UK’s National Students Body Joins BDS Movement
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The UK's National Union of Students [NUS], which represents millions of students at British higher education institutes, decided Tuesday to join the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions [BDS] Movement against the Zionist entity.
Motion 518, "Justice for Palestine," passed with a majority of 19 votes in favor, with 12 votes against and three abstentions. It was proposed by Canterbury Christ Church Students' Union.
The motion passed by the union's National Executive Council condemns the Zionist entity's occupation to the West Bank and Gaza, and mandates the student body to "coordinate a nationwide student day of action to commemorate UN Palestine solidarity Day on 29 November."
An amendment supporting the BDS movement was proposed by the School of Oriental and African Studies. This too passed, with 19 voting in favor, 14 against and three abstained.
The motion confirmed that the "Israeli" army "directly attacked the right to education in Gaza," noting that "UN schools and the Islamic University of Gaza were amongst the infrastructure "Israel" targeted during its assault on Gaza."
"Israel's" blockade of Gaza has led to limited supply of "basic educational equipment including books, paper, computers, stationary and desks" to the Strip.
"The siege traps 1.7m people in a tiny strip of land with severely limited access to basic supplies such as food, safe water and medicine," the motion adds.
The motion also condemns the British government, saying it is complicit in "Israel's" actions by "supplying "Israel" with weaponry used against the Palestinians during last summer's "Operation Protective Edge"... The UK government is directly arming "Israel" with £180m worth of weapons sold in the period 2008-2012, including F16 fighter jet components, assault rifles, armored vehicles and ammunition."
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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