Recent events within Israel, especially the decision today by the Israeli Knesset to continue stealing Palestinian lands within the West Bank, show Israel is ONLY going to continue to forsake all previous promises, regarding the halting of land thefts and house demolitions.
As a result, Waterford IPSC has taken the decision to step up their boycott of Israeli products currently still being sold by some retailers in Waterford City and County. To coincide with National BDS Day on Friday the 9th of July 2010, Waterford IPSC will be in Waterford City on Friday the 9th and Saturday the 10th of July, collecting signatures from the people of Waterford, asking one particular retailer to STOP selling Israeli goods both within the city and the country as a whole.
A spokesman for Waterford IPSC said: " The people of Waterford are very supportive of our campaign and have show clearly their support in the past by supplying goods for the Palestinian people, which we attempted to deliver on the M.V. Rachel Corrie"
He continued: "As has been said many times before, Waterford's people are by their very nature a caring people, and almost always leaders when it comes to helping others, they lead by example whilst others unfortunately only follow".
Waterford IPSC, expressed outrage at the decision by the Knesset, not to renew the formal agreement which they made only under direct pressure from the US. The original agreement was to freeze all settlement construction within Palestinian lands, however this agreement ends in September.
This decision means that construction in Palestinian areas of the West Bank can begin as early as mid September, thus leading to more evictions and Palestinian house demolitions, along with further agricultural lands being seized by the state of Israel.
The world agrees that this is BLATANT land theft and a form of direct ethnic cleansing, not to mention a TOTAL hindrance to any chance of the peace process becoming reality. Furthermore, It clearly shows that Israel has no intention of agreeing a peace process with the native people of Palestine.
We have been saying for years that Israel's only intention is the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people and the realisation of a one state solution, the state of Israel ONLY.
The UN MUST now take action against Israel, for far too long, Israel has flaunted International law without consequence. This also proves that Blair is about as useful as a chocolate tea pot and only a token gesture by the UN.
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