Saturday, June 5, 2010

Major British union embraces BDS

Britain's largest union, Unite, has unanimously passed a motion to boycott Israeli companies at its first policy conference in Manchester on Wednesday.

The motion, which passed unanimously, called the union "to vigorously promote a policy of divestment from Israeli companies", while a boycott of Israeli goods and services will be "similar to the boycott of South African goods during the era of apartheid".

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2 comments:

  1. Keep up the pressure.

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  2. thankgodimatheistJune 6, 2010 at 3:14 PM

    The pressure is building alright. News of BDS are coming in on a daily basis now.
    On a side note. Peres was due to make a state visit to South Korea but it has been degraded to a working visit by SK due to the recent masscacre.

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