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UK trade union backs total boycott of Israel
Ronen Bodoni
Published: 20.06.07, 21:10
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31. Return to the 1967 borders
Leon ,   Houston   (06.20.07)
Israel should return to the 1967 borders when Britain returns the Islas Malvinas (Falklands) to Argentina
32. TO # 7
Susie ,   Israel   (06.20.07)
....What OUR population is doing to human beings? You either have your head buried in the sand OR are petrified of saying anything anti-Muslim for fear that you will be next on the hit list. And now I ask you.... 1. Israeli fathers do not mutilate their daughters bodies when they find out they have been dating a young man behind the families back. 2. Israeli fathers do not throw their daughters into a deep water well to die when they find out their daughters will not approve of an arranged marriage. 3. The IDF (that is, for your knowledge..the Israeli Defense Forces) do not throw other soldiers off 14 storey buildings. 4. Israeli soldiers do not burst into hospitals and kill Israeli patients and staff members. 5. Israeli parents wouldn't even consider giving the OK for their son or daughter to become a suicide bomber. 6. No pregnant Israeli woman would be a suicide bomber. 7. Israeli textbooks used in geography and history lessons do NOT blot out Arab countries. 8. Israelis do NOT beg POOR AND SUFFERING to the EU and the USA to be given millions and millions of monies and then have it spent on arms, instead of giving it to its people. NEED I GO FURTHER....AND BY THE WAY....just today, wounded Palestinians whether covering up to be Hamas supporters or Fatah supporters were permitted into Israeli hospitals for treatment. Did FINLAND offer???? NEXT TIME, THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK
33. TO # 7...I forgot to tell you
Susie ,   Israel   (06.20.07)
That the so called Palestinian Authority that was run by both Fatah and Hamas is NOW being OCCUPIED by Hamas thugs NOT the IDF and NOT Israelis. Those fleeing are supposedly Fatah people as their Palestinian Authority was taken over by Hamas a few days ago....or wasn't this reported in the Finnish news !!!! Israel does NOT occupy the Gaza Strip....it hasn't for some time now. Don't you remember the so called DEMOCRATIC elections held there? A bit of a joke then and a bit of a joke now to say the least. So cut your anti-semitic crap and learn your history. And one more thing....when you use the term anti-semitic....for your information...it does not only refer to Jews, it refers to the Semitic people - who happen to be Arabs
34. to #7
Jon ,   Lockport, NY   (06.20.07)
Always wondered how people in europe did NOT see hitler for what he was and in the meantime blame the Jews for everything. After reading your comments now I see what they were thinking.
35. Unison - UK Trade Union
silverspringmike ,   Silver Spring USA   (06.20.07)
Well, I guess Israeli unions should return the favor and call for the boycott of UK products, sporting events, etc. until the UK pulls their colonial forces out of Northern Ireland, Gibraltar, the Falklands, several Caribbean islands, the 3% of Cyprus they hold for military bases - did I forget any of their other colonial possessions?
36. Especially for #7 Great Read
M. Hartley ,   Atlanta, US   (06.20.07)
http://jiw.blogspot.com/2006/09/if-youre-going-to-boycott-israel-do-it.html
37. To Omri: Two Can Play the Same Game
Dave Levy ,   Burbank. CA USA   (06.20.07)
To Omri: I hope you will read this. I agree with you totally. But you have forgotten one salient thing, we too can boycott (in the US and elsewhere) starting at the gas pump. I have already switched gasoline..and will look into other companies (British). If 1m of US stop purchasing, @10.00 week, that's 500m a year: @ 20.00 week, it's..and so on an so forth. You are right, this will have no impact on the so-called peace process. Hamas butchery and blood coup, did more to effect the process, than any trade union boycott. Let's be honest, 6m Jews are deceased thanks' to Britain's White Paper. They are responsible for our people's deaths, not to forget the Germans and Austrians, and Uks (Ukrainians). BTW, we change flight tickets from London, direct to Tel Aviv..just going over the pole.
38. England and its Finny Tail - jani
Ruvy in Jerusalem   (06.20.07)
Jani, The appropriate thing to do is to organize a counter-boycott and dump all the British trash into Haifa harbor - along with those Nokia phones that make you so much foreign exchange. If American firms here try to pull up stakes, we can nationalize them if need be to protect our security interests - and jail the traitors to Israel who take Finnish money to perform espionage on this country for the EU. Truth is, we need neither you nor England. You can both drink seawater.
39. Parrelel Universe
David Olesker ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (06.20.07)
While Hamas was massacring Palestinian Arabs, and Fatah was attempting to match its level of violence, but failing; UNISON was debating the pernicious nature of the Israeli "Occupation". Guess they must have been talking about a different place called Gaza, not the one here!
40. historically...
Lola ,   USA   (06.20.07)
actually what is such a paradox and rather embaressing for the UK is that they were the ones who delegated the land a very long time ago to the Israelis.... maybe they need to go back to school yeah.
41. Europeans should give Europe back to it's rightful owners
Bernard Ross ,   st. anns bay,jamaica   (06.20.07)
It is time for Europe to return the stolen lands to the muslims who lived there hundreds of years ago.
42. Brave people! Thank you! stop the occupation!
Yehudit ,   Haifa, Israel   (06.20.07)
43. Have any of you ever heard of....
Jani ,   Finland   (06.20.07)
the Balfour doctrine ? Which called for the create of a Jewish homeland "IN PALESTINE" It's very east to look up. And by the way, before the Jews went to Israel, who lived there before ? Cannanites ? and who were the cannanites ? Arabs ? It just shows, that you want to deny all existence of mankind before you arrived there. Further, most Jews that live in Israel, are of European Descent, who are descendents from European Jews, who never set foot in Israel. ANd you want to talk about Gas Chambers, Education, how the Jews do this, and are so great at that, this is why half the world is upset with Jews. I put this talkback in just for fun, i didn't realize it would be so popular. But thanks for corroborating my hypothesis. Read your own history books. And wasn't it the British that helped to train the Jewish Troops ? Who then ethnically cleansed an entire population ? I don't think that has been commited by Finnish people ? It's also good to see that you have committed genocide at the same time. Keep up the peace.
44. Antisemitic Hypocrites.
Liliane ,   Brighton, UK   (06.20.07)
Symbolic my foot. Biased, antisemitic bigotry.
45. when will israel stop giving a shit about the world
Michael Ben Raphael ,   tel aviv   (06.20.07)
Israel has to stop caring about all these boycotts. If we only unite, we will be the strongest nation on earth. We have to say F*** OFF to the world and start believing in each other and G-d. Look at the 6 day war, it was the time that Israel was completely united, albeit with fear, but united. Wake up Am Yisrael. See past the nations of the world. Brother to brother, lets start loving each other. If we dont, i can tell you we are in for some really serious punishment
46. PROMOTING EQUALITY IN EVERYTHING WE DO
harry   (06.20.07)
If you go to UNISON'S website, you will notice that they have a policy of "promoting equality in everything we do". Apparently, the one exception for these antisemetic chazars is equality for the Joooooooooooos.
47. When will the British ever learn
Andrew ,   Dartmouth,NS,Canada   (06.21.07)
When will the British ever learn they control the world at one time and during that time wipe out are populations of the Natives people in North America , India are were ever they went. Canadian and American academics are upset over the Boycott of Israeli universites check out these links http://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/news/?ItemID=25870 http://www.president.ubc.ca/news/british_boycott.html just to name a few of many. GOD BLESS ISRAEL ISRAEL FOREVER
48. Israel: 'Who cares!'
Sara ,   Hertzlia   (06.20.07)
Israel's response should simply be: 'Who cares!...'. Israel doesn't need the approval of any anti-semites who boycott Israel blindly regardless of facts. If Israel treated the 'Palestinians' so badly, would they be jumping over themselves to enter Israel and even Israeli prisons!! Proof enough that Israel treats all groups of people equally and decently.
49. #7
Leon ,   Houston   (06.20.07)
There are 20,000 Muslims in Finland, they multiply like rabbits. Most Muslim families have 8 to 12 kids and some have 4 wives (4x12=?). The Fins have only one wife and only one kid and a dog. In 20 years, Jani will be facing Mecca to pray. Good luck Jani
50. #41 - But THEY DO my dear friend, they DO it every day!
The Doc ,   Haifa, Israel   (06.20.07)
Haven't you noticed that Europe has gotten rid of its integrated Jews and swapped them with Muslim immigrants who won't integrate, won't adapt and won't embrace the local culture? The "new citrizens" of Europe invoke its democracy, freedom of expression and freedom of thought to literally break it from within. They threaten citizens, politicians, and media into self-destruction. Europe IS giving "back" the lands whihc were conquered by the Turks and Mameluks! Spain is innundated with Morrocans, France with the best of the best from Northern Africa (and central Africal too), Scandinavia is full of Iraqis and "palestinians", Belgiumm Denmark and Netherlands (do they still exist?) are terrorized by a violent Mulsim minority (which is quickly becoming a majority) and Germany is conquered by Turks! UK, well, UK does not need to be invaded by Muslims - it is already a Muslim country. They surpassed all the Arabn countries in the number of boycotts they have issued against Israel - and still going strong (or weak?). Have I forgotten anyone? The best thing however is that they threw out the dirty Jew - to the US and Israel (THANK YOU for that!). They threw out the pianisits, the painters, the scientists, mathematicians etc. and they got terror, disinformation, cruelty, barbarism and primitivism - a befitted historical payback. Now let's sit back and enjoy the show - let's see how slowly but surely the EU blue flag will become green and its stars a half moon. The new Eurabia is born.
51. ISRAEL is NOT the former S.A.- LET'S BOYCOT THESE UK STUPIDS
(06.21.07)
52. UK MORONS:This a bigger fight than they imagine....
(06.21.07)
Once this ridiculous situation starts to be taken seriously by the general public - NO WAY will they accept this unfair, totally one-sided view. Israel is not the former South Africa. These fools think they can mobilize everyone like as happened to SA. Where the situation WAS unjust.
53. BOYCOTT ENGLAND FOR OCCUPYING IRELAND...?
David ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (06.21.07)
And every other Commonwealth that they say is benign? I say boycott the blimey bleeters. And let them become Eglandestan.
54. Bernard dont worry-we all hope Muslims take back Europe.
Especially myself ,   Alan SA   (06.21.07)
55. Will they boycot UK because of Gibraltar and Malvinas?
Ignacio ,   Zaragoza, Spain   (06.21.07)
I would ask that if it would not be so clear they are simply racists.
56. Balfour Doctine-Jani #43
Patricia ,   Waipahu, Hawaii   (06.21.07)
I have read up on this doctrine dating back to the 20's when the Brits by agreement with the League of Nations agreed to support a Jewish homeland, in the 1930's this changed to another doctrine and the Brits supported the Arabs. The Brits by their own mismanagement and treachery appealed to the UN to resolve the problems that had developed by their mishandling. Please document where and when the Brits helped the Israeli's in any way during that time period. I always thought highly of the Finns, you have made me reconsider hopefully you are the 1%. Whether you accept my critic of you or not, I found you pathetic and obvious.
57. Great Moments in British Hate
George   (06.21.07)
1144 - English Jews accused of the ritual murder of William of Norwich. 1217 - English Jews forced to wear yellow badges. 1255 - English Jews again accused of ritual murder when a Christian boy drowns in a cesspool while playing ball. 1290 - Jews expelled from England by King Edward I. First case of ethnic cleansing of Jews in Europe. 1939 - British forces impede Jewish refugees from reaching "Palestine" and force them to return to Europe where they are murdered. 1945-48 - British forces impede Jewish refugees from reaching "Palestine" and return them to internment camps in Europe. 2007 - British labor unions call for boycotts against Israel to cripple the economy of the only Jewish state on Earth. Stay tuned. There's surely more hate to come...
58. Time for a Brit Reality Check
Reality Check ,   BaGolan   (06.21.07)
The Brits need to realize that CURRENTLY, Israel imports about 4 times as much from the UK, as we export. Can the Brits afford to lose that income? If they can, then they can thank the nazi-based unions and teachers! There is NOTHING the Brits offer our domestic product that we can't purchase elsewhere!
59. #7-You should read some history and take a reality check
Reality Check ,   BaGolan   (06.21.07)
The Brits did everything they could to keep the Jewish State from coming into existence: Embargoed imports of weapons so our army could defend us; they turned back ships of Shaoah survivors destined for our shores - even sank a few with the loss of hundreds of Jewish lives. So spare us the sanctimonious nazi.org based diatribes. Israel is here because of the JEWS that fought for it,
60. These Brits have really lost their minds!
Adam ,   USA   (06.21.07)
Are these brits reading and hearing the same news others are? Everything that I know and have heard shows how terrible Hamas is and that it really is simply a terrorist organization yet tehy are calling for their government to end the boycott on them? Are they NUTS? Who in god's name even gave them any right to tell Israel to withdraw to the 67' borders that Israel gained in a war that was not intentionally started by Israel but, necessary since war was imminent as Egypt, Syria, and Jordan's armies were amassing on Israel's borders with bad intentions! These people obviously want to turn Britain into an Islamic state so go ahead and see how lovely it is just don't drag Israel into your bullcrap ideology that has beenput in your head courtesy of anti-Israel pro Arab news groups like BBC, Al-Jazeera etc....
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