The Norwegian municipal workers union Fagforbundet is delighted to report on its success, together with Norwegian People’s Aid, in forcing Staples to stop selling Sodastream products, made in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The boycott of Sodastream is hailed as a…
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PLO supports BDS — or does it?
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The declaration a week ago by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas clearly stating his opposition to a boycott of Israel (while supporting a boycott of goods produced in the West Bank settlements) has caused deep concern and confusion in the ranks…
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas: Don’t boycott Israel
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Mahmoud Abbas is the closest thing the Palestinian people have to an elected leader these days. He’s Yasser Arafat’s successor and runs the Palestinian Authority from Ramallah, in the West Bank. Visiting South Africa last week for the Mandela memorial,…
Dutch union dumps G4S because of links to Israel
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According to this report on the Electronic Intifada website, the 350,000 member Dutch trade union Abvakabo has cancelled a contract with the security company G4S due to its connections with Israel. According to the report, G4S stands accused of having…
Palestinian employees with Israeli bosses now covered by Israeli labour law
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According to a report on YNet over the weekend, Israel’s Labor Court has ruled that Palestinians employed by Israelis in the occupied territories have the same rights as Israeli workers. The case revolved around a Palestinian who worked on a…
UK: Country’s largest unions to protest together with Israel-haters
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Friends of Al Aqsa UK (FOA) supports the destruction of the Jewish state, supports Hamas (a terrorist organisation) and quotes Holocaust deniers. Its website is full of nonsensical fake-history trying to prove that Jews have no right to their own…
Israel’s Histadrut wins big victories as unions elsewhere struggle to grow
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This article appears in Jungle World (in German) and Talking Union (DSA Labor Network - USA). In early November, Ofer Eini announced the end of his 8-year stint as the head of Israel’s national trade union center, the Histadrut. The…
Israel students to Irish teachers’ union: Don’t boycott us
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Two 17 year old Israeli students have recently toured Northern Ireland on behalf of Northern Ireland Friends of Israel where they have highlighted the problems created by the Teachers Union of Ireland call for a boycott of the Jewish state. …
Palestinian teachers can strike, rules PA Supreme Court
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The Palestinian Authority’s Supreme Court has ruled that teachers have the right to strike. The ruling follows an attempt by the PA to stop teachers from strikes which have been called to protest non-payment of salaries. According to the report…
Once again, Palestinian UNRWA workers protest
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If this sounds like something you’ve heard before, it’s because you have. Yesterday, Palestinians employed by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) protested outside the organisation’s offices in Gaza City demanding that they receive decent pay — or…