US EditionFrench Workers Block Arms Shipment to Israel over Gaza War
- French dockworkers at Fos-sur-Mer blocked a shipment of 19 pallets of machine gun parts bound for Israel on June 5 and 6, preventing military cargo loading.
- This action followed recent interventions by Moroccan, Spanish, and Swedish dockworkers who opposed arms shipments to Israel amid its Gaza conflict.
- The CGT union led the refusal, condemning complicity in what they called an ongoing Israeli government genocide and inspiring similar solidarity pickets in Genoa, Italy.
- Christophe Claret emphasized that once the dockworkers decide not to handle a shipment, no other party is able to take over the task, effectively halting the transfer of weapons.
- The blockade delayed the ship, forced removal of military cargo, and increased public pressure on France to impose an arms embargo on Israel amid growing international worker solidarity.
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No guns for Gaza war: French dockers set an example!
On 5 June, 14 tonnes of machine-gun parts were due to be loaded onto an Israeli cargo ship at the port of Fos-sur-Mer in southern France, bound for Haifa, Israel. The day before, however, the CGT general union of dockworkers and port handling personnel of the Gulf of Fos issued a press release announcing its categorical refusal to load the 19 pallets of military equipment.
Dockers successfully block arms shipment to Israel
French and Italian dockworkers unite in practical resistance to the Israeli genocide in Gaza ~ David TNnzk ~ On Thursday, 5 June, workers at the port of Marseille unionised with CGT and backed by a solidarity presidium, successfully refused three containers full of military equipment which were scheduled to be loaded onto the Contship Era, chartered by Israeli shipping company ZIM. The shipment included 14 tonnes of machine gun components and s…
French Stevedores Refuse to Move Military Cargo Bound for Israel
In southern France, dock workers at a port outside Marseille have refused to move military cargo bound for Israel, to protest the Netanyahu government’s assault on Gaza. The secretary-general of France’s trade union federation told reporters, “It is unacceptable that [union dock workers] should be the ones forced to uphold the fundamental principles of international law and French values. The government must immediately block all arms deliveries…
According to Sébastien Lecornu, only "components" destined for the Israeli Iron Dome or "elements for re-export" are sold to Israel. On Friday, the boat to Haifa left Marseille without the containers in dispute.
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