading →
Posted May 28, 2016 in Academic Boycott, Apartheid, BDS, BNC, Boycott, Campaigns, Cultural Boycott, EU, Free Speech, Human Rights, Irish Government, National Rights, Political Rights, Press releases, Sanctions, UN, United Nations.
Today’s decision by Listowel Writers’ Week Festival to refuse funding from the Israeli Embassy in Ireland has been welcomed by artists, human rights campaigners and Palestine solidarity activists in Ireland, and is being hailed as victory for the growing Palestinian-led global Boycott, Divestment and Sanction (BDS) movement. The festival’s courageous and principled decision came after festival orgainsers were informed that the acceptance of any such funding would be in breach of the Palestinian civil society call for a cultural boycott of Israel, and after being contacted by concerned members of the public, several of them artists who are due to … Continue reading →
Posted May 24, 2016 in Apartheid, BDS, Boycott, Campaigns, Child deaths, Child Prisoners, Cultural Boycott, Culture, Hasbara, History, Human Rights, Irish Artists' Pledge to Boycott Israel, National Rights, PACBI, Palestinian Citizens of Israel, Poetry, Political Rights, Press releases, War Crimes.
A vindication for the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS), and particularly the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) as the Press Ombudsman rules that a hatchet job piece by the Irish Independent‘s Ian O’Doherty was “factually inaccurate” in relation to two slurs on the movement. The complaint was made to the Ombudsman’s office by journalism lecturer Harry Browne, who is also a founder member of Academics for Palestine, a group of scholars that advocates an academic boycott of Israeli institutions. In a column on 24th June, Mr. O’Doherty described the BDS movement as being “loud and shrill in their calls … Continue reading →
Posted October 27, 2015 in Academic Boycott, BDS, Cultural Boycott, Economic Boycott, Human Rights, Media Bias, Political Rights, Press releases.
In the aftermath of the announced cancellation of the Israeli Feis Irish dancing competition last week, many mainstream media outlets have been quick to regurgitate the organisers’ claims that it was cancelled due to ‘threats’ – without offering any evidence of said threats. The IPSC has already debunked, at great length, the defamatory claims of the Carey Academy – but the media response deserves a critical examination. For example, the Irish Independent published a story by David Kearns online under the headline “Israeli feis cancelled after threats by ‘Irish supporters of Palestine’”. Thus the headline assumes the veracity of these … Continue reading →
Posted July 15, 2015 in Analysis, Apartheid, BDS, Cultural Boycott, Human Rights, Media Bias, National Rights, PACBI, Palestinian Culture, Political Rights, Press releases, War Crimes.
The Palestine Podcast showcases a selection of lectures, talks and interviews featuring leading experts and social justice activists active on the Palestine-Israel issue. Brought to you by the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Click here to view all podcasts. ===== PP#11 – Raymond Deane, Honor Heffernan & Ronit Lentin on ‘The Cultural Boycott of Israel’ [2015-07-09] – (Download here) INFO: In a short discussion following a performance of ‘The Luthier’ by Lucy Caldwell, composer Raymond Deane and singer Honor Heffernan discussed their support for the Palestinian call for a cultural boycott of Israel with Irish-Israeli academic Ronit Lentin. The discussion took place in … Continue reading →
Posted July 8, 2015 in Audio, Cultural Boycott, Culture, Human Rights, Podcast, Political Rights, Press releases.
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