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This is why the UK-jailed Palestine solidarity activists are warning of hunger strikes as reported by Saeed Pourreza in London. The idea is to shame the UK Labour government into breaking its financial and military support for Israel and unbanning Palestine Action! Of course, the mainstream UK government is ignoring this protest and we have to rely on foreign news broadcasters to find what is going on just down the streets we live in!
“You fed us with speeches about peace, but you did not do anything for the sake of peace, no, you ignored Palestinian rights and proofs, and when the Palestinians lived their new burden during the two years of conquered and affected Gaza, you supported their oppressors who with your weapons killed many Palestinians, making you partners in this crime committed against our people.”
The British-based organization wrote on X, “We are deeply distressed to see that six children, including four ten-year-old twins, and their mother, are the latest victims of Israeli airstrikes in Gaza.”
Save the Children emphasized their stance against the ongoing violence faced by Palestinian children, declaring, “We simply cannot accept the violence that Palestinian children continue to endure as a norm.”
The organization urged the UK government to take immediate action by halting arms sales to Israel, highlighting the clear risk that such arms might be used to commit severe violations of humanitarian law.
Other American companies, including Starbucks, Burger King, KFC, Pizza Hut, and Papa John’s, as well as brands such as Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Wix, Puma, and Zara that have pro-Israeli stances or financial ties with Israel and investments there have also came under fire and faced boycott calls.
The current boycott campaign could be considered the latest part of the pro-Palestine Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against the Israeli regime.
Thousands of volunteers worldwide have joined the BDS movement, which calls for people and groups across the world to cut economic, cultural, and academic ties to Tel Aviv to help promote the Palestinian cause. The movement has been so successful in causing economic damage to the regime, which pro-Israel groups have labeled “an existential threat.”
The other two are from AeroVironment. They are Wahid Nawabi, chairman, president and CEO of the company, and Kevin McDonnell, senior vice-president and CFO.
These executive’s movable and immovable properties, as well as other types of assets within China, will be frozen. All organizations and individuals within China are prohibited from engaging in transactions, cooperation and other activities with them.
Also, the five senior executives will be denied visas or entry into China, including Hong Kong and Macao. The countermeasures come less than a month after China sanctioned entities and senior executives of Lockheed Martin for the same reason.
China has on many occasions voiced its firm opposition to the U.S. selling arms to the Taiwan region, saying such moves are serious violations of the one-China principle and the three China-U.S. joint communiques.
The two enterprises also face fines totalling twice the value of their arms sales contracts with the Taiwan region after the implementation of the unreliable entities list system.
They must pay the fines within 15 days, in accordance with related laws and regulations, or other measures will be imposed on them, including an increase in fines, the announcement said.
The measures are being taken to safeguard China’s national sovereignty, security and development interests, and are in accordance with related laws and regulations in China, according to the announcement.
SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR) 