Thursday 1 December 2011

BOYCOTT ISRAEL

There is an International campaign to BOYCOTT ISRAELI GOODS.
WHY?
Because Israel continues to break International Human Rights Law and ignores United Nations Conventions. These include serious breeches of the Fourth Geneva Convention, the UN Convention Against Torture and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Governments around the world have failed to call Israel to account for their illegal occupation of Palestinian land, the continued siege of  Gaza and Israel's apartheid system, and therefore Civil society must act and support Palestinians in their struggle for  PEACE and JUSTICE .
Palestinians are denied basic rights in their own land. They have now endured decades of suffering under military occupation.
A boycott of Israeli goods will send a message to the Palestinian people that they are not alone.
HOW?
THINK BEFORE YOU BUY !!!!! By purchasing goods from Israel you are helping to finance a brutal, illegal occupation !
Israel 
*grows produce on land stolen from Palestinians
*destroys Palestinian lives, livelihoods and homes on a daily basis
*refuses to stop building illegal colonies and the 'apartheid' wall on stolen land
*continues to control Gaza and occupy the West Bank
*denies refugees their right to return
*operates an apartheid racist system
CHECK THE LABELS ON  FOOD /GOODS... IF IT'S FROM ISRAEL or the WEST BANK... DON'T BUY IT !!!!
By being an ethical consumer you can help create justice and peace for the Palestinian people.
Call on our government to back sanctions on Israel now !
WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR:
Many companies have connections with or source produce from Israel -some of the well known one's are:
JAFFA (oranges,grapefruit,lemons)
ELITE(halva,sweets,coffee)
OSEM(snacks,soups,nuts)
YARDEN(wine)
DELTA GALIL(clothing supplied to M&S, GAP)
TIVALI(health foods)
AHAVA(dead sea beauty products)
CARMEL(avocados,dates,wine)
NESTLE (chocolates,coffee)
JOHNSON&JOHNSON, L'OREAL, BODY SHOP
Many other herbs, flowers .fruits and vegetables are imported from Israel... SO CHECK THOSE LABELS BEFORE YOU BUY !
BARCODE 729 is always an Israeli product!!
SUPPORT PALESTINIAN PRODUCERS:
Fairtrade, Oxfam, Yaffa products and some local PSC groups stock and supply Palestinian produce.
Ask your local shops to source goods that support Palestinian farmers.
JOIN YOUR LOCAL PALESTINE SUPPORT GROUP AND HELP CAMPAIGN FOR JUSTICE!

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