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2010-09-15 Britain
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Antisemitism watch: UK trade union continues boycott of Israeli goods
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Trade Union Congress (TUC) drops plans for general boycott of Israel, but settlement goods ban to continue; group to strengthen ties with Palestine Solidarity Campaign.
Britains trade union federation voted at its annual conference in Manchester on Tuesday to continue its boycott of Israeli goods and services from West Bank settlements but dropped plans for a full boycott campaign.
The Trade Union Congress also voted to strengthen ties with the radical fringe group the Palestine Solidarity Campaign.
However the motion stopped short of a full general boycott of Israel.
Congress instructs the General Council to work closely with the PSC to actively encourage affiliates, employers and pension funds to disinvest from, and boycott the goods of companies who profit from illegal settlements, the occupation and the construction of the wall, the motion said.
At its conference last year, the TUC voted to support a targeted consumer-led boycott of goods from the West Bank settlements and to work closely with the PSC in order to build an effective boycott campaign.
It also voted to campaign for disinvestment from companies associated with the occupation as well as those engaged in building the separation wall. Consequently, many expected a stronger course of action at Tuesday's conference furthering the boycott and divestment campaign, but in the end it was dropped from the motion.
The Board of Deputies of British Jews welcomed the decision to not implement a full boycott saying it was a blow to the boycott movement.
| I think the Board of Deputies are wearing gold-plated, rose-coloured glasses. But if one is a British Jew, one must take the little victories as they come, since there don't seem to be many bigger ones. |
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