Saturday, December 6, 2008

Boycott Israel!


Found this on Uruknet. Read the article and sign the petition!

December 5, 2008

Petition in support of call by United Nations General Assembly President Miguel D’escoto Brockmann for boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/IJAN_Brockmann_BDS/?e

During the 57th Plenary Meeting on the Question of Palestine, President of the General Assembly Miguel D’escoto Brockmann broke a diplomatic taboo by describing Israeli policies in the Occupied Palestinian Territories as similar to those of the defunct apartheid regime in South Africa.

Brockmann also urged the United Nations to use the term 'apartheid’ without fear, and recommended that the United Nations
"….should consider following the lead of a new generation of civil society, who are calling for a similar non-violent campaign of boycott, divestment and sanctions to pressure Israel to end its violations."
Unsurprisingly, Brockmann has been branded as an antisemite by apologists for Israel.

Read the complete article here ...

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