Urgent Call On Day 40 of Palestinian Hunger Strike
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin .... No. 1420 .... May 25, 2017
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Urgent Call On Day 40 of Palestinian Hunger Strike
Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee
Hundreds of Palestinian political prisoners are now approaching their critical sixth week on hunger strike, and they have made an urgent appeal for international solidarity. As they hit Day 40 of their courageous Dignity Strike on May 26, the Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) calls for intensifying global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaigns to amplify the prisoners’ legitimate and just demands.
In particular, the BNC calls for immediate international action toward implementing a comprehensive military embargo on Israel, similar to that imposed against apartheid South Africa in the past. International bodies -- including banks, private military corporations, research centers, universities and governments -- must stop enabling Israel's... military and security apparatus, and stop facilitating the development of Israeli military technology. As long as military ties continue, the international community is effectively sending Israel a clear message of approval to continue its severe violations of international law, including its violations of basic prisoners’ rights.
