US Activists To Block Israeli Cargo In Mass Shutdown Of West Coast Ports

[Purveyor]

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.

They join several other West Coast port cities including Seattle, Vancouver and Long Beach in organizing port shutdowns. If all actions are successful, the US and Canadian West Coast will be effectively locked out to Israeli commercial shipping.
Direct response

On 30 July, the Palestinian trade union movement called on Palestine solidarity activists to work with US labor rights activists to oppose Israel’s onslaught in Gaza.

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http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/charlotte-silver/us-activists-block-israeli-cargo-mass-shutdown-west-coast-ports

[Comrade Grumpy]

1. Good. n/t

[Purveyor]

3. Hell, if this keeps up, Congress will convene for a special session outlaw such

protests...

About the only thing that could bring them back from their summer recess/junkets.

[underthematrix]

2. finally

[tritsofme]

4. Assuming this is illegal, I hope they are arrested.

And the goods unloaded.

[Purveyor]

5. My only hope in such a case is that there is good video of the 'jack booted thugs'

arresting them, i.e. Ferguson.

Could get much better than that, eh?

[roody]

6. They will get the Ferguson treatment

from Oakland cops.