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: Unison delegate tells conference “We should be supporting progressive forces in Israel, not boycotting them”
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This is a terrific - and very brave - speech delivered last week to the Unison conference.
Israel Apartheid Week launches - but where are the unions?
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Today begins the 9th annual ‘Israel Apartheid Week’ in the UK and soon in other countries. The main event in London is sponsored by a number of pro-Palestinian student groups but not, apparently, any union. A quick search of British trade…
UK: Union leaders tell supermarkets to boycott settlement products
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According to the Morning Star, seven trade union leaders have issued a call on Britain’s supermarkets to cease purchasing products from company’s which benefit from Israel’s occupation of the West Bank. They write: “We note that the Co-operative supermarket pledged…
Palestinian gov’t workers on strike yet again over unpaid wages
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According to this report, Palestinian government employees have yet again had to go out on strike to pressure the Palestinian Authority to pay their wages. They have called a two-day strike this week to demand full payment of back salaries.…
UNISON promotes anti-Israel video denouncing “pinkwashing”
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UNISON, Britain’s giant public sector union, has today posted on its website - and promoted via Facebook and elsewhere - a video entitled “No pride in Israeli apartheid”. The video, which lasts for 69 seconds, is — according to the…
Public Services International supports BDS, apartheid slander on Israel
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Public Services International (PSI) is a global trade union federation representing 20 million public sector workers in 150 countries. Its world congress concluded three days ago in Durban, South Africa. Though a search of the PSI website and its special…
Two British unions taken to court over anti-Israel actions
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In recent weeks, two British unions have become the targets of legal action brought by Israeli and British Jewish academics alleging discriminatory practices. In both cases, the unions have justified their actions based on what they see as solidarity with…
UK: Israel’s ambassador blasts unions for promoting bigotry
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In an article in yesterday’s Guardian, Israel’s ambassador to the UK, Daniel Taub, has come down hard on British unions, in particular Unison (the public sector union) for their policy of boycotting Israel in general and the Histadrut in particular.…