The Global Siege On Israel: A Report From The World Social Forum

2 April 2015

 - In June, 2010, when Israeli forces attacked unarmed aid ships of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, killing ten passengers (including one who died this year from injuries), dockworkers around the world refused to unload or load Israeli ships or cargo. In the port of Oakland, California, hundreds of activists picketed, and members of the ILWU Local 10 dockworkers union refused to cross their picket line. A Zim cargo ship sat at the port for 24 hours before being unloaded.

The Israeli attack on Gaza in the summer of 2014 similarly brought activists and Local 10 dockworkers together in Oakland to stop another Zim ship, but this time the picket held for more than four days, and the ship was forced back to sea without unloading or loading most of its cargo. Everyone wondered if it would be the only success of its kind or the start of something bigger.

This question was soon answered.  The next Zim ship left Oakland without its cargo ever being touched, and the third  ship chose not to even enter the port of Oakland.  Meanwhile, similar actions delayed unloading in Los Angeles and Seattle.  Vancouver, Canada and Tampa, Florida also mounted challenges.

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