Recent Developments among British Trade Unions concerning BDS

London is one of Europe’s centre’s for Israel`s delegitimisation. At its heart is the

collaboration between UK-based Islamists and British radical Left activists whose

common goal is Israel`s demonisation and delegitimisation. The result has been that

the international Boycotts, Divestments and Sanctions (BDS) movement directed at

Israel has probably found more support in Britain than in any other Western

democratic society. Britain’s trade unions have been at the forefront of the BDS

campaign since 2002 when they backed the campaign for an academic boycott of

Israel.

The aim of this lecture is to review of recent developments since my legal action

against University Lecturers Union (UCU) which has had the effect of curbing

antisemitisim and anti-Zionism within the unions. It will also discuss the effects on

the unions and BDS of the fringe Left wing policies that have now become

mainstream in the British Labour party with the election of Jeremy Corbyn as its

leader.