"Pret A Manger has cancelled plans to open dozens of stores across Israel after pro-Palestinian campaigners threatened a boycott"
"Although the company did not cite boycott campaigns as a reason for the pullout, pro-Palestinian activists hailed the move as a victory"
Article on BDS founder Omar Barghouti in today's Guardian.
"This student uprising has been a crash course on Palestine for millions in the west in particular, undoing many years of silencing and erasing Palestinian voices, Palestinian history, Palestinian culture [and] aspirations … it gives us hope and inspiration in these dark times of Israel’s ongoing genocide against 2.3 million Palestinians in the occupied and besieged Gaza Strip"
"Maldives bans Israeli passport holders over war on Gaza"
The President also announced the appointment of a special envoy to assess Palestinian needs and a fundraising campaign to support the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA.
UN expert group has called for immediate sanctions & other measures by the international community to pressure Israel to comply with international law.
“The flow of arms into Israel must stop immediately. It is abundantly clear that these weapons are being used to brutally kill and maim Palestinian civilians."
“A staggering five per cent of Gaza’s population has been killed or injured."
That "our systems are in operational use in Israel helps us, because customers prefer to get mature solutions."*
How Israeli defence company Elbit profits from Gaza genocide
The company supplies hundreds of products to Israel's Defence Ministry, incl simulators, unmanned aerial vehicles, artillery, munitions, control systems, communications, & high powered lasers.