A constant attention seeking tactic of the pro-Israel lobby is to misrepresent supporters of justice for Palestinian people as ‘anti-semitic’ or ‘pro-terrorist’ etc. However the latest propaganda offensive from an unrepresentative and marginal right wing lobbying organisation called TULIP takes the biscuit.
Apparently the democratically elected leaderships of trade unions who wish to organise their policy making conferences in line with their democratically agreed policies are part of a ‘pro-Tehran wing’ of the labour movement. This beggars belief and is grossly insulting to unions like UNISON (and its predecessor unions) who have campaigned for democratic rights and trade union freedom in Iran for over 30 years.
http://www.tuliponline.org/?p=1789
Bad enough that these deranged, preposterous arguments are being made within the small circles of the Israel lobby but it is appalling to see the union news service Labourstart being used as a vehicle to promulgate them in international union movement.
As long as the Palestinian people are denied justice and statehood our solidarity remains essential - despite the certain knowledge that these reactionary bullying tactics will continue along the way.
For more information read:
http://unisonactive.blogspot.com/2009/11/israel-lobby-british-unions.html
http://unisonactive.blogspot.com/2010/02/israel-lobby-counter-offensive-against.html
