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Tag: BDS

ZIM Piraeus unloads cargo in Oakland; ‘Block the Boat’ keeps party going

BDS Fail.

ZIM Piraeus lurks menacingly in San Francisco Bay, 20 Aug. (Image: Steve Rhodes via Twitter)
ZIM Piraeus lurks menacingly in San Francisco Bay, 20 Aug. (Image: Steve Rhodes via Twitter)

New post up at Liberty Unyielding.  Enjoy!

Author theoptimisticconservativePosted on August 20, 2014Categories Anti-Semitism, Anti-Zionism, Economics, Left-wing themes, Political commentaryTags anti-Israel BDS movement, BDS, Block the Boat, ILWU, Israel, Left-liberalism, longshoremen, Maritime operations, Oakland, port of Oakland, ZIM Piraeus, ZIM Piraeus offloads cargo in Oakland, ZIM Shipping

Anti-Israel BDS nuttery at the port of Oakland

Usual, and suspect.

 

Spirits high on Saturday as an estimated 2,000-3,000 protesters marched on the port. (Twitter image)
Spirits high on Saturday as an estimated 2,000-3,000 protesters marched on the port. (Twitter image)

New post up at Liberty Unyielding.  Enjoy!

Author theoptimisticconservativePosted on August 19, 2014Categories Anti-Zionism, Economics, Left-wing themes, Political commentary, TerrorismTags anti-Israel BDS movement, BDS, BDS activists block Israeli ship Oakland, Hamas, Hamas fellow travelers, ILWU, Israel, Left-wing extremists, longshoremen, Oakland, port of Oakland, shipping industry, SSA Marine, West coast port operations, ZIM Piraeus, ZIM Shipping

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