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Monday 23 May 2011
West Dunbartonshire Council refutes media-claims regarding the Israeli boycott
Extremist and Racist
"The Council’s boycott does not in any way seek to censor or silence authors and commentators from Israel"........."The vast majority of mainstream books by Israeli authors are published in the UK and are therefore not affected by this boycott. Only books that were printed in Israel and transported to the UK for distribution would be potentially boycotted." Well that's alright then! AND it's not retrospective!
Those who find the actions of West Dunbartonshire Council, initiated by an Edinburgh based extremist and racist organisation and their supporters in west Scotland, particularly the banning of books of Israeli origin reminiscent of a law straight out of the Nazi Nuremberg laws, make their concerns known not just to WDC but to their friends, wider communities and religious leaders and ask them in turn to raise their voices with WDC, their MPs, and MSPs and express their disquiet at their (WDC) unsavoury actions.
The intent is not the establishment of a Palestinian state alongside Israel, but the eventual replacement of Israel by force. All the “progressives” and outside “peaceful forces” have been recruited solely and purposefully for the destruction of Israel and the elimination of Zionism in the land of Israel. This perfectly describes the actions and intentions of the so-called “human rights” groups, the boycotters, and the Free Gaza mob. They are all fully aware that they seek the destruction of Israel.
Remember this. It always starts with the Jews. It never ends with them.
Council refutes media-claims regarding the Israeli boycott
West Dunbartonshire Council utterly refutes recent media claims that it has ‘launched a boycott on Israeli books’.
The Council’s boycott does not in any way seek to censor or silence authors and commentators from Israel.
The Council’s boycott only relates to goods ‘made or grown’ in Israel. The vast majority of mainstream books by Israeli authors are published in the UK and are therefore not affected by this boycott. Only books that were printed in Israel and transported to the UK for distribution would be potentially boycotted.
In the in the two and a half years the boycott has been in place there has never been a case when the library service has been unable to purchase a book it wished to as a result of this boycott.
Contrary also to some media reports the boycott is not retrospective and absolutely no books have been or will be removed from our library shelves as a consequence of the motion.
West Dunbartonshire Councillors voted to introduce the boycott in 2009.
The full motion is:
‘This Council deplores the loss of life in Palestine which now numbers well over 1,000. This Council also recognises the disproportionate force used by the IDF in Palestine and agrees to boycott all Israeli goods as a consequence. Officers should immediately cease the purchase of any goods we currently source, which were made or grown in Israel. Officers should also ensure we procure no new goods or produce from Israel until this boycott is formally lifted by WDC.’
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