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British labor unions agree to support boycott of some Israeli goods

Israel Materials 17 September 2009 21:01 (UTC +04:00)

British labor unions agreed Thursday to support a boycott of some Israeli goods in response to the offensive in Gaza, Jerusalem Post reported.

The boycott, approved at the annual conference of the Trades Union Congress, calls for a ban on importing goods produced in some Israeli settlements, an end to arms trading with Israel and disinvestment from some companies.

Union officials said the boycott would target products including dates, herbs, fruit and vegetables grown on Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

The TUC is an umbrella organization of 58 British labor unions, representing about 6.5 million workers.

The boycott was proposed in response to the December-January offensive in Gaza, in which about 1,400 Palestinians, including hundreds of civilians, and 13 Israelis, including four civilians, died. Israel said it was seeking to stop rocket fire by Gaza militants on southern Israeli towns.

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