US activists to block Israeli cargo in mass shutdown of West Coast ports

[ellenrr]

The Port of Oakland, California is one of the busiest shipping ports in the United States. On 16 August, it will also be a flashpoint of the growing global movement for boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel.

A diverse coalition of groups is coming together to shut down the port and prevent the offloading of an Israeli vessel scheduled to dock Saturday morning. They are targeting Israel’s largest cargo shipping company, Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.

http://mondoweiss.net/2014/08/palestine-unveiled-activists.html

[kelliekat44]

1. Guess this will take Ferguson off the front page.

I am sure there will be more tanks and assault weapons here than in Ferguson.

[ellenrr]

2. don't understand yr comment. satire? nt

[FBaggins]

3. Lol... the last time they tried this...

... they blocked a Chinese ship from unloading instead and were almost entirely gone before the Israeli ship even pulled in. Of course it unloaded without trouble the next day.

Well... ok... the last time was really a couple weeks ago and they had to cancel for lack of support. Now they'll try again. "Mass shutdown of West Coast ports" is, of course, extreme hyperbole. Let's just say that SodaStream fans are unlikely to see a shortage of the product on store shelved.