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British Unions Reaffirm Backing For Boycotting Israel
A non-binding motion passed on Wednesday by leaders of British trade unions. The unions have supported various forms of boycotts against Israel for a long time, and the motion passed is calling for prioritizing Palestinians’ right to justice and equality.
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The Trades Union Congress, which has 5.6 million members, has adopted several similar motions in recent years. In 2010, it agreed to “encourage affiliates, employers and pension funds to disinvest from and boycott the goods of companies who profit from illegal settlements, the occupation and the construction” of Israel’s security barrier with the West Bank.
Such language has been used to justify blanket boycotts of Israel, whose water company, banks, pension funds and food industry all service Israelis within the country’s 1949 armistice lines and in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, the Golan Heights and the Jordan Valley.
Source: British Unions Reaffirm Backing For Boycotting Israel | The Times Of Israel