IHRC launches 'Boycott Genocide Supporters' campaign
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The Islamic Human Rights Commission says "Israel" is openly engaging in genocide.
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Protesters gather in London in support of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement for Palestinian rights. (Palestine Solidarity Campaign)
The Islamic Human Rights Commission has initiated a large-scale campaign calling for a boycott of governments and companies supporting the Israeli genocide in the besieged Gaza Strip.
In a statement on Tuesday, the London-based non-profit organization asserted that "Israel" is openly engaging in genocide and accused the UK and other Western governments of complicity in the ongoing atrocities in Gaza.
UK government 'cheerleading the slaughter' of Palestinians
“Our governments are refusing to support a ceasefire to end the genocide, instead they are cheerleading the slaughter, providing arms and political cover so that Israel can continue exterminating Palestinians with impunity,” the IHRC statement read.
“We must act now, to do whatever we can to oppose this genocide. One of the easiest things to do is to boycott those that support genocide; there are many companies that support Israel and deserve to be boycotted, but this list of companies we have researched below is particularly despicable in that they have ramped up their support for Israel, often specifically for the military, whilst it commits genocide in front of their eyes,” it added.
Many of you have written to ask us about the accuracy of lists of companies being spread on social media.
— BDS movement (@BDSmovement) November 20, 2023
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In recent days, numerous demonstrators have flooded the streets of London, urging an immediate halt to Israeli actions in the Gaza Strip. Opinion polls within the general Western population indicate that a majority of Americans and Europeans support an end to Israeli aggression against Gaza.
However, high-ranking officials in Washington and other Western capitals have asserted that they will not establish any red lines for "Israel", despite the ongoing genocide that has resulted in the killing of at least 16,000 Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip.
These developments coincide with statements from Palestinian Resistance movements in Gaza, condemning the United Kingdom's decision to conduct surveillance flights over the area. The movements characterize this move as military involvement in the genocidal war on the besieged territory. The UK's Defense Ministry announced the decision as part of efforts to locate captives held by the Resistance in Gaza.
@Lowkey0nline talks on #AlMayadeen English about how #Britain still remains a “key war criminal” in “Israel’s” goals in the region.#UK #Palestine #GazaUnderAttack pic.twitter.com/yEI7m5cMKo
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) November 2, 2023
According to the statement, the Balfour Declaration is deemed "the sin of the century," with Britain accused of "making another mistake" and being reminded of its "colonial and offensive" historical actions.
The surveillance flights conducted by Britain over the Gaza Strip are predicted to "create hostility between the British government and Palestinians, as well as all freedom-loving individuals globally who oppose Israeli aggression," the statement emphasized.
Palestine seeks to include firms tied to Israeli settlements on 'terror lists'
Palestinian authorities have consistently called on all nations to designate individuals linked to settler terrorist organizations or companies involved in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories as terrorist entities.
Palestinians are urging states to prosecute such entities or individuals and to bar them from entering their countries. Despite international condemnation, "Israel" continues its illegal settlement expansion in the Palestinian territories in the wake of the genocide.
The United Nations has released a list of companies with business connections to Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, a move praised by the pro-Palestine Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement as a significant step toward holding Israeli and international corporations accountable.
