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Last update - 18:33 17/09/2009
U.K. labor unions back Israel boycott in wake of Gaza war
By Haaretz Service and The Associated Press
Tags: Gaza war, U.K. labor unions 

British labor unions on Thursday agreed to support a boycott of some Israeli goods in response to the offensive in Gaza last winter.

The boycott, proposed by the Fire Brigades Union, calls for a ban on importing goods produced in some Israeli settlements, an end of arms trading with Israel and disinvestment from some companies.

A motion to be debated on Thursday at a conference of labor union officials also condemns the actions of Hamas.
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About 1,400 Palestinians, including hundreds of civilians, were killed in the December-January offensive, which sought to stop rocket fire by Gaza militants on southern Israeli towns. Thirteen Israelis also died, including four civilians.

In May of this year, Norway's largest labor union urged the Scandinavian country to lead an international boycott of Israel if it did not reach a peace agreement with the Palestinians.

The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions, whose members constitute more than a third of the country's employees, said in a statement that both Israel and the Palestinians deserve to live in peace and security, and as long as this was not achieved, the Israeli government was to be held accountable.

The organization urged Israel to put an end to the "illegal occupation," respect the 1967 borders, halt the expansion of the settlements and remove the security barrier.

In February, Irish trade unionists said that they plan to launch a boycott of Israeli goods in 2009. Meanwhile, Manchester University Student Union adopted a resolution supporting a boycott of Israel.

In moving ahead with plans to boycott Israel, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) says it is relying on "evidence" left in the aftermath of the Israeli invasion into Gaza in December.

It also said to be drawing from a "fact-finding mission" to Gaza by a dozen of its senior members more than a year ago. Leaders within the Irish Congress of Trade Unions are to hold a conference this year to act as "a springboard" for their campaign.

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      1.   Boycotts. 12:20  |  Sam Barsam 17/09/09
      2.   sos - same old soup 12:42  |  scallywag 17/09/09
      3.   the unions should be reminded that many palestinians are working 14:02  |  saul a. readner 17/09/09
      4.   scallywag 2 14:08  |  potobac 17/09/09
      5.   No products Potobac, just demands 14:22  |  Ki`emli 17/09/09
      6.   Breathtaking hypocrisy 14:46  |  Colin 17/09/09
      7.   Hope it`s approved and EU follows suit with a full embargo 15:05  |  Ezra 17/09/09
      8.   Fine. . we`ll be taking back all of OUR medical products too 17:11  |  Yonah 17/09/09
      9.   I have been involved in getting my Union to vote for this 17:25  |  Ivor Biggun 17/09/09
      10.   boycott 17:34  |  bob 17/09/09
      11.   What about boycotting the U.S? 17:42  |  Steven 17/09/09
      12.   New European Generation 17:43  |  Jono 17/09/09
      13.   Good news 17:53  |  Sylvie 17/09/09
      14.   hurts pals more than israeli 18:19  |  m 17/09/09
      15.   I met a truthful Palestinian 18:25  |  Scott L. Havsy 17/09/09
      16.   #10 Jono 18:28  |  Alex 17/09/09
      17.   # 6 yonah 18:50  |  Axel 17/09/09
      18.   This is going to start hurting fast 18:51  |  Tim 17/09/09
      19.   # 12 m 18:55  |  Axel 17/09/09
      20.   Thanks God Palestinians still buying "Made in Israel 19:35  |  Ron 17/09/09
      21.   What about Afghanistan civilian victims? Boycott UK also 20:11  |  Israeli citizen 17/09/09
      22.   U.K. Fire Brigade 22:20  |  R.C. 17/09/09
      23.   potobac 22:25  |  scallywag 17/09/09
      24.   ivor biggun 22:34  |  scallywag 17/09/09
      25.   More to come 22:49  |  Matthew Hopkins 17/09/09
      26.   potobac - another palestinian product which you can boycott: 22:51  |  scallywag 17/09/09
      27.   A Good Beginning 22:59  |  Yaakov Sullivan 17/09/09
      28.   A matter of scale 07:45  |  utagawa 18/09/09
      29.   ki`emli 5 09:22  |  potobac 18/09/09
      30.   scallywag 23 09:26  |  potobac 18/09/09
      31.   scallywag 26 09:28  |  potobac 18/09/09
      32.   I agree, boycott Israel 10:13  |  Matthew 18/09/09
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