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CUPW will:
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- Continue to demand that Israel immediately end all military assaults and abide completely by the most
recent and unanimous Security Council resolution calling on them to do so.
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- Call for and actively work towards an end to the suicide bombings, military assaults and other acts of
violence that take the lives of innocent people and demand that the Israeli–West Bank barrier be immediately
torn down.
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- Demand that the Israeli Government immediately withdraw from the occupied territories and abide by UN
resolution 242.
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- Call on the Canadian government to increase humanitarian aid to Palestinians that have been affected by
the ongoing conflict.
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- Support the international campaign of boycott, divestment and sanctions until Israel meets its obligation
to recognize the Palestinian people’s inalienable right to self- determination and fully complies with the
precepts of international law including the right of Palestinian refugees to return to their homes and
properties as stipulated in UN resolution 194.
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- With Palestine solidarity and human rights organizations, develop an education campaign about the
apartheid nature of the Israel state and the political and economic support of Canada for these
practices.
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- Commit to research into Canadian involvement in the occupation and call on other Canadian unions to join
us in lobbying against the apartheid like practices of the Israel state and call for immediate dismantling of
the wall.
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We want to do this for these reasons:
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BECAUSE no lasting peace can be created unless there is implementation of international law, United
Nations resolutions and respect for the human rights of both Palestinians and Jewish-Israelis equally.
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BECAUSE 35 years ago, the United Nations Security Council unanimously called for Israel to withdraw from
territories it invaded in 1967 (West Bank, Gaza, East Jerusalem) in resolution 242.
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BECAUSE Israel has refused to implement resolution 242 for 40 years and, moreover, has illegally
established Jewish-only settlements in these areas in further violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention.
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BECAUSE the Israeli Apartheid Wall has been condemned and determined illegal under international law.
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BECAUSE over 170 Palestinian political parties, unions and other organizations including the Palestinian
General Federation of Trade Unions issued a call in July 2005 for a global campaign of boycotts and
divestment against Israel similar to those imposed against South African Apartheid;
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BECAUSE the barrier severely restricts the movement of and work possibilities for Palestinians, violates
international law, is partially built on land confiscated from Palestinians and is not a way to create
lasting peace and security.
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BECAUSE CUPW has a constitutional policy in favour of peace and disarmament and has consistently worked
within the Canadian labour movement to pressure the Canadian government to promote peaceful solutions in the
face of war.
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BECAUSE the Canadian government cut funding for the Palestinian Authority after Hamas was democratically
elected
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