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UK trade unions back motion to boycott and sanction Israel
Al Jazeera9/16/2026
Israel-Palestine conflict UK trade unions back motion to boycott and sanction Israel Motion demands taking action to oppose the ‘catastrophic destruction of Gaza’ and Israeli settler violence. Add Al Jazeera on Google People hold up flags and light flares near Knightsbridge, London, during the 78th Nakba anniversary march on May 16, 2026 [Brook Mitchell/Getty Images] By Daniel Khalili-Tari Published On 16 Sep 2026 16 Sep 2026 The umbrella organisation for trade unions in the United Kingdom has passed a motion calling for an end to complicity in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and settler violence in the occupied West Bank.
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