Report from IPSC Boycott Israeli Goods
National Day of Action 16th Jan 2010
Report from IPSC Boycott Israeli Goods National Day of Action - 16th Jan 2010. On Saturday, the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) and supporters held boycott actions across the country, asking shoppers not to buy Israeli goods in solidarity with the people of Gaza who are still being starved by the Israeli government.
Protests and actions were held in Dublin, Cork, Arklow, Belfast, Letterkenny, Donegal, Sligo, Limerick and Newry. It is intended to build and continue the boycott in the coming months - including two actions in Kilkenny and Wexford this coming Saturday 23rd Jan.
Freda Hughes, spokesperson for the IPSC, said: "The boycott campaign against apartheid South Africa had an enormous effect in terms of isolating that regime internationally and ultimately it assisted in its downfall. We are hoping that this new international campaign will have the same impact on Israel, which practises blatant apartheid against the Palestinian people. It is up to every Irish consumer to make a choice - does ones support human rights by refusing to buy Israeli goods or does one support Israel and give money to their war economy? It is as simple as that."
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