Israel Implements: Palestinian People

israel implements: Listen to the full exclusive interview with Elizabeth May Last weekend, delegates at the Green Party of Canada national convention in Ottawa adopted a policy resolution supporting the international Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, according to Rabble. The resolution declares Green Party support for "the use of BDS that are targeted to those sectors of Israel economy and society which profit from the ongoing occupation of the Occupied Palestinian Territories … until such time as Israel implements a permanent ban on further settlement construction in the OPT, and enters into good faith negotiations with representatives of the Palestinian people for the purpose of establishing a viable, contiguous and truly sovereign Palestinian state." Carried by a large majority in plenary session, the resolution also opposes "all efforts to prohibit, punish or otherwise deter expressions of support for BDS." Canadian Greens now stand on "the forefront of human rights in this country, on an issue with respect to which it has been very difficult for human rights advocates to speak out," according to the resolution author and the party Justice Critic Dimitri Lascaris. Chip in to keep stories like these coming. The resolution places Green BDS advocates in glaring opposition to their leader Elizabeth May. Should Elizabeth May resign as Green Party leader May was not present for last February House of Commons vote condemning BDS -- on the grounds that it "promotes the demonization and delegitimization of the State of Israel" -- but she declared her opposition to that vote at the time. "You can't call pro-BDS groups anti-Semitic. May, the only sitting member of the Greens in the House of Commons, told rabble in an exclusive interview during the World Social Forum, the vote has left her "devastated," and on the verge of stepping down. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.