Calls by George Galloway for Bradford to be "declared an Israel-free zone" are being investigated by West Yorkshire Police.

Officers said two complaints had been made about a speech he made urging the city to reject all Israeli goods, services, academics and even tourists.

A spokesman for the Bradford West MP said he stood by his remarks.

David Ward, Lib Dem MP for neighbouring Bradford East, said "Israel-free zone" was a "nice sound bite" but any boycott had to be UK-wide.

all above from - www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-28687233

Notice - there have been 2 complaints - could these be from those who want to protect their rights(*) - but deny rights to others ?

Spent the best 5 years of my life in Bradford.

I was a good friend of Pat Wall,good old Militant days,was an honorary member of Militant back then....Pat was anti Israel,even more leftish than Galloway....ah....ITK joins with the left.

If we didn't buy Poland goods it be racist.

Does it mean Isreal are banned from cricket, Israeli footballers banned from to play in English football leagues ?

We brought South Africa to its knees to destroy apartheid ... "Israel" can just as easily be dealt with.

The boycott is already having an effect .... more countries than ever now refuse to have any dealings with "Iswail" (the latest being Bolivia, who described the place as a terrorist state).

Why should the world be bullied by a place smaller than Wales, that regularly defies the UN, violates the Geneva Convention and commits War Crimes?

In The Know (as always) wrote:
Notice - there have been 2 complaints - could these be from those who want to protect their rights(*) - but deny rights to others ?

from the same like above -

Jonathan Arkush, vice president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, described the remarks as "odious".

"What about an Israeli who is a supporter of the Palestinian cause? He doesn't differentiate between an Israeli who supports the Israeli government or an Israeli who doesn't," he said.

"He doesn't differentiate between an adult or child - most people are apolitical. This man is so intolerant he can't bear to have someone with an opposing view in his town - how ridiculous is this."

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Sounds EXACTLY like the "Israeli" treatment of ALL Palestinians !

One "rule" for them and an entirely different rule for everyone else !

Pattaya wrote:
....ITK joins with the left.

No - ITK joins ALL right-thinking people around the world in condemning atrocities committed by a self-centred terror organisation bent on its own gains AT ANY COST.

People should buy what they fucking want to buy ITK. What Isreal done to me fuck all, we have to support corrupt countries via World Aid e.g Zimbabwe.

Why do we need a DEC appeal over Gaza ?

Simply apply a one-off "terrorist" tax to all "Iswaili" businesses here in the UK !

What are we supposed to be boycotting? Apart from Oranges and dates I cant think of anything that everyday people buy that is made in Israel.

andrew wrote:
What Isreal done to me fuck all

What a selfish statement.

With ITK all the way here! Indifference will just keep the status quo...a time-bomb with dangerous consequences.

In The Know wrote:
andrew wrote:
What Isreal done to me fuck all

What a selfish statement.

They done nothing bad towards me, so why should I stop buying their boxes of dates and import Coca Cola ?

Notice all news and appeals adverts look so staged ?

honey!oh sugar sugar. wrote:
What are we supposed to be boycotting? Apart from Oranges and dates I cant think of anything that everyday people buy that is made in Israel.

Elsewhere, leading supermarket chain SuperValu has confirmed it ordered all stores to remove Israeli carrots from their shelves.

Despite insisting it has not enforced a boycott of goods from the country, an email instruction was sent to all 232 stores last Friday saying the Chantenay variety must not be sold.

www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-na...r-gaza-30488190.html

The supermarket chain is one of more than 20 retailers written to by trade union Mandate seeking a boycott of Israeli goods and produce.

Others retailers written to by the Mandate trade union over a proposed boycott include Marks & Spencer, Shaws, Tesco Ireland, Dunnes Stores, Penneys, Heatons, Debenhams, Boots, Brown Thomas, Arnotts, Arcadia Group, Aldi, Lidl, TK Maxx, BWG Foods, Smyths Toys, Londis Group, PC World and Lloyds Pharmacy.

The union famously stood by a group of Dunnes Stores workers in 1984 after they went on strike in support of Mary Manning, who was sacked after refusing to handle produce from apartheid South Africa.

honey!oh sugar sugar. wrote:
What are we supposed to be boycotting? Apart from Oranges and dates I cant think of anything that everyday people buy that is made in Israel.

check out BDS movement, honey !

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Since its launch by Palestinian civil society in 2005, the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement has won support from trade unions, political parties and grassroots movements, and from vast numbers of people all over the world expressing their ethical commitment by boycotting all Israeli products, not just those from the occupied territories. As a result, BDS pressure is now starting to have significant impacts.

Artists including Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters, Massive Attack and Faithless have refused to perform in Israel in response to calls for a cultural boycott. Public intellectuals such as Stephen Hawking, Alice Walker and Judith Butler have taken a similar stance. A major step was taken recently by a group of Nobel laureates and other public figures who published a letter in the Guardian calling on governments to immediately “implement a comprehensive and legally binding military embargo on Israel”.

Now the UK security firm G4S looks set to scale back its involvement in the Israeli prison system that holds Palestinian children without trial, following an international campaign that saw US churches and the Bill Gates Foundation divest from the company. John Lewis recently became the latest European retailer to stop trading with the Israeli firm SodaStream, whose share price has halved in a year. Leaders of Israel’s settler movement have bemoaned the fact that consumer boycotts mean they can no longer export to Europe. Israeli ministers describe BDS as a “strategic threat” to the status quo, and even the US now warns that Israel faces international isolation.

all from - www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/j...l-impunity-apartheid

andrew wrote:
What Isreal done to me fuck all

www.facebook.com/pages/List-of-Israeli-P...cott/343892822376809

....nearly 20,000 "likes" already !

P{attaya wrote:
With ITK all the way here! Indifference will just keep the status quo...a time-bomb with dangerous consequences.

Beaten by the Irish !

Tiny village in Galway become first place where all retailers ban ALL Israeli produce.

www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/irish...oducts-30476438.html

(although I'm hearing rumours that Tesco in the UK will cancel all orders due for delivery from Sept onwards)

Power to the People !

In The Know (as always) wrote:
andrew wrote:
What Isreal done to me fuck all

www.facebook.com/pages/List-of-Israeli-P...cott/343892822376809

....nearly 20,000 "likes" already !

Fuck up more lively hoods great move. Did you tell people to boycott UK goods during Falkland's. War

Yes - in a major conflict like this - 'likes' are extremely significant and relevant.

Just like our opinions, based only on the media coverage/links that are provided to us.

andrew wrote:
Fuck up more lively hoods great move.

Not to worry ... you are getting Nigel Farage as your next MP - he will sort it all out for you LOL !