Protesters target Carmel Agrexco's U.K headquarters as Israel indulges in some cynical Valentine's Day PR
Israel, in a cynical PR stunt, is allowing Gaza to export roses to European markets for Valentine's Day celebrations. But they still won't let in heavy lifting equipment so that recovery and reconstruction can begin, let alone food, clean water, oil and other bare necessities.But campaigners have been out this week in force targeting state-owned Carmel Agrexco. It exports millions of flowers to Europe every year and Valentine's Day accounts for a big part of that trade.
From Innovative Minds
11 February 2008
From around 3pm today Palestine solidarity demonstrators have been blockading Carmel Agrexco's U.K headquarters in Swallowfield Way, Hayes, Middlesex to highlight the company’s human rights record in occupied Palestine.
Protesters were met with violent assaults by Agrexco security guards who smashed a video camera.
Two protesters are currently under detained by police under Section 44 of the Terrorism Act
A group of demonstrators have locked to the gates (used arm tubes and super glue) to prevent lorries from high street companies such as Sainsbury's and Tesco's from entering the premises to load up on flowers and vegetables grown in occupied Palestine. Carmel is the largest importer of fruit, vegetables and flowers from the West Bank, Palestine. It is believed that they are in breach of the International Criminal Court Act 2001.
For more on the campaign against the import of Valentines' Day flowers from Israel and Israeli settlements in the occupied territories go to:
Boycott Israeli Goods campaign http://www.bigcampaign.org
what a lie. not suprise nobody takes it seriously
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