British director Ken Loach backs Palestinian call for boycott on Israel

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"British director Ken Loach has expressed support for a boycott on Israeli cultural institutions, giving the Palestinian figures behind the drive a significant boost.

Loach, who won the Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival three months ago for his film about the Irish war of independence, The Wind the Shakes the Barley, has announced his support for the appeal to boycott Israeli institutions and even said that he urges others to do the same.

"Palestinians are driven to call for this boycott after forty years of the occupation of their land, destruction of their homes and the kidnapping and murder of their civilians," said Loach in a statement.

"They have no immediate hope that this oppression will end. As British citizens we have to acknowledge our own responsibility. We must condemn the British and U.S. governments for supporting and arming Israel."

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/755249.html

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1. There should be more than just boycotts of Israeli cultural insts.

There should be sanctions and boycotts of all weapons to Israel. No one should ever forget what Israel has done to Lebanon over the past 30 years.