• M&S SELLS GOODS produced in the illegally occupied territories (Guardian, 13/11/04), totalling around £240 million of imports from Israel each year (Jewish Chronicle, 8 December 2000)
• As early as the 1940s M&S Chairman Israel Sieff openly ADVOCATED ETHNIC CLEANSING in Palestine: “large sections of the Arab population of Palestine should be transplanted to Iraq and other Middle-Eastern Arab States” (Jewish Chronicle, 21/09/1941)
• M&S RECEIVED the Jubilee Award, Israel’s highest tribute, from Israeli PM Netanyahu in 1998, for its services to Israel.
• M&S “ARE as close to Israel as we have ever been” (M&S Spokesperson, Jewish Chronicle, 2000)
• Chief Executive Stuart Rose WAS THE GUEST SPEAKER at the annual dinner of the British-Israel Chamber of Commerce on 09/12/04, alongside the Israeli and British ambassadors.
For those not travelling to London this Saturday (10th January) at least three seperate mobilisations are taking place for Gaza in Newcastle, all meeting at Grey's Monument from 12noon. Actions which have been discussed include protest, open mic, street theatre, hurling of shoes at images of British and Israeli government leaders and a Women in Black Vigil. Many actions by people from many backgrounds but with one aim: End the attacks on Gaza! Free Palestine!
Also taking place this Saturday will be a picket of Middlesbrough Marks and Spencer (from 11am), which will be building for a march in Middlesbrough on 17th January.
This Sunday (11th Jan) there will be an open meeting for all groups and individuals to come together and discuss further actions in Newcastle in solidarity with Gaza. The meeting will take place at Northumbria Student Union from 6-8pm.
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Recently M&S claim not to get produce from settler areas,but still do huge trade
09.01.2009 01:56
Universal Confederalist
I spoke to PSC members who agree M&S non settler goods arePR,but Oxfam supports
09.01.2009 02:19
Universal Confederalist
maybe pedantic
09.01.2009 09:39
I am interested in the boycott of M&S, however, are there any more refernces/facts/figures that are from the last 3 years?
Thanks
me.
Yo
Erm...
09.01.2009 13:58
kettle
militant?
09.01.2009 15:26
ansara
Reply To Cloud.
09.01.2009 18:07
My point is, so what? That FRFI hasn't been on the scene for Palestine for a long time. They are now! And doing very well. Last night alone, two members of the public joined the picket of M & S, holding banners for two hours.
I personally have found them very kind, decent, welcoming people. Who havn't put their political goals to me. Only looking to the one goal we should all have, a ceasefire and peace in Palestine. Unlike the PSC who's meeting I attended at the muslim welfare house on wedensday, whom I found both boring and to political for me as an individual. I felt they talked about the bus to London too much and not about any future actions. Also I found they didn't want to join with any other group, which is very sad during the present crisis. I felt their own positions were more important than the present crisis.
Sorry if I have bored you,
Margaret.
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correction..
09.01.2009 19:42
FRFI North East
FRFI IS NOT TROTSKYIST...
10.01.2009 15:38
At least get the cliches right.
Spud Gun
I see what you're trying to do
13.01.2009 16:44
Frank