United Kingdom: TUC votes Yes to Israeli boycott

Morning Star Online, Thursday 17 September 2009

by Paddy McGuffin in Liverpool

SUFFERING: A boycott would demonstrate to the Palestinian people that the rest of the world cared, FBU president Mick Shaw said

TUC reports 2009

Campaigners have hailed a “landmark decision” at the TUC after Congress voted to support a boycott of goods from “illegal” Israeli settlements along with a call for an end to arms sales to the country.

Congress also condemned Israeli trade union federation Histadrut’s statement supporting Israel’s war on Gaza – which killed 1,450 Palestinians in three weeks – and called for a review of the TUC’s relationship with Histadrut.

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Tags: boycott, Brendan Barber, Histadrut, illegal Israeli settlements, Israel's war on Gaza, Mick Shaw, Palestinian people, TUC

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One Response to “United Kingdom: TUC votes Yes to Israeli boycott”

charleyjk4 Says:
September 19, 2009 at 9:51 am | Reply
A boycott will definitely help the Palestinians in their fight against the illegal occupation of their lands.The Golan Heights should be included.

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