Trade Unions Linking Israel and Palestine
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Trade Unions Linking Israel and Palestine (TULIP) is an organization of unions located in various countries around the world. Its stated main goal is to promote cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians. In addition it also aims to counter some efforts in other countries to promote boycotts of Israel. Further to this it claims to seek to promote freedom of economic activity in both countries.
Its founding statement issued on its website talks of "national unions and trade union centres" that have "rallied behind those Palestinians who are opposed to the peace process." It goes on to say "They are attempting to demonise the Jewish state, to deny it legitimacy, and to whip up hatred against it. Sometimes that hatred even spills over into anti-Semitism."
Its website has three language options: English, German and Hebrew. It is not translated into Arabic.
Michael J. Leahy
, of Community (trade union)
, co-founded the organisation.
It produces a poster in PDF format "you can hang in your workplace" that contains the words "No to Racist boycotts" indicating that it considers a boycott of Israel to be linked to racism.
Its founding statement issued on its website talks of "national unions and trade union centres" that have "rallied behind those Palestinians who are opposed to the peace process." It goes on to say "They are attempting to demonise the Jewish state, to deny it legitimacy, and to whip up hatred against it. Sometimes that hatred even spills over into anti-Semitism."
Its website has three language options: English, German and Hebrew. It is not translated into Arabic.
Michael J. Leahy
Michael J. Leahy
Michael J. Leahy is the General Secretary of the British Trade Union Community. Leahy was General Secretary of the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation from 1999 until it merged with the National Union of Knitwear, Footwear & Apparel Trades in 2004 to form Community.-Early life:Michael was born...
, of Community (trade union)
Community (trade union)
Community is a UK trade union representing workers in the iron and steel, domestic appliance manufacturing, clothing, textiles, footwear and betting industries as well as workers in voluntary organisations, workshops for visually impaired and disabled people, community-care providers and housing...
, co-founded the organisation.
It produces a poster in PDF format "you can hang in your workplace" that contains the words "No to Racist boycotts" indicating that it considers a boycott of Israel to be linked to racism.