Haaretz has an important story, the mounting political heat in London over the fact that security at the Olympics has been contracted to G4S, whose Israeli subsidiary enforces the occupation. The attention is giving BDS “respect and traction,” the Israeli government sense. Excerpts:
Now, with the mainstream media beginning to pay attention and after a prominent Labour peer, Lord Hollick, set to ask the government in Parliament next week whether it has examined G4S’ record in the West Bank before awarding it contracts – this [previous acceptance] may change.
Over the last few months, Israel’s foreign ministry has voiced concern that the BDS campaign – which until recently did not seem to be attracting support outside relatively small circles of activists – is now gaining traction and respect.
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[T]he Israeli Embassy in London said: “It is astonishing to learn that assisting in stopping suicide bombers and protecting people in coffee shops or children on buses is a stain on the record of a commercial company. We can only wonder what ideology lies behind the demonstrators’ revulsion at the fact that so many Israeli lives have been saved.” The response added that “maybe the experience in stopping Palestinian terrorists is what makes this company the most suitable for providing security at the Olympics.”
Selling security by advertising the occupation? Will the Parliament see Five Broken Cameras? Will it consider racist Israeli security measures at its airport?
” We can only wonder what ideology lies behind the demonstrators’ revulsion at the fact that so many Israeli lives have been saved.”
I think it’s called “humanity”.
Here is a wonderful poster about G4S.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150846151021927&set=a.10150846151016927.404312.664706926&type=1&theater
What I love about the fact that Israel is just a couple of million zionists is that difference
between the power they have in “erez Israel” – absolute
and the influence they have in Galut amongst decent people – zilch
re: “Lord Hollick, set to ask the government in Parliament next week whether it has examined G4S’ record in the West Bank ”
Concerns about Israel’s intentions and actions toward West Bank dominated the thinking of
In the linked video, Loeb and O’Connell’s son discuss O’Connell’s conviction that CIA should act as intelligence gatherer, not subversive operative; should obtain that intelligence through non-coercive means, otherwise the information was useless.
Loeb and O’Connell mentioned several times that Israel’s determination to keep the West Bank was at the center of conflicts that would not have been conflicts but for Israel’s intransigence.
Among other things, O’Connell had negotiated a non-violent resolution of Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait, but that pact was undone by James Baker’s team (it is worth noting that Dennis Ross was a key member of Baker’s staff at the time; see Secret Dossier by Pierre Salinger).
The video is worth 65 min of your time.
Conflation anyone? Brought to you by the Hasbara Embassy in London.
Are G4S bringing their Israeli division over to run security for the Olympics? If not, what makes them more suitable than any other company?
What makes G4S less suitable is that it’s in violation of International Law.