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A group of British Jews have decided to fight back a Scottish anti-Israel boycott, inundating the district behind the move with complaint letters and setting up a Facebook page to counter the embargo.
Nigel Lawrence, a representative of the Board of Deputies of Anglo Jewry, told Ynetnews of the initiative, which followed reports that Scotland's West Dunbartonshire Council was boycotting all Israeli-made products, including books.
This Council condemns the massacre of 9 peace activists by the Government of Israel, and the continuing blockade of Gaza. Council notes these brave people were trying to deliver 10,000 tons of humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza which has been blockaded since 2007 by the IDF. This Council therefore re-affirms its current boycott of all Israeli goods. Council also agrees to write to all Scottish Local Authorities, Westminster and Holyrood Governments calling on them to implement an immediate boycott of all Israeli goods.
Motion by Councillor Jim Bollan – Boycott of Israeli Goods
"It infuriates me that Israel is set aside from all other nations," Lawrence said. "I see no reason for this other than anti-Semitism and I am enraged at the ongoing bias against Israel by some UK institutions."
"There are a large number of Jewish people in the UK with a very strong love of Zionism," he said. "The community is, at last, starting to recognize Anti-Zionism for what it is. I am proud to be a part of this growing movement."
Lawrence said he and other Israel fans set up a Facebook Group to boycott all goods and services in West Dunbartonshire in response to the anti-Israel boycott.
"Sadly, no one has found anything made there - not even whiskey," he said.
Stop lying.
No hospital was destroyed.
If this “humanitarian aid” was so important that it could have saved lives, those peace activists could have docked in Ashdod harbor, have their goods inspected and delivered to Gaza by land, as was suggested by Israel but refused, because all this flotilla BS was a deliberate and clear provocation.
Your need to tell lies, shows you have no real case, but an agenda against Israel.
No hospital was destroyed.
Hospitals and clinics destroyed or severley damaged - 34
The European Commission is taking its first action through the Temporary International Mechanism (TIM), in response to an urgent appeal from the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas. From today, the TIM is providing fuel for hospitals in Gaza. Following the destruction by the Israeli Defence Force of the 6 transformers of the Gaza Power Plant, 45% of the population of Gaza is without electricity. The power shortage affects all essential aspects of Palestinian life, in particular hospitals, which have now to rely on emergency generators. The fuel reserves of most hospitals are about to run out and President Abbas has asked the European Commission to provide Gaza hospitals with the necessary supplies. This will allow hospitals to continue functioning, albeit under difficult circumstances.
County councils have absolutely no business getting involved in international politics - the electorate should kick these sorry bunch of losers out as soon as possible!
Originally posted by backinblack
reply to post by gravitational
Do you actually have a point?
BTW, many companies use their "out of date" products in poor countries..
It's quite often still good but strict regulations stop it being used in some places..
backinblack why settle for expired drugs when there are new drugs available?
Originally posted by gravitational
reply to post by Nammu
Stop lying.
No hospital was destroyed.
If this “humanitarian aid” was so important that it could have saved lives, those peace activists could have docked in Ashdod harbor, have their goods inspected and delivered to Gaza by land, as was suggested by Israel but refused, because all this flotilla BS was a deliberate and clear provocation.
Your need to tell lies, shows you have no real case, but an agenda against Israel.
Originally posted by JohhnyBGood
County councils have absolutely no business getting involved in international politics - the electorate should kick these sorry bunch of losers out as soon as possible!
where year-old medicine is actually a good thing.