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Friday, September 18, 2009

British Trade Unions to Boycott Israeli Goods


Britain's 6.5-million member labor federation, the Trade Union Congress (TUC), has adopted a policy calling for a consumer-led boycott and sanctions campaign against Israel at their annual conference in Liverpool on Thursday.

The TUC policy calls on the British Government to condemn the "Israeli military aggression and the continuing blockade of Gaza" and end arms sales to Israel, which it said reached a value of £18.8 million in 2008.

It also calls for a ban on goods originated from the settlements and an end to the European Union's preferential trading terms with Israel.

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