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Björk, Páll Óskar, Sigur Rós Voice Israel Boycott
The board of RÚV is currently contemplating whether Iceland should participate in the Eurovision Song Contest, after the European Broadcasting Union voted on December 4 to allow Israel to compete. Chairman of the RÚV’s board Stefán Jón Hafstein described the decision as…
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Björk’s Music Made Inaccessible In Israel
Icelandic artist Björk Guðmundsdóttir has removed her music from streaming platforms in Israel, Vísir reported on September 22 citing Israeli media. According to a report by the Times of Israel, Björk’s music is unavailable on key streaming platforms Spotify and Apple Music. In…
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Hagkaup Stops Selling SodaStream
Hagkaup CEO Sigurður Reynaldsson recently announced that the shop has decided to pull SodaStream products off its shelves, Heimildin reports. Pro-Palestine activists in Iceland have encouraged consumers to avoid Israeli-made products by labelling them with stickers. According to Sigurður, SodaStream’s supplier in…
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No Borders Continues To Apply Pressure On Iceland Airwaves
Previously, we reported on an organisation called No Borders that had been calling on musicians to boycott the Iceland Airwaves festival. The group aims to pressure Icelandair, which is the main sponsor of Iceland Airwaves, to deny the Icelandic government the ability…
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Iceland Airwaves Is Being Boycotted, The Festival Releases A Statement
According to Iceland Airwaves, a group of people has contacted the artists playing at the festival and asked them to boycott the upcoming festival. The group aims to pressure Icelandair, which is the main sponsor of Iceland Airwaves, to deny the Icelandic government the…
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Foreign Minister Rules Out Boycotting Israel Over Gaza Attacks
At the time of this writing, nearly 200 Palestinians, including 58 children, have been killed by Israeli bombardments of Gaza, while ten Israelis have been killed by rocket fire from Hamas. On Saturday, Israeli forces leveled a building housing the Associated Press,…
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Iceland Will Not Boycott Eurovision 2019
Iceland will take part in Eurovision next year, scheduled to be held in Tel Aviv. Numerous musicians, bands, and associated Eurovision players have signed a statement calling upon the world to boycott participation. Skarphéðinn Guðmundsson, the director of programming at Icelandic public…
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Icelandic Authorities Are Considering Boycotting The World Cup
According to a report from RÚV, the Icelandic government is now considering boycotting the 2018 World Cup hosted in Russia to show solidarity with the UK after a neurotoxic attack against a former spy and his daughter on British soil. If Icelandic…
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What Happened With Reykjavík’s Ill-Fated Proposal To Ban Purchases From Israel
Last week, an outgoing Reykjavík City Councilperson for the Social Democrats, Björk Vilhelmsdottir, submitted a proposal to City Council that would prohibit the city from buying products made in Israel. The City Council majority passed the measure, and almost immediately, Iceland was…
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NEWS IN BRIEF: LATE SEPTEMBER EDITION
Things have taken a turn for the better where Iceland’s acceptance of Syrian refugees is concerned. The Icelandic government voted in favour of offering 2 billion ISK in assistance to go towards welcoming the refugees brought to Iceland, assisting refugee relief efforts…
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“A STUPID, BROKE COUNTRY FILLED WITH DRUNKS AND WHORES” DRAWS ISRAEL’S IRE
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Reykjavík Must Be Punished For Its Hypocrisy
The Reykjavík mayor, when faced with global criticism and protests, backed down on the City Council’s blanket boycott resolution against Israel and watered it down to a mealy-mouthed boycott on Jewish products from Judea and Samaria. I wonder why this city exclusively…
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City Hall Has Heated Meeting Over Israel Proposal
The proposal to ban products from Israel is officially dead, but not before a heated and often emotional debate took place last night in City Hall. Vísir reports that last week’s City Hall proposal to stop buying products from Israel was officially…
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Israeli Goods Boycott To Be Revised
Reykjavík Mayor Dagur B. Eggertsson has announced the proposal boycotting Israeli products will be rescinded and revised. Dagur said that the proposal was not well thought-out, RÚV reports, and will therefore be rescinded for revision. A new version of the proposal will…
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Reykjavík’s Boycott Of Israeli Products Met With Harsh Criticism
Within 48 hours of the boycott’s approval, Reykjavík city council has been met with criticism and threats of legal action. Mayor Dagur B. Eggertsson maintains the boycott is defended by the law. Last Tuesday, Grapevine reported that Reykjavík City Council passed a…
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Reykjavík Will Boycott Goods From Israel
Yesterday, Reykjavík City Hall passed a proposal to boycott goods from Israel, raising questions about feasibility and consistency. RÚV reports that yesterday Reykjavík City Hall voted in favour of a proposal submitted by outgoing Social Democrat councilperson Björk Vilhelmsdóttir that places a…
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Aktu Taktu Fired Worker After She Reported Harrassment
Fróði Frímann Kristjánsson was discharged from his job at the pizzeria Eldsmiðjan after demanding a union representative to be voted by the pizzeria’s staff, and demanding pay for overtime hours he says he worked in 2012. This latest case of the employer…