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Pro-peace campaigners in British unions begin the fightback

It was an extraordinary event — nearly 50 trade unionists from 15 different unions gathered in London at the end of January to discuss how to turn the tide in British trade unions. They committed themselves to challenging the pro-Hamas narrative…

Why Israel is losing the battle in the world’s trade unions

Text of Eric Lee’s presentation at Limmud, University of Warwick, 29 December 2014 My name is Eric Lee and I’m speaking to you tonight on behalf of TULIP – Trade Unions Linking Israel and Palestine. TULIP was founded about 5…

UC’s Student Workers Union Fumbles Anti-Israel Initiative

Last week a milestone occurred affecting U.S. Labor and Israelis alike: a vote took place by the University of California’s “student-workers” union, UAW Local 2865, to approve the “Boycott, Divest from and Sanction Israel (BDS)” movement. While Local 2865 is…

London seminar for trade union supporters of Israel

We Believe in Israel, along with Trade Union Friends of Israel, is hosting a special seminar in London on Sunday 25 January 2015 from 11.15am to 5.30pm. This is aimed at trade union members who support Israel, with the objective…

Going to Limmud? Meet TULIP founder Eric Lee there

To our readers in the UK: If you plan to attend Limmud this year, you have a chance to participate in a session led by TULIP co-founder Eric Lee. The session will take place on Monday, 29 December at 19:10…

The Palestinian hunger strike that “pro-Palestinians” ignore

The trade union-backed Palestine Solidarity Campaign (UK) is always quick to support hunger strikes — or any protest — by Palestinians jailed for terrorist offenses in Israeli prisons. It doesn’t matter what those Palestinian prisoners may have done; they always…