As Histadrut joins protests, does leadership have the vision?

As Israel protests at the impact of a war economy, is the Israeli trade union Histadrut relevant and has their leadership the vision and direction? "In what some observers called a bid by the Histadrut to remain relevant, the union held a rally calling for 'social justice.' http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/146404

Israel lobby clutching at straws in defence of the indefensible

Long term critics of UNISON solidarity with the Palestinian people’s struggle for justice and statehood have seized on a union delegation report to divide and undermine opponents of the Israeli regime’s brutal occupation: http://hurryupharry.org/2011/04/15/palestinians-tell-british-union-don%e2%80%99t-sever-ties-with-the-histadrut/

BDS movement against Israeli Apartheid is 'doing a good job all over the world'

Ofer Eini, leader of Israel's Histadrut trade union confederation is reported in the Jerusalem Post as saying that the boycott movement against Israel is "doing a good job all over the world". Eini, a leading opponent of the boycott in the international trade union movement, was speaking at an Israel lobby event in New York.