Israel/Palestine
Related: About this forumBelgian parties call to isolate companies that support Israeli settlements .
From the article:
"A number of political parties in Belgium yesterday recommended the government officially isolate and boycott companies that support Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.
The parties in the Molenbeek-Saint-Jean municipality in Brussels also commended a resolution to officially recognise the State of Palestine, made on 26 November 2014.
The Belgian Socialist Party (PS) and the Belgian Labour Party (PTB Molenbeek) said in a press statement yesterday that the settlements form an obstacle to peace, and that it is necessary to ban companies who support the occupation from trading in local markets.
Municipal councillor Dirk De Block will introduce a motion "to ask for exclusion from tendering any enterprise engaged in illegal activities of occupation of the Palestinian territories," adding that it was an "ethical" and "moral issue" which Molenbeek should not contribute to in a negative manner."
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/europe/19422-belgian-parties-call-to-isolate-companies-that-support-israeli-settlements
My take:
The BDS movement continues to make progress. Combine this news with the recognition of Palestine as a state by the Vatican and it becomes more apparent that the momentum is on the side of Palestine and against the apartheid-type state of Israel. In spite of increased attempts by apologists for Israel, the world is learning the truth.
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)Republican legislatures are voting to boycott those who join BDS.
America, home of the regressives.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)than with the interests of their constituents. Or perhaps it reflects the ability of war industries to sell billions in armaments to Israel with money provided by US taxpayers.
BillZBubb
(10,650 posts)should be called out on it.