End the Occupation

The US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation released today video of a Capitol Hill policy briefing it conducted earlier in the week on the effect of Israel's misuse of U.S. weapons against Palestinian civilians.

The US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation announced today that satellite television provider DIRECTV is refusing to accept a paid advertisement from the organization about the U.S. role in Israel's war on and siege of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

Thousands of people already have taken to the streets in New York, Washington, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and dozens of other cities to protest Israel's attacks on the occupied Gaza Strip with dozens more protests planned.

The US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation is making experts available for interviews to discuss Israel's attack today on the Gaza Strip and the U.S. role in it.

Palestinian Diana Buttu and South African Rev. Eddie Makue will participate in a Nov. 10-24 national speaking tour, "Separate Is Never Equal: Stories of Apartheid from South Africa and Palestine," sponsored by the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation.

A shareholder resolution calling on the Caterpillar Board of Directors to report on foreign sales of weapons-related equipment and products, including the destination of those products, received a 3.3% vote at the annual shareholder meeting today in Chicago [pending final certification]. It met the minimum threshold of support required for placement on the ballot next year.

For the fifth consecutive year, James Owens, CEO of Caterpillar and his board of directors, will be greeted by protesters at their annual shareholder meeting to protest the sales of bulldozers that are used to commit human rights violations.

A 10x22 foot mobile advertisement commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba (or "catastrophe" in Arabic) will circle the National Mall in Washington, DC this Sunday afternoon during "Israel@60: A Capital Celebration."

Advertisements commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba (or "catastrophe" in Arabic) were posted throughout Manhattan this weekend by the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation.

Expressions of Nakba, an international multi-media art exhibit opened in Washington, D.C. on May 13. The exhibit will tour several U.S. cities over the coming year and is complemented by the May 15th launch of a Virtual Gallery of artworks at: http://www.expressionsofnakba.org. The exhibit features works that represent the loss of Palestinian homes and their homeland when the state of Israel was established in 1948, and depicts Palestinian resilience 60 years later.