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| Swedish union to blockade Israeli ships |
| 2010-06-06 |
| Swedish dockworkers plan to launch a blockade of Israeli ships and goods to protest the May 31 attack on the Gaza-bound Freedom Flotilla. According to Peter Annerback, the spokesperson for the Swedish Port Workers Union, the workers of the union will block Israeli ships and not handle any of their goods from June 15 to 24. He went on to say that the decision to blockade Israeli ships and goods was taken to condemn the "criminal attack" on the convoy of ships, which was peaceful and non-violent. All of the 1500 members of the Swedish Port Workers Union have mutually decided to support the Ship to Gaza, which was a part of the Freedom Flotilla. The Israeli military attacked the Freedom Flotilla in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea early on May 31, killing nine Turkish citizens on board the six ships and injuring about 50 other people. The fate of three other Freedom Flotilla activists is still unknown. Israel also arrested nearly 700 activists from 42 countries on board the Freedom Flotilla, which was attempting to break the siege of Gaza in order to deliver 10,000 tons of humanitarian assistance to the long-suffering people of the territory. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #10 Israel exports a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables to Europe, eg. Jaffa oranges, but I believed that's all airshipped. Not to mention computer thingies and programs, medicines, medical technology thingies, high fashion, off-the-rack fashion and, clearly, Dollar Store stuff. All of which could be shipped by boat instead of air freight. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-06-06 20:01 |
| #9 Duh! Are israelis trying to smuggle in missiles, for use against civilians? Don't think so. |
| Posted by: One Eyed Thinenter6178 2010-06-06 18:08 |
| #8 Fine. From now until He$$ freezes over, or the Swedes change their minds, I won't buy anything imported from Sweden. That includes second-hand sales. So, no Volvos, no Saabs (including the flying version), n Lapland wool blankets (unless they're made in Finland and sold from there), and no Swedish cookies or meatballs. Two can play this game of political insanity as well as one. I doubt either the Swedish blockade of Israeli goods or my blockade of Swedish goods will result in any substantial change in politics in either country. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2010-06-06 17:01 |
| #7 Lectures on Morality from the Swedes? The same country that couldn't decide whether or not to to be on the Nazi side during the war. Neutrality. How convenient. |
| Posted by: Goober Crealet3411 2010-06-06 16:14 |
| #6 I knew Sweden had a significant Muslim immigrant problem (Malvo?), but didn't know they actually worked and were in the dockworkers union. Considering the political alignment of most (if not all) unions, this really shouldn't be a surprise. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2010-06-06 13:26 |
| #5 Though I guess 'work' and 'union' don't necessarily go together. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2010-06-06 12:56 |
| #4 I knew Sweden had a significant Muslim immigrant problem (Malvo?), but didn't know they actually worked and were in the dockworkers union. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2010-06-06 12:55 |
| #3 And does Israel export a lot to Sweden? Too lazy to actually google, but I did buy some plastic food storage containers stamped Made In Israel in the dollar store. Kind of amusing: plastic stuff made from oil manufactured in a country with no oil of its own, shipped across the ocean and sold for a buck. Gawd, I love globalisation. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2010-06-06 11:50 |
| #2 Swedes? In Sweden? A Labor Union in Sweden? How far is that from Ashdod and Tel Aviv? I mean, in thousands of miles or the rough equivalent? And Nicaragua? What does Israel import from Sweden? Besides Lamarstruesel and Picnelshnatz? And does Israel export a lot to Sweden? Nothing comes to my mind about Exports to Sweden. Maybe there is big money involved, who knows? Widgets? Digits ? Contact the Swedish Ministry of Schanzgruppen and find out. Those Lutherans are a mean lot when they are morally aroused. I always try to avoid any Lutherans in Boots. |
| Posted by: Glomble Sinatra9389 2010-06-06 07:41 |
| #1 Just one more piece of evidence on a growing pile that labor unions are the enemy of Western civilization. |
| Posted by: crosspatch 2010-06-06 03:21 |