French dock workers block shipment of military material for Israel
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It will be interesting to see how the French government and the European Union respond to this.
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It will be interesting to see how the French government and the European Union respond to this.
Contacted by AFP, Eurolinks did not respond to a request for comment. The Port of Marseille-Fos had no comment.
"We are very proud of this action led by our comrades and which is part of the CGT's long internationalist tradition for peace," CGT secretary general Sophie Binet told reporters in the eastern city of Strasbourg on Thursday.
"It is unacceptable that CGT dockers should be the ones forced to uphold the fundamental principles of international law and French values. The government must immediately block all arms deliveries to the State of Israel," she said.
The move was also welcomed by hard-left and left-wing leaders in France.
"Humanism is not for sale," said Socialist Party leader Olivier Faure.
According to the investigative website Disclose, which had access to maritime data, two other such shipments between Fos-sur-Mer and the Israeli port of Haifa took place on April 3 and May 22.
French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu had stated at the time that these parts exported by the Marseille company would be "re-exported" through Israel and not used by the Israeli army.
