Oh Boy(cott)
';All of a sudden, this picture is starting to make sense.
On Monday the Ontario division of Canada’s largest union voted to support an international campaign to boycott Israel over its treatment of Palestinians, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported on its website this weekend.The decision to join the campaign, until Israel recognizes the Palestinians’ right to self-determination, was supported by an overwhelming majority of the delegates to the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) at the Ontario convention in Ottawa this Saturday. The Ontario body represents more than 200,000 workers.The global anti-Israel campaign, which started last July, has received support from many North American churches and some 20 Quebec organizations, the CBC reported.According to the report, CUPE also condemned what they called Israel’s “apartheid wall,” saying it is illegal under international law.“Boycott, divestment and sanction worked to end apartheid in South Africa,” Katherine Nastovski, chairwoman of the CUPE Ontario international solidarity committee, said.“We believe the same strategy will work to enforce the rights of Palestinian people, including the right of refugees to return to their homes and properties,” she added.
I’m just glad that Canadians are called Canucks, because it is going to make my rhymes so much easier.
Update: I’m also glad the English are called Brits - for the same reason.
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An Australian immigrant to Israel, Aussie Dave has been blogging since early 2003.
May 29th, 2006 at 12:08 pm
The picture looks odd, the flag appears to be photoshopped to me (just on casual examination). The shirt itself does appear to legitimately read Vancouver, but the flag looks faked to me.
May 29th, 2006 at 12:27 pm
Well, this is exactly how the photo appeared in Yahoo Photos, so either someone there likes to photoshop, or it is authentic.
May 30th, 2006 at 6:00 pm
My mom’s from Quebec, so the first thing I thought when I saw this was TYPICAL ONTARIO! Don’t hate the whole country–just the English-speaking parts, lol.
September 9th, 2006 at 10:40 pm
The english speaking part’s of the world are traditional supporter’s of Israel unlike the French.
Debo