Britain’s National Union of Students Condemns Israel, Calls for Boycott !
- Britain’s National Union of Students condemns Israel, calls for boycott!
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The governing body of the union representing seven million students in the UK has voted to tighten the boycott noose around the criminal state of Israel.
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On 4 August the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Nation Union of Students (NUS) passed a motion in solidarity with Palestine, and for an arms embargo against Israel, the Electronic Intifada reported.
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The NEC motion condemned Israel’s criminal assault on and blockade of the Gaza Strip. It also called on union members to boycott “corporations complicit in financing and aiding Israel’s military, including G4S and Hewlett Packard.”
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The NUS already has a policy supporting the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement (BDS), but the new motion resolves to “provide information and resources to support student unions and student organizations campaigning for boycott and divestment of companies identified as supporting Israel materially, economically, militarily, and/or as helping maintain the illegal Israeli settlements.”
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Here is a copy of the full resolution:
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Motion and amendment: condemn the collective punishment and killing in Gaza
To be discussed and voted on at the NUS NEC on Monday 4 August 2014.
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NEC Believes:
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1. As of writing around 170 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli bombings of the Gaza strip as part of its Operation “Protective Edge,” the vast majority are civilians, and Israel has warned of more attacks to come.
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2. Many of the Palestinians deaths have come from Israel’s deliberate bombing of their homes, which has been condemned as illegal by the Israeli human rights group B’Tselem. On Saturday 13 of July 21 people were killed when Israel bombed the home of a Palestinian police chief. Others targeted have included special needs care homes, parks and charities.
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3. These latest attacks are in the context of the populations of the Gaza Strip being subject to a blockade described by the Director of UNRWA Operations as a “Medieval siege” and as a “prison camp” by Prime Minister David Cameron.
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4. Israel’s blockade has been described as “collective punishment imposed in clear violation of Israel’s obligations under international humanitarian law” by the International Committee of the Red Cross.
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5. Due to long-standing effects of the blockade and the recent assault, medical and electricity supplies have run critically low in Gaza, further worsening the humanitarian crisis.
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6. Israel has vowed to ignore international pressure and to continue escalating, while the Palestinian government has called on the international community to take “serious measures” to end Israel’s violations.
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7. A series of mass demonstrations has taken place across the UK against Israeli attacks, including over 10,000 in London.
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NEC Resolves:
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