Group to protest Israeli settlement dates at Harris Farm as West Bank locked down
As Israel locks down the West Bank, Stop the War on Palestine will protest at Harris Farm Market Marrickville to demand the chain stop stocking dates from Israeli settlements. The protest will also demand Albanese join the UK and others in banning imports from the illegal settlements.
The rally will take place at 11am Saturday 24 October, 186 Victoria Rd, Marrickville.
Harris Farm stocks dates from companies including the King Solomon brand. King Solomon’s parent company Hadiklaim Israel Date Growers’ Cooperative Ltd is on the recently updated UN Human Rights Office list of businesses linked to illegal settlements.
Speakers include:
- Maria Poulos, Australia Palestine Advocacy Network
- Olivia Barlow, Greens Councillor Marrickville Ward
Stop the War on Palestine spokesperson Adam Adelpour said, “Selling these dates delivers profits to the illegal settlements and helps entrench the brutal military occupation of Palestinian land.
“Netanyahu has locked down the West Bank and is promising the biggest military operation there in decades. Israel is using Palestinians’ legitimate resistance to their campaign of ethnic cleansing, land theft and pogroms in the West Bank to justify intensifying its brutal take-over of Palestinian land.”
Adelpour said, “The UK announced new sanctions on illegal settlement imports in August following Israel issuing tenders for the massive E1 illegal settlement designed to cut the West Bank in half and make any Palestinian state physically impossible. It is absolutely shameful Albanese refused to adopt even this limited measure.
“There must be comprehensive sanctions now and Harris Farm must remove Israeli settlement dates from their shelves. Albanese must follow the UK and ban imports from illegal Israeli settlements now. Israel must face consequences for their actions.
“Israel’s seige and occupation of the West Bank must end. The illegal settlements must be dismantled. The IDF must withdraw from Gaza.”
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