The case brought by Israeli academic Moty Cristal may take weeks to resolve, according to the judge - reports the Jewish Chronicle yesterday. In the first reports we’ve seen of the pre-trial hearing last week, it now appears that public…
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UK: Israeli academic takes UNISON to court, alleging “racial discrimination”
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For the second time in less than a year, a British union has been taken to court, accused of discriminatory practices regarding Jews and Israelis. This time it’s the turn of the giant public sector union, Unison. Israeli academic Moty…
UK: Union-backed “Palestine Solidarity Campaign” openly challenges Israel’s right to exist
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Critics have long suspected that the London-based “Palestine Solidarity Campaign” opposes a two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians and considers the very existence of the Jewish state to be illegitimate. (Their logo is a map of an undivided Palestine.) Union…
UK: Trade Union Friends of Israel to hold fringe event at the Trades Union Congress
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TUFI will be holding a fringe event ‘Negotiating for Peace: how do we bring Israel and Palestinian workers together?’ on September 10 during this year’s TUC Congress. The fringe will be held at 12.30-2.00pm in the Purbeck Bar within the…
London, 11 July: The UCU, anti-semitism and the boycott campaigns against Israel
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If you’re in London on July 11th, you’re invited to attend this event. Please note that this event is open to the public, but you must register online.
UK: TUFI attacks union support for BDS; TUC clarifies - boycotts of settlement goods only
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In an article published last week on the Left Foot Forward website, Alex Bjarnason, organiser and communications Officer for Trade Union Friends of Israel, attempts to explain why many British trade unions have supported the campaign to boycott the Jewish…
UK: GMB union to its members - don’t visit Israel and Palestine with anti-boycott group
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According to this report from the Jerusalem Post, one of the largest unions in Britain — the GMB — voted last week to prevent the organization from sending any of its members to visit Israel and Palestine on delegations organized…
UK: TSSA votes to support anti-Israel boycott
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TSSA, the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association, represents 30,000 administrative, managerial, professional and technical workers in the railway, London Underground, the travel trade, ports and ferries. It’s currently holding its annual conference and this morning announced that it had “voted to link…
British Labour leader Ed Miliband supports Israel, denounces boycotters
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At an event organized last week by the British Jewish Board of Deputies, Ed Miliband, leader of the trade-union backed Labour Party, spoke out forcefully as a friend of Israel and an opponent of boycotts, including boycotts promoted by unions.…
UK Jewish leaders urge teachers to join union, fight BDS from within
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For a decade or more, British Jewish teachers have been feeling increasingly frustrated by anti-Israel and (sometimes) anti-Semitic views being expressed in their unions. Many have resigned in disgust. That’s the background to today’s story, reported in the Jerusalem Post,…