Britain- Union blocks boycott move

The “Boycott Israel” campaign has been dealt a significant blow after the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers’ (RMT) annual meeting overturned its pro-boycott policy.

More than 40 conference delegates voted for the motion, with seven against and nine abstentions. The delegates voted in favour of a tough-talking but balanced resolution that not only condemned violence and racism on both sides, but also insisted that: “The Hamas Charter is a virulently antisemitic document that exhorts the killing of Jews and subordinates all social and human rights to Islam.”

The motion also praised Israeli and Palestinian unions whose workers, it said, were usually the victims of violence by both sides, and pledged continued support for both sides.

Source: Jewish Chronicle

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