GREAT NEWS!!
PLEASE CIRCULATE WIDELY!!
The @coopuk has agreed to put its boards motion into action and will remove Israeli products from its shelves in protest of Israels crimes against humanity.
Let's reward them by shopping there as much as possible.
#Gaza#BoycottIsrael
British supermarket chain the Co-op is cutting ties with Israel in a major win for the BDS movement, and will remove Israeli products from its shelves from this month.
Palestine Solidarity Campaign director Ben Jamal called it a “seismic victory” and said: “The Co-op has shown great moral courage and ethical principle in deciding that it cannot ignore voices from the British public calling out Israel’s gross human rights abuses and violations of international law – and even more importantly, it cannot economically support that regime through doing business in Israel.
“This beacon of leadership must now be taken up by all other supermarket chains which continue to sell Israeli goods, despite knowing they are supporting its war crimes.”
The Co-op will also cease sourcing products and services from 16 other countries where there are internationally recognised community-wide human rights abuses and violations of international law, including Afghanistan, Belarus, Central African Republic, North Korea, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Haiti, Iran, Libya, Mali, Myanmar, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
To all UK MPs:
Keir Starmer is violating a clear constitutional convention by engaging troops in support of Israel.
As set out in the UK’s Cabinet Manual (2011), (para 5.38) there is a well-established expectation that Parliament should be consulted before committing UK armed forces to military action, except in cases of urgency.
There is no such urgency now - only silence.
The British public overwhelmingly opposes Israel’s actions in Gaza, according to YouGov polling. Yet Starmer would have our armed forces risk their lives in support of a state accused of genocide by the International Court of Justice and their leaders indicted at the ICC for war crimes without a single vote in Parliament.
This is a breach of constitutional convention, democratic duty, and moral integrity.
You were elected to represent the people. If the government won’t respect Parliament, Parliament must hold the government to account.
Demand a vote before British lives are put on the line for a foreign war the public does not support.
Who the f**k is this "we"?
I don't stand with rogue, terrorist nations, built by murderers, rapists and thieves. Iran, one of the oldest countries in the world, has the right to defend itself against this evil attack.
Israel’s illegal strikes on Iran mark a very dangerous moment.
All efforts must be focused on de-escalation & securing peace, including a Gaza ceasefire.
Israel has been emboldened by Governments – including ours – refusing to stand up to it over Gaza. They must start doing so.