In an act of solidarity with the people of Palestine, South African dock workers have refused to offload cargo from Israeli ships.
Workers affiliated with the South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union have joined the worldwide campaign calling for boycotts, divestment and sanctions against Israel.
The crimes of the Israeli government have been compared to the racist South African apartheid regime that was defeated in 1994. During the 1990s, individuals and organizations around the world boycotted South African shipments in support of the anti-apartheid movement.
The union says it applauds “the millions of workers all over the world who have openly condemned and taken decisive steps to isolate apartheid Israel, a step that should send shockwaves to its arrogant patrons in the United States who foot the bill for Israel’s killing machine.”
The Church of England recently announced that they have divested from Caterpillar, which sells bulldozers to the Israeli state used to level Palestinian homes.
