The crime of apartheid is defined by the 2002 Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court as inhumane acts of a character similar to other crimes against humanity "committed in the context of an institutionalized regime of systematic oppression and domination by one racial group over any other racial group or groups and committed with the intention of maintaining that regime."
(above, the "Barby" concert venue, another facet of the Israeli PR machine, designed to normalize apartheid) Jello, did you think that your audience for your July 2 concert in Tel Aviv would include members from the group "Anarchists Against The Wall?" According to this video that I recently saw that is "all over" the internet now, they are not interested in hearing you. Jello, you were asked to come play in Israel. You did not wake up one day and decide, "Hmm, I think I will schedule a gig for myself...
A facebook event was created asking the UK grindcore metal band Napalm Death to refrain from crossing the picket line, and cancel their concert in Israel. Event details: This heavy metal grindcore band once spoke against playing in South Africa, saying “I’m not going to any places that are associated with that regime, I couldn’t live with myself. Naturally as anyone else sensible would do.” They are being asked to refrain from playing in Israel, which has policies that resemble, and even surpass, the apartheid...
Napalm Death: Don't Turn Your Backs on Israeli Apartheid 13/06/11 Besieged Gaza, Occupied Palestine Dear Mark "Barney" Greenway, Shane Embury, Danny Herrera, & Mitch Harris of Napalm Death...
People of conscious across the world are asking the metal band Napalm Death to cancel their June 17, 2011 concert in Tel Aviv, Israel. Only 7 days away, and with limited resources, it is amazing that...
A facebook campaign has been launched promoting Freedom For Palestine. Already going viral on youtube, the facebook page has reached well over 3000 members in just a few short days. The new Freedom...
August Burns Red Have Cancelled Their Planned Concert in Israel PRESS RELEASE (May 30, 2011, 6:00 PM) August Burns Red, a phenomenally popular Christian metalcore band, has just cancelled their June 9 concert in Israel. “They have no plans to reschedule,” says a reliable source that must remain anonymous. They cancelled because they do not want to play in Israel. This comes as welcome news exactly a year to the date after the 2010 Israeli attack on civilians aboard the Freedom Flotilla, in which nine...
25.5.2011 (Freemedia Opinion) "Israel's Fierce Stronghold on US Policy is Crumbling, (or at least signs of cracks in the seams are appearing)" kind of sums up what has been happening in the last 5...
(Above picture is of the Senate House, the administrative center of the University of London) The University of London is a federal university made up of 31 affiliates: 19 separate university institutions...
(Two young girls from gaza smile for the camera, photo, Rusty Stewart) (May 12, 2011) A number of young people from Gaza, on May 10, released a music video that, on the surface, is a tribute to the...
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